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Tyson, LeaAnn; Silverman, Stephen – 1994
Teacher evaluation is receiving increasing attention. Texas is the largest state to adopt a statewide appraisal instrument. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in Texas Teacher Appraisal System (TTAS) scores over a period of four years. The sum of scores of the first four individual domains and the overall summary performance…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Kyle, William C.; And Others – 1986
This paper set describes the implementation and evaluation efforts associated with the Richardson Independent School District's elementary science program which has been recognized as a Texas state exemplar in the National Association for Research in Science Teaching's (NSTA) 1985 Search for Excellence. Part I of the paper set outlines the network…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Inquiry, Process Education
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Moon, Tonya R.; Brighton, Catherine M.; Callahan, Carolyn M. – Roeper Review, 2002
A national survey of 1,289 elementary teachers and focus groups examined effects of state testing programs on instructional practices and implications for gifted students' motivation. Results suggest that testing programs are likely to discourage effective classroom practices and instead lead to teachers engaging in one-size-fits-all practices.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
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Colwell, Brian; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1995
Parents of elementary students in rural Texas completed surveys about their attitudes toward and knowledge of comprehensive school health education. Results indicated parents widely supported health education, with alcohol, drugs, nutrition, and first aid being the topics they considered most important. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Health Education, Knowledge Level
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Fletcher, Jack M.; Francis, David J.; Boudosquie, Amy; Copeland, Kim; Young, Victoria; Kalinowski, Sharon; Vaughn, Sharon – Exceptional Children, 2006
The interaction hypothesis proposes that valid test accommodations benefit only those with disabilities. To evaluate this hypothesis, Grade 3 students with word decoding difficulties identified with dyslexia and average decoders were randomly assigned to take the same version of the Texas reading accountability assessment under accommodated and…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Reading Difficulties, Interaction, Oral Reading
Pryor, Guy C. – 1968
An evaluation is provided of a project designed to create a bilingual environment and a program of bilingual instruction for first and second grade Spanish speaking children. A comparison is included of the language development and reading ability of the students taught in Spanish and English with those taught in English only. A pre- and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment
Naizer, Gilbert; Fox, Chip – 2000
This report presents the results of a mail survey conducted to ascertain Texas elementary teachers' opinions of their level of preparedness to implement the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) science curriculum. Most of the teachers (89%) had read the TEKS science curriculum requirements, and many (55.9%) did not think the requirements…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Inquiry
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Ellis, Susan S. – Journal of Staff Development, 1996
Describes how a principal at a diverse elementary magnet school conducts staff development. She believes her role as staff developer is to focus development efforts. She encourages creating mandatory study groups, keeping teachers with the same students for two years, finding workday hours for training, and trying new, research-based innovations.…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Hanushek, Eric A.; Rivkin, Steven G. – Education Working Paper Archive, 2007
Substantial uncertainty exists about the impact of school quality on the black-white achievement gap. Our results, based on both Texas Schools Project (TSP) administrative data and the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey (ECLS), differ noticeably from other recent analyses of the black-white achievement gap by providing strong evidence that…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, Academic Achievement, Racial Differences, African American Students
Evans, Charles L. – 1973
The Fort Worth Independent School District continued its court-ordered desegregation plan implemented in 1971-72. The evaluated design utilized in 1971-72 was extended to include bused black students in grade 3 as well as those in grades 4 and 5, and to ascertain any effects on the achievement of white third, fourth, and fifth grade students in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Black Students
Shoho, Alan R.; Katims, David S. – 1998
This study examined the perceptions of alienation among special and general education teachers and measured the level of alienation between special education teachers assigned to inclusion vs. self-contained/resource classrooms. Teachers (N=575, 395 general education teachers, 180 special education teachers) in grades K-12 from a metropolitan…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming
Texas State Dept. of Parks and Wildlife, Austin. – 1997
This teacher's guide accompanies a program designed to teach water and boating safety to students in grades K-2. The written curriculum accompanies a video, AquaSMART K-2. The theme of the curriculum is AquaSMART. To become AquaSMART, students must learn 10 basic lessons for water and boating safety. The teacher's guide begins with an overview of…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Alcohol Abuse, Comprehensive School Health Education, Drug Abuse
Texas State Dept. of Parks and Wildlife, Austin. – 1997
This teacher's guide accompanies a program designed to teach water and boating safety to students in grades 3-5. The written curriculum accompanies a video, AquaSMART 3-5. The theme of the curriculum is AquaSMART. To become AquaSMART, students must learn 10 basic lessons for water and boating safety. The written curriculum begins with an overview…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Alcohol Abuse, Comprehensive School Health Education, Drug Abuse
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Quintana, Stephen M.; Vera, Elizabeth M. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1999
Interviews with 47 Mexican-American children in grades 2 and 6 and their parents revealed that parental ethnic socialization about ethnic discrimination was associated with children's development of ethnic knowledge. Children's understanding of ethnic prejudice was related to their ethnic knowledge but not their ethnic behaviors. Contains 24…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cultural Awareness
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LeCompte, Karon; Field, Sherry L.; Alleman, Janet – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2005
What happens when three primary-grade teachers, whose schools are located in Tennessee, Texas, and Michigan, decide to teach a unit of instruction focusing upon the same cultural universal (the human need for shelter) at the same time? How do the teachers use the Internet to share with each other their geographically and socio-economically diverse…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Web Based Instruction, Internet, Computer Uses in Education
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