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Noordzij, Gera; Wijnia, Lisette – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of perceived problem quality in the relationship between students' (N = 226) achievement goals and autonomous motivation to study in a problem-based learning (PBL) environment. Specifically, the relationships between students' achievement goals (mastery-approach, performance-approach,…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Problem Based Learning, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement
Editorial Projects in Education, 2014
The Common Core State Standards Initiative will enter a critical period during the 2014-15 school year. Several states have recently reversed course on adoption of the mathematics and English/language arts standards, as vocal opposition gains prominence elsewhere. Despite fraying of the two national consortia developing assessments tied to the new…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, National Surveys
DiPerna, Paul – Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, 2012
The "Washington K-12 & School Choice Survey" project, commissioned by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and conducted by Braun Research Incorporated (BRI), measures Washington registered voters' familiarity and views on a range of K-12 education topics and school choice reforms. The author and his colleagues report…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Opinions, School Choice
DiPerna, Paul – Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, 2012
The "Louisiana K-12 & School Choice Survey" project, commissioned by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and conducted by Braun Research Incorporated (BRI), measures Louisiana registered voters' familiarity and views on a range of K-12 education topics and school choice reforms. In this paper the author and his colleagues…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Charter Schools, Tenure, Elementary Secondary Education
Cheng, Albert – Online Submission, 2012
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is the latest development in a long history of standards-based-reform in the United States. As of November 4, 2011, 46 states and the District of Columbia have adopted new curricular standards, called the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). These states and the District of Columbia are now implementing…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Teacher Attitudes