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MacArthur, Charles A.; Traga Philippakos, Zoi A.; May, Henry; Compello, Jill – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
The article presents the results of a randomized experimental study of a writing curriculum for college developmental writing courses based on strategy instruction with self-regulation integrated with practices common in college composition. Students in a full semester course learned strategies for planning and revising based on rhetorical…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Self Efficacy, Grammar, Student Motivation
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Jacob, Robin; Goddard, Roger; Kim, Minjung; Miller, Robert; Goddard, Yvonne – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2015
This study uses a randomized design to assess the impact of the Balanced Leadership program on principal leadership, instructional climate, principal efficacy, staff turnover, and student achievement in a sample of rural northern Michigan schools. Participating principals report feeling more efficacious, using more effective leadership practices,…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Principals, Self Efficacy, Administrator Effectiveness
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Catherine P. Bradshaw; Elise T. Pas; Jessika H. Bottiani; Katrina J. Debnam; Wendy M. Reinke; Keith C. Herman; Michael S. Rosenberg – School Psychology Review, 2018
This article presents findings from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the impact of a novel coaching approach utilized as one element of the Double Check cultural responsivity and student engagement model. The RCT included 158 elementary and middle school teachers randomized to receive coaching or serve as comparisons; all participating…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Faculty Development, Culturally Relevant Education, Classroom Techniques
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Barr, Dennis J.; Boulay, Beth; Selman, Robert L.; McCormick, Rachel; Lowenstein, Ethan; Gamse, Beth; Fine, Melinda; Leonard, M. Brielle – Teachers College Record, 2015
Background/Context: Billions of dollars are spent annually on professional development (PD) for educators, yet few randomized controlled trials (RCT) have demonstrated the ultimate impact PD has on student learning. Further, while policymakers and others speak to the role schools should play in developing students' civic awareness, RCTs of PD…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Secondary School Teachers, Citizenship Education, Academic Achievement
Marquez, Brion; Marquez, Jessie; Vincent, Claudia G.; Pennefather, Jordan; Sprague, Jeffrey R.; Smolkowski, Keith; Yeaton, Pamela – Education and Treatment of Children, 2014
We describe the development and initial evaluation of the efficacy of "We Have Skills!" (WHS), a video-based social skills instructional program for early elementary school students. The components of WHS were designed to be scientifically sound, maximally useful to elementary school teachers, and effective in increasing students' social…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Pretests Posttests, Video Technology, Elementary School Students
Garcia-Sanchez, Jesus-Nicasio; Fidalgo-Redondo, Raquel – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2006
We examined the differential effects of the social cognitive model of sequential skill acquisition (SCM intervention) and the self-regulated strategy development model (SRSD intervention) for writing. One hundred and twenty-one 5th- and 6th-grade Spanish students with learning disabilities (LD) and/or low achievement (LA) were randomly assigned…
Descriptors: Intervention, Self Efficacy, Learning Disabilities, Low Achievement
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Graham, S.; Harris, K.R.; Mason, L. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2005
Writing is a complex task. Its development depends in large part on changes that occur in children's strategic behavior, knowledge, and motivation. In the present study, the effectiveness of an instructional model, Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD), designed to foster development in each of these areas, was examined. Adding a peer support…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Minority Groups, Writing Workshops, Self Efficacy
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Schunk, Dale H.; Swartz, Carl W. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1993
Two experiments involving 60 fifth graders and 40 fourth graders investigated how goal setting and progress feedback affect self-efficacy and writing achievement. The process goal with progress feedback had the greatest impact on achievement outcomes. Self-efficacy was highly predictive of writing skill and strategy use. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Feedback, Grade 4, Grade 5