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Laura A. Salinas-Vasquez – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This quantitative study examines the relationship between implementation of the 21st Century Afterschool Centers on Education (ACE) program and fourth grade student performance on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR). Data collection was extracted from schools within South Texas. The campus variation chosen for this study…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness
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Klingbeil, David A.; Van Norman, Ethan R.; Osman, David J.; Berry-Corie, Kimberly; Carberry, Caroline K.; Kim, Jessica S. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2023
Early identification of students needing additional support is a foundational component of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). Due to the resource-intensive nature of implementing MTSS, it is critical that universal screening procedures are maximally accurate and efficient. The purpose of this study was to compare the classification accuracy…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Benchmarking, Evaluation Methods, Screening Tests
Lillian Ramos – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This is an ethnographic case study that explores and examines the translanguaging practices of three bilingual teachers in a rural elementary school in deep south Texas. Translanguaging guides this analysis. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Beachy, Rachel; Guo, Daibao; Wright, Katherine Landau; McTigue, Erin M. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2023
Despite many calls, there is little research addressing teachers' knowledge of reading assessments and how they utilize assessments for reading instruction. Therefore, the current research developed and validated a reliable measure of teachers' perceptions and knowledge of reading assessments, called the "Perceptions and Knowledge of…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Preschool Teachers, High School Teachers
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Waters, Carol C.; Orange, Amy – Journal of Pedagogical Research, 2022
Educators are vital in capturing students' STEM interest. An integrated approach to STEM education is necessary to promote students' interest and curiosity while building the foundation of STEM concepts needed to fuel the STEM workforce. This exploratory case study examined K-5 STEM educators' perceptions of a successful STEM elementary school.…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Interests, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Almaguer, Isela; Esquierdo, J. Joy – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2022
This study aimed to compare the performance on the state assessment STAAR Reading between BLs in a one-way dual language program compared to the average scale scores of ELs in the state of Texas. The results of these data points taken in three different grade levels from the same group of bilingual learners demonstrate the beginning of positive…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Achievement Tests, Bilingual Students, Elementary School Students
Ferleshare Starks – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Determining how to increase practicing elementary teacher science instruction self-efficacy through ongoing professional development has been a problem in one urban Texas school district. Existing literature indicated science instruction self-efficacy could be built using professional development. However, there is a gap in the literature…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Elementary School Teachers, Science Instruction, Faculty Development
Nianbo Dong; Keith C. Herman; Wendy M. Reinke; Sandra Jo Wilson; Catherine P. Bradshaw – Grantee Submission, 2022
Despite decades of concern about disparities in educational outcomes for low SES students and students of color, there has been limited rigorous study of programmatic approaches for reducing these disparities in elementary or middle schools. We conducted integrative data analysis (IDA) of the combined data from eight Institute of Education…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Socioeconomic Status, Gender Differences, Racial Differences
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Doabler, Christian T.; Therrien, William J.; Longhi, Maria A.; Roberts, Greg; Hess, Katherine E.; Maddox, Steven A.; Uy, Jasmine; Lovette, Gail E.; Fall, Anna-Maria; Kimmel, Georgia L.; Benson, Sarah; VanUitert, Victoria J.; Emily Wilson, Sarah; Powell, Sarah R.; Sampson, Victor; Toprac, Paul – Remedial and Special Education, 2021
This study, which was reviewed through the Registered Report process, examined the initial efficacy of the Scientific Explorers program (Sci2) on second-grade students' science achievement. Sci2 is grounded in the growing body of empirical research on science instruction, embedding principles of explicit instruction within a guided inquiry-based…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Grade 2, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction
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Toenjes, Laurence A. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2021
Two questions about Texas school expenditure patterns are examined. First, "How progressive are spending patterns among high and low poverty schools?" Second, "How unequal are expenditures per pupil between schools with at least 70% of their students classified as economically disadvantaged, in different districts?" The data,…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student, Low Income Students, Educational Equity (Finance)
Merik, Tania – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Purpose: Three major purposes were present in this journal-ready dissertation. The first purpose was to determine the monies spent for Guidance Counseling Services, Social Work Services, and Instructional Leadership per pupil in real dollars and as a percent of the total monies at Texas elementary, middle, and high schools. The second purpose was…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Expenditures, Educational Finance, School Counseling
Crystal Roach – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Quality bilingual teachers are needed to close achievement gaps for students who are English Learners (ELs). The problem addressed in this study focused on finding strategies through teachers' experiences for effectively recruiting and retaining elementary bilingual teachers. The purpose of this qualitative study with a phenomenological research…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Bilingual Teachers, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence
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Garcia, Alejandro; Abrego, Jesus; Jauregui, John – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Technology continues to be a driving force for change in instructional practices. Principals have transitioned from managers to instructional leaders that support innovative technology practices. This study sampled 30 elementary school principals' technology usage from two school districts and focused on discovering the hardware and software used…
Descriptors: Principals, Management Systems, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Schools
Wendt, Staci; Rice, John; Nakamoto, Jonathan – WestEd, 2019
Spatial-Temporal Math (ST Math) is game-based, instructional software for K-12 students created by the MIND Research Institute (MIND). ST Math is integrated into classroom instruction, but can also be used in a computer lab or at home. The ST Math software games begin without language and symbol abstractions by posing math programs as purely…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Software
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Jeffery, Tonya D.; Hobson, Lisa D.; Conoyer, Sarah J.; Miller, Karyn E.; Leach, Lesley F. – Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 2018
Mathematics teacher quality has become a major focus in national education reform efforts. In addition, there is an increasing interest in the effectiveness of teacher preparation programs and the undergraduate preparation of elementary mathematics teachers. Empirical evidence suggests that teacher attitudes, behaviors and values, or dispositions,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Undergraduate Students, Preservice Teachers
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