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Johnson, William L.; Johnson, Annabel M.; Johnson, Jared W. – Online Submission, 2014
The document is from a presentation at the Texas Region VII 2014 Curriculum Conference. The study examined the effects of a three-tiered high school program designed to increase student achievement and Texas end-of-course (EOC) TAKS and STAAR chemistry scores. The student sample (n = 625) consisted 75% high school sophomores and 25% high school…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Science Instruction
Booker, Kimberley Haynes – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The challenges for secondary schools and principals in the United States include changing demographics, schools and curricula that are inappropriately designed for today's adolescents, principals trained to be managers rather than instructional leaders, and a dramatic shortage of qualified candidates willing to take on the principalship. The…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, African American Students, Principals, Curriculum Implementation
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MacNeil, Angus J.; Prater, Doris L.; Busch, Steve – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2009
The purpose of the study was to investigate whether Exemplary, Recognized and Acceptable schools differ in their school climates, as measured by the 10 dimensions of the Organizational Health Inventory. Significant differences were found on all 10 dimensions of the Organizational Health Inventory, with Exemplary schools out-performing Acceptable…
Descriptors: School Culture, Standardized Tests, School Effectiveness, Statistical Significance
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Wellman, Nelda – Teacher Education and Practice, 2007
This study examined the impact of the high-stakes testing on caring practices from the perspectives of teachers in Grades 3 and 5. These teachers, located in an East Texas school district with high percentages of low socioeconomic students, were identified as caring practitioners by their respective principals. Through the qualitative method of…
Descriptors: Testing, High Stakes Tests, Grade 3, Grade 5