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Does Self-Efficacy Mediate the Effect of Primary School Teachers' Emotional Support on Learning Behavior and Academic Skills?
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Kikas, Eve; Mägi, Katrin – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2017
This study examined the effects of first-grade teachers' emotional support on task persistence and academic skills in the sixth grade and the mediational role of children's academic self-concept in these effects. Participants were 524 children (263 boys, X-bar age in the first grade = 7.47 years), their first-grade homeroom teachers (n = 53), and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Elementary School Teachers, Emotional Response, Student Behavior
Fact or Fiction: The Influence of Leadership Styles on Student Achievement in Private Primary Schools in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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Howell-Jack, Agnes – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The intent of this quantitative descriptive research was to determine if or to what extent a relationship existed between the leadership styles of principals of private primary schools in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the achievement levels of their first, third, and fifth standard students who took national tests in language arts and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Correlation, Leadership Styles
Do Children in Montessori Schools Perform Better in the Achievement Test? A Taiwanese Perspective
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Peng, Hsin-Hui; Md-Yunus, Sham'ah – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2014
The study examines whether elementary school students in Taiwan who had received Montessori education achieved significantly higher scores on tests of language arts, math, and social studies than students who attended non-Montessori elementary programs. One hundred ninety six children in first, second, and third grade participated in the study.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Montessori Method, Scores
A Quantitative Content Analysis of the Common Core State Standards Compared to Missouri's Grade-Level Expectations Using the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Framework
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Gallia, Toni – ProQuest LLC, 2012
With the pressure in education to develop a 21st century learner with higher-level thinking skills, many educators connected previous state curriculum to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Missouri's Department of Education experts paired the previous state's curriculum known as the Missouri Grade Level Expectations (MO GLEs) with a…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Content Analysis, State Standards, Academic Standards
A Descriptive Correlational Study of Teacher Participation in Professional Development and Teacher Efficacy
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Tupou, Samuel F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examines teacher efficacy within the context of professional development to understand the relationship between teacher efficacy and teacher collaboration. Two theoretical frameworks framed this teacher efficacy study based on "locus of control" and "social cognitive theory." A 29-item questionnaire was e-mailed to…
Descriptors: Teacher Participation, Correlation, Teacher Collaboration, Faculty Development
Ethnic-Based Equity in Teacher Judgment of Student Achievement on a Language and Literacy Curriculum-Embedded Performance Assessment for Children in Grade One
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Gallant, Dorinda J.; Moore, James L., III – Educational Foundations, 2008
This study examined the extent to which ethnic-based differences exist in teacher ratings of African American students and White students on the language and literacy domain of a curriculum-embedded performance assessment for students in grade 1. It extended previous research on performance assessments to focus on issues related to equity in…
Descriptors: African American Students, Urban Schools, Performance Based Assessment, Academic Achievement