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Empirically Examining the Performance of Approaches to Multi-Level Matching to Study the Effect of School-Level Interventions
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Hallberg, Kelly; Cook, Thomas D.; Figlio, David – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
The goal of this paper is to provide guidance for applied education researchers in using multi-level data to study the effects of interventions implemented at the school level. Two primary approaches are currently employed in observational studies of the effect of school-level interventions. One approach employs intact school matching: matching…
Descriptors: Matched Groups, Intervention, Randomized Controlled Trials, Elementary Schools
Science Teaching in Florida Elementary Schools: A Preliminary Study.
Spector, Barbara S.; And Others – 1989
Florida's Educational Reform Act of 1983 delineated a desired state for science K-12. In 1987, a study was conducted to determine the extent to which elementary school teachers were aware of the State's requirements and standards and were able to implement instruction to meet them. The format used to present and interpret the data was a…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Observations Related to Teacher Concept Formation in an In-Service Setting Emphasizing Question-Asking Behavior.
Barnes, Marianne Betkouski; Barnes, Lehman W. – 1989
This study consolidated observations of teachers in an institute setting designed to facilitate science learning content through performing science processes and asking questions related to self-perceived conceptual difficulties. The subjects were 11 elementary school teachers from a school district in Northeast Florida; they were enrolled in a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Science