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Download full textSmoláková, Nikoleta; Švajdaa, Juraj; Koróny, Samuel; Cincera, Jan – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
This study compares the inquiry competence of the 8th-grade students participating in the science and environmental education program GLOBE in the Czech Republic with a sample of students of the same age not participating in the program from the Slovak and Czech Republics. Inquiry competence is analyzed as a set of variables representing students'…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Minimum Competency Testing, Environmental Education, Science Education
Direct linkWagner, Barbara Gail Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2012
One of the educational reform methods sanctioned under No Child Left Behind legislation is the development of charter schools (King, 2007). While many studies have focused on comparing the student academic achievement rates of charter schools to traditional public schools, little empirical research exists comparing student academic achievement…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Comparative Education, Comparative Analysis, School Effectiveness
Heemskerk, Irma; Volman, Monique; Admiraal, Wilfried; ten Dam, Geert – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2012
This paper presents the results of a study on students' appreciation of information and communication technology (ICT) applications in schools for general secondary education. We investigate to what extent students from different gender and ethnic backgrounds appreciate various characteristics of ICT tools. The research question is, "How are…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
Vickers, Heather; Pate, James L.; Brockmeier, Lantry L.; Green, Robert B.; Tsemunhu, Rudo – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2014
This nonexperimental survey research investigated whether enrollment, location, expenditures, percentage of free and reduced lunch and percentage of minority students influenced Georgia's superintendent and board chairperson satisfaction. In addition, this study investigated whether respondents' satisfaction could predict student achievement.…
Descriptors: Governance, Boards of Education, Board of Education Policy, Superintendents
Haas, Lory E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Three main purposes provided the foundation for this study. The first purpose was to investigate academic achievement through analyses of data obtained through formal and informal assessments among kindergarten through eighth grade students who participated in a Head Start program, center-based care program, or home-based care prior to school…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Investigations, Informal Assessment
Vega, Anissa Lokey – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Since the American Revolution free public education has been a discussion of political debate. The purpose that such an institution should play in society is a debate fervently argued when the founding fathers wanted to build a republic based on meritocracy. The problem this study addresses is the undefined relationship between the goals of…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Investigations, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables
Joong, Peter; Xiong, Ying; Li, Lin; Pan, Chun Jian – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2009
The objective of this study was to examine how and to what extent Grades 7 and 8 teachers have implemented educational reforms in China that have had a direct impact on students, teachers, and parents. Major sources of data for this study were separate anonymous surveys for teachers, students, and parents. The study concluded that teachers and…
Descriptors: Investigations, Educational Change, Educational Practices, Student Attitudes
Grimley, Michael; Banner, Gloria – Educational Psychology, 2008
This study investigates the interplay of working memory, cognitive style, and behaviour. Year 8 (aged 13 years) students (n = 205) at a UK urban secondary school were tested to ascertain predictors of General Certificate of School Education (GCSE) achievement. Assessment included Riding's cognitive style dimensions, working memory capacity, and a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Multiple Regression Analysis, Memory, Student Behavior
