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Ackerman, Debra L. – ETS Research Report Series, 2018
In this report I share the results of a document-based, comparative case study aimed at increasing our understanding about the potential utility of state kindergarten entry assessments (KEAs) to provide evidence of English learner (EL) kindergartners' knowledge and skills and, in turn, inform kindergarten teachers' instruction. Using a sample of 9…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Knowledge Level
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Liou, Yi-Hwa; Moolenaar, Nienke M.; Daly, Alan J. – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2016
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) potentially shifts the way US schools approach teaching and learning. Research suggests that it is important to understand how educators view the CCSS and how they believe the CCSS may impact their practice. We developed and tested an instrument to investigate educator beliefs about the implementation of…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Common Core State Standards, Program Implementation
Jones, Anna Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The nutrition environment in schools can influence the risk for childhood overweight and obesity, which in turn can have life-long implications for risk of chronic disease. This dissertation aimed to examine the nutrition environment in primary public schools in California with regards to the amount of nutrition education provided in the…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Educational Environment, Child Health, Risk Management
Herman, Joan L.; Webb, Noreen M.; Zuniga, Stephen A. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2005
This study examined the impact of rater agreement on decisions concerning the alignment between the Golden State Examination (GSE) in High School Mathematics and the University of California (UC) "Statement on Competencies in Mathematics." UC faculty and high school mathematics teachers (n = 20) rated the mathematics items of the GSE…
Descriptors: State Standards, Case Studies, College Faculty, Mathematics Teachers