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Grissom, Jason A., Ed.; Youngs, Peter, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2015
This is the first book to gather and address what we have learned about the impacts and challenges of data-intensive teacher evaluation systems--a defining characteristic of the current education policy landscape. Expert researchers and practitioners speak to what we know (and what remains to be known) about evaluation measures themselves, the…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Test Validity
Heck, Dan, Ed.; Chval, Kathryn, Ed.; Weiss, Iris, Ed.; Ziebarth, Steven W., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
Curriculum materials are among the most pervasive and powerful influences on school mathematics. In many mathematics classes, student assignments, the questions the teacher asks, the ways students are grouped, the forms of assessment, and much more originate in curriculum materials. At the same time, teachers have considerable latitude in how they…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum, Instructional Materials, College Mathematics
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Terry, Krista, Ed.; Cheney, Amy, Ed. – IGI Global, 2016
The integration of emerging technologies in higher education presents a new set of challenges and opportunities for educators. With a growing need for customized lesson plans in online education, educators are rethinking the design and development of their learning environments. "Utilizing Virtual and Personal Learning Environments for…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Higher Education, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University (NJ1), 2010
The College Pathways series grew out of the findings in "Beating the Odds," a study of thirteen high-performing New York City high schools by Carol Ascher and Cindy Maguire for the Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Each of the schools admitted ninth-graders with high poverty rates and far-below-average reading and math scores but produced…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Effectiveness, Best Practices, College Preparation
Lennon, Paul, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2012
The volume consists of twelve classroom studies concerned with the implementation of learner autonomy in English classes. The individual studies range from primary school level to university level. They include studies on multi-media dictionary work, reading logs, peer correction, communication strategies, vocabulary learning strategies, oral…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Age Differences, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language)
Lindquist, Mary Montgomery, Ed. – 1989
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) completed its fourth mathematics assessment during the 1985-86 school year and finished the analyses of the results in 1988. This monograph, prepared by an interpretive team of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, represents a comprehensive discussion of the results of the fourth…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Mathematics
Nixon, Robert O. – 1996
The source document is intended to inform college and university faculty and administrators about the kinds of accelerated courses and programs currently offered in the United States and Canada. Data were drawn primarily from a survey of 424 schools, 217 of which were using accelerated courses and programs at the time. Contents of the document…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques
Sass, Charles R., Ed. – 1988
This book investigates a variety of contemporary issues, both domestic U.S. concerns and those of an international focus that involve the United States. The introduction develops the context of the book by discussing the Reagan legacy, the 101st Congress, the Supreme Court, and the making of the U.S. federal budget. The domestic policy issues of…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Civil Rights, Crime, Current Events
Douglas, Dan, Ed. – 1990
A collection of essays and research reports addresses issues in the testing of English as a Second Language (ESL) among foreign students in United States colleges and universities. They include the following: "Overview of ESL Testing" (Ralph Pat Barrett); "English Language Testing: The View from the Admissions Office" (G. James…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
St. John, Mark; Helms, Jenifer V.; Castori, Pam; Hirabayashi, Judy; Lopez, Laurie; Phillips, Michelle – Inverness Research, 2009
The documents enclosed in this report provide a comprehensive and systematic review of the progress made in developing a network organization capable of supporting nanoscience education for the public on a national scale. There is a logic to the studies that were done and to the reports that are included in this notebook. The following are the…
Descriptors: Workshops, Leadership, Administrators, Scientists
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Bjornson, Richard, Ed.; Waldman, Marilyn R., Ed. – 1990
Most of the 15 papers presented here were originally presented at a May, 1987 colloquium held in Columbus, Ohio, on "The Educated Citizen and the University of the Future." Papers and their authors are as follows: "Thinking About the University of the Future" (Richard Bjornson and Marilyn R. Waldman); "The Old and the New: The University of Today…
Descriptors: Athletics, Blacks, Colleges, Computer Uses in Education
Griffee, Dale T., Ed.; Nunan, David, Ed. – 1997
This collection of papers leads classroom language teachers through the process of developing and completing a classroom research project. Arranged in four sections, they include: "Language Teaching and Research" (David Nunan); "Where Are We Now? Trends, Teachers, and Classroom Research" (Dale T. Griffee); "First Things First: Writing the Research…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Ethnography
Mero, J. Timothy, Ed.; And Others – 1990
This handbook describes the processes used in a project to identify technological changes taking place in business and industry and to infuse content related to these changes into the curricula of technical colleges and local education agencies in rural areas. The handbook includes 15 modules. The first module explains the system developed by the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Assessment