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Exploring Teachers' Perceptions of Assessment Literacy in a High-Performing School District in New Jersey
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Marlena Celebre-Baird; David B. Reid – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2024
As teachers gain experience, their assessment knowledge base, personal beliefs, and the educational context come together to shape their identity as an assessor. This study sought to add to the body of research by highlighting and describing, through the lens of the teacher, how beliefs and context influence teachers' assessment literacy in…
Descriptors: Assessment Literacy, Teacher Attitudes, School Districts, Beliefs
Martin Buber's I-Thou Perspective as an Alternative Approach to Antibullying Efforts. A Response to "Exploring Prosocial Behavior through Structured Philosophical Dialogue: A Quantitative Evaluation"
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Nolan, Carrie M.; Stitzlein, Sarah – Democracy & Education, 2016
The paper "Exploring Prosocial Behavior through Structured Philosophical Dialogue: A Quantitative Evaluation" ambitiously made the argument that a pedagogy grounded in dialogical inquiry as part of the Philosophy for Children program will positively affect incidents of bullying in schools. This response to the author's work includes a…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Bullying, Philosophy
Perceptions of the School Community as It Implements New Jersey Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying Legislation
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Schlenoff, Fran – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study examined the success of five elementary schools in their implementation of the 2011 New Jersey Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying law (NJ HIB law). It also explored stakeholders' perceptions of school climate since the law went into effect. Fourth and fifth grade parents, students, teachers, and counselors in the district's five…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, State Legislation, Bullying, Attitude Measures
The Impact of the JostensRenaissance Program® on Overall Achievement in a New Jersey Middle School
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Carney-Ray, Michelle C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this case study was to determine the perceptions of students, faculty, and parents about the JostensRenaissance Program® (JRP) on overall school climate in a New Jersey middle school. The population for this research consisted of fifth through eighth grade students who participated in the JRP during the 2011-2012 school year, as…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Case Studies, Student Attitudes
In-Classroom Fruit and Vegetable Tastings Offer Potential for Increasing Consumption among Third through Sixth Grade Children
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Cirignano, Sherri M.; Fitzgerald, Nurgul; Hughes, Luanne J.; Savoca, LeeAnne; Morgan, Kathleen; Grenci, Alexandra – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2014
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of coordinated in-classroom education and taste-testing activities on fruit and vegetable acceptance in a state-wide sample of third through sixth grade children. Methods: Two taste-testing sessions were a part of six nutrition lessons that were implemented in nine elementary…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Nutrition, Eating Habits, Elementary School Students
Situational and Intrapersonal Predictors of School and Life Satisfaction of Elementary School Students
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Drost, Amy Linden – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined predictors of school and life satisfaction of fifth-grade students. Two situational predictor variables (school climate and school stress) and two intrapersonal predictor variables (locus of control and academic self-concept) were examined. It was hypothesized that positive school climate, low levels of school stress, internal…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Life Satisfaction, Satisfaction, Elementary School Students