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Direct linkPritchard, Ruie Jane; Morrow, Donna; Marshall, Jon C. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2005
The study investigated the relation between district culture, student achievement, and student attitudes about their schools. Perceptions of students as expressed in more than 2,000 essays written about their schools were explored. Seven cultural categories were examined for differences across grade levels and districts. Statistical differences…
Descriptors: Writing Achievement, School Culture, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes
Tienken, Christopher H.; Achilles, Charles M. – Planning and Changing, 2003
The purpose of this empirical study was to determine if there was a measurable difference on the content and organization portion of a narrative writing test by a sample of students taught by teachers who received professional development (PD) as compared to students whose teachers did not have this training and thus their students did not receive…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Writing Achievement, Writing Tests, Writing (Composition)
