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Direct linkPerry, Thomas – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2017
Value-added (VA) measures are currently the predominant approach used to compare the effectiveness of schools. Recent educational effectiveness research, however, has developed alternative approaches including the regression discontinuity (RD) design, which also allows estimation of absolute school effects. Initial research suggests RD is a viable…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis, Value Added Models, Regression (Statistics)
Peer reviewedHaydn, Terry – School Leadership & Management, 2001
Examines transference issues in school effectiveness and improvement, including the relationship between within-school and across-school improvement. Describes how the head of a successful history department in an innercity high school changed the entire school from low achieving to high achieving after being appointed head teacher. (Contains 57…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperation, Department Heads, Departments
Stability and Consistency in Secondary Schools' Effects on Students' GCSE Outcomes over Three Years.
Peer reviewedThomas, Sally; And Others – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1997
Summarizes a United Kingdom study investigating differential school effectiveness. Measures overall school effects versus departmental differences in effects on 16-year-old students' General Certificate in Secondary Education performance, the internal consistency of departmental effects across six subject outcomes, and the stability of school and…
Descriptors: Departments, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedHamlin, Bob – Educational Management and Administration, 1990
Summarizes findings of a study that identified the criteria of managerial effectiveness at department level in secondary schools. Outlines both the "universally applicable" and "education-specific" competencies. Discusses implications regarding the selection, appraisal, and training of managerial staff in secondary education.…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Competence, Critical Incidents Method, Department Heads
