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Parental Involvement in School Activities and Reading Literacy: Findings and Implications from PIRLS 2011 Data. Policy Brief No. 3
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Mirazchiyski, Plamen; Klemencic, Eva – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2014
This policy brief presents evidence demonstrating a positive association between parental involvement in school activities and student performance in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2011. This association, which was evident in most of the 54 education systems analyzed, indicates that students enrolled in schools with…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, International Assessment, Reading Tests, Foreign Countries
Activity Levels during Physical Education and Recess in Two Special Schools for Children with Mild Intellectual Disabilities
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Sit, Cindy H. P.; McKenzie, Thomas L.; Lian, John M. G.; McManus, Alison – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2008
This study compared physical education (PE) and recess in two markedly different special schools for children with mild intellectual disabilities; one school had a reputation for focusing on sports (High Sport Focus-HSF) and the other did not (Low Sport Focus-LSF). Data were collected in 24 PE classes and 48 recess periods using a validated…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Physical Education, Teacher Behavior, Physical Activities