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The purpose of this research was to determine if the Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System Average Growth Index (PVAAS AGI) scores, derived from standardized tests and calculated for Pennsylvania schools, provide a valid and reliable assessment of teacher effectiveness, as these scores are currently used to derive 15% of the annual…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Value Added Models, Standardized Tests
Peer reviewedMattison, Richard E. – Behavioral Disorders, 2015
This study of 182 secondary special education students with emotional and/or behavioral disorders investigated their classification by their school districts, in particular how well they were distinguished and represented by their federal categories. The districts used four classification groups (emotional disturbance, other health impairment…
Descriptors: Special Education, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, School Districts
Vommi, Hari K. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Classrooms in the United States are more diverse than ever. It is predicted that nearly half of the public education students in the United States will be other than White by 2019. Teachers should have positive attitudes towards classroom diversity and inclusion. They should be well prepared to teach effectively in a diverse classroom. The purpose…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Teacher Attitudes, Student Diversity, Inclusion
Download full textMoyer, John Thayer – Online Submission, 2011
This revised 1997 ex post facto study attempted to identify a lifelong adaptability curriculum from a cultural literacy perspective. It investigated students' lifelong adaptability ratings of 15 general school subjects as predicted by family structure, parental age, parental educational level, student cultural literacy, and student gender;…
Descriptors: Home Economics, Suburban Schools, Intelligence, Physical Education
Hall, David E. – 1990
A study examined factors related to the participation of Pennsylvania agricultural education teachers in professional development activities. Specifically, it sought to describe the relationship or differences between participation in professional development activities, professional attitude, and 22 selected demographic factors. A questionnaire…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Demography, Inservice Teacher Education, Participant Characteristics
Hole, F. Marvin; And Others – 1977
A study was done to determine demographic characteristics, inservice needs, and preferences toward inservice activities of part-time adult vocational teachers in Pennsylvania. A survey instrument was sent to 4,141 individuals currently teaching adult vocational classes in Pennsylvania. The respondents were asked for background information, their…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Vocational Education, Demography, Educational Needs
