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Download full textBhatt, Monica P.; Behrstock, Ellen – Learning Point Associates, 2010
This policy analysis explains the need for a system approach to educator talent management. The report analyzes how state policies in the Midwest support the development of effective teachers and leaders throughout their career. The report focuses on state policies in teacher preparation including certification and licensure, recruitment and…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Teacher Effectiveness, Incentives, Policy Analysis
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2010
The 2009 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" provided a comprehensive review of states' policies that impact the teaching profession. As a companion to last year's comprehensive state-by-state analysis, the 2010 edition provides each state with an individualized "Blueprint for Change," building off last year's "Yearbook"…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Policy, Teacher Evaluation
TURNER, RICHARD L. – 1964
CONCERN LIES WITH THE INDUCTION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS INTO THEIR PROFESSION. FOCUS IS ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BEGINNING TEACHERS WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVEN BOTH TO THE ROLES THESE CHARACTERISTICS PLAY IN THE BEGINNING TEACHER'S SUCCESS AND TO MODIFICATIONS OF THESE CHARACTERISTICS AS TEACHING EXPERIENCE INCREASES. IT WAS FOUND, THAT…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Elementary School Teachers, Problem Solving, Reinforcement
Peer reviewedQuimby, Robert – Teacher Educator, 1972
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Protocol Materials, Student Teaching, Teacher Education
Witherspoon, Eric – 1989
Even though an underlying assumption in most teacher evaluation models is that the evaluation process will lead to improvement of instruction, the evaluation process is seldom linked to a staff development program. A new staff development model is described which focuses on professional improvement for the teacher. In this model, each teacher…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Intellectual Property
TURNER, RICHARD L. – 1961
THE QUESTION OF THIS STUDY WAS WHETHER PREVIOUSLY FOUND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INTELLIGENCE AND PROBLEM SOLVING WOULD HOLD UP EVEN THOUGH SEVERAL MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN INTRODUCED INTO THE CRITERION INSTRUMENT. SAMPLES WERE DRAWN FROM BOTH PROFESSIONAL UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE COURSES CONCERNED WITH THE TEACHING OF ARITHMETIC AT INDIANA…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary School Teachers, Intelligence, Problem Solving
JANES, EDITH; VON HORN, ARLENE – 1967
THE RESULTS OF STANDARDIZED TESTS IN LANGUAGE ARTS COVERING 10 YEARS FOR GRADES NINE THROUGH 12 IN GARY, INDIANA, REVEALED THE NEED FOR A DIRECTED PROGRAM IN VOCABULARY INSTRUCTION. A 2-YEAR PILOT STUDY ON VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT USING THE DIRECT APPROACH WAS CONDUCTED AMONG 5,000 NINTH-GRADE STUDENTS. A PRETEST WAS FOLLOWED BY 20 WEEKLY LESSONS,…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Reading Comprehension
Buethe, Chris – 1975
This study analyzed Indiana teachers' knowledge and attitudes about environmental problems and their solutions. A total of 67 elementary and secondary teachers from urban and rural schools were surveyed. The measurement techniques included a list of 70 environmental terms, 25 multiple-choice statements on concepts, and semantic judgments of 12…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Environmental Education, School Surveys
Plucker, Jonathan A.; Zapf, Jason S.; McNabb, Sarah A. – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2005
Do teachers' salaries reflect their ability to teach effectively? This is an important question given that teacher salaries account for approximately 37 percent of total education expenditures across the United States. Furthermore, the objectives of the "No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)" for increased student achievement and the presence…
Descriptors: Occupational Mobility, Teacher Salaries, Compensation (Remuneration), Teacher Effectiveness
Slattery, Patrick; Hall, Gayle – 1988
This bulletin summarizes: (1) the Indiana law (HB 1360) that requires public schools to implement teacher performance evaluations as a condition of accreditation, (2) a recent study of teacher evaluation plans and techniques commissioned for the Indiana Department of Education by the Consortium on Educational Policy Studies at Indiana University,…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
FATTU, NICHOLAS A.; TURNER, RICHARD L. – 1960
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO GATHER AND ANALYZE DATA ABOUT THE PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESSES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AN OPERATIONALLY DEFINED CONCEPT ON THE CRITERIA FOR PROFESSIONAL, HIGH PROFICIENCY QUALITIES IN TEACHERS. THREE QUESTIONS WERE ASKED--(1) WHAT IS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, (2) WHAT IS PROBLEM-SOLVING…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Standards, Concept Formation, Educational Objectives
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2008
This report presents the Indiana edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's 2008 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook." The 2008 "Yearbook" focuses on how state policies impact the retention of effective new teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into three areas that encompass 15 goals. Broadly, these goals…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Competencies, State Government, Government Role
WADE, EUGENE W. – 1961
A RELIABLE NORMATIVE TEST COVERING A SAMPLE OF TEACHING SKILLS IN READING INSTRUCTION FOR GRADES 2-5 WAS CONSTRUCTED AND VALIDATED. THE HYPOTHESIS WAS MADE THAT TEACHERS BECOME MORE SKILLFUL IN SOLVING TEACHING PROBLEMS AS THEY GAIN EXPERIENCE. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT A VALID TEST OF TEACHER SKILLS IN READING SHOULD THEREFORE REFLECT THIS PROCESS.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Intelligence, Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2011
For five years running, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has tracked states' teacher policies, preparing a detailed and thorough compendium of teacher policy in the United States on topics related to teacher preparation, licensure, evaluation, career advancement, tenure, compensation, pensions and dismissal. The 2011 State Teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers
Peer reviewedQuatroche, Diana J.; Duarte, Valerie; Huffman-Joley, Gail; Watkins, Sharron – Teacher Educator, 2002
Describes how changes in Indiana's licensure have affected one university's elementary education department, focusing on: the change to performance-based standards and assessment; performance assessment using exit portfolios; and lessons learned. The goal is to bring the program in line with the new Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
