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Can We Identify a Successful Teacher Better, Faster, and Cheaper? Evidence for Innovating Teacher Observation Systems
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Gargani, John; Strong, Michael – Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
Teacher observations have become a national education phenomenon, mandated by federal policies and promoted by philanthropists. They are crucial components of teacher evaluation systems that often have high stakes for teachers and school systems, but have sparked little innovation. Recent calls to make teacher evaluations better, faster, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Observation, Evidence, Measures (Individuals)
Impact Evaluation of "INSPIRE: Infusing Innovative STEM Practices into Rigorous Education"
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Askew, Karyl; Stevenson, Olivia; Jones, Bridget – Grantee Submission, 2018
"INSPIRE" is an Investing in Innovation (i3) development grant funded by the Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. "INSPIRE" provides an innovative integrated K-12 STEM pipeline approach focused on STEM course content and instructional redesign. The INSPIRE model was implemented in Cabarrus County…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
CSRQ Center Report on Elementary School Comprehensive School Reform Models: Educator's Summary
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Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (NJ3), 2008
Which comprehensive school reform programs have evidence of positive effects on elementary school achievement? To find out, this review summarizes evidence on comprehensive school reform (CSR) models in elementary schools, grades K-6. Comprehensive school reform models are programs used schoolwide to improve student achievement. They typically…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Professional Development, Educational Change, Community Involvement
Setting Passing Scores on Passage-Based Tests: A Comparison of Traditional and Single-Passage Bookmark Methods
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Skaggs, Gary; Hein, Serge F.; Awuor, Risper – Applied Measurement in Education, 2007
In this study, a variation of the bookmark standard setting procedure for passage-based tests is proposed in which separate ordered item booklets are created for the items associated with each passage. This variation is compared to the traditional bookmark procedure for a fifth-grade reading test. The results showed that the single-passage…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Standard Setting, Cutting Scores, Grade 5
"Would that be Social Justice?" A Conceptual Constellation of Social Justice Curriculum in Action
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Johnson, Elisabeth; Oppenheim, Rachel; Suh, Younjung – New Educator, 2009
For new educators, the obstacles of high-stakes testing, curricular mandates, and their own inexperience and self-doubt can render teaching for justice and equity overwhelming, seemingly impossible ideals. However, as students are increasingly tied to prescriptive curricula and academic performance standards, the goals of social justice and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Social Justice, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Evaluation of an Innovative Mathematics Program in Terms of Classroom Environment, Student Attitudes, and Conceptual Development
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Spinner, Howard; Fraser, Barry J. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2005
Dull classroom environments, poor students' attitudes and inhibited conceptual development led to the creation of an innovative mathematics program, the Class Banking System (CBS), which enables teachers to use constructivist ideas and approaches. To assess the effectiveness of the CBS, the Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Concept Mapping