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Pearson, Jennifer M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
While federal policies such as NCLB, IDEA, and ESSA have placed increased accountability on states to deliver instruction aligned to the grade-level mathematics standards for all students, teaching functional skills to students with significant intellectual disabilities remains a predominant practice. The purpose of this study was to explore…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Mathematics Instruction, High School Students, Barriers
Riojas, Mario – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The significance of teaching the basics of engineering education in middle- and high-schools is generally acknowledged by policy makers, teachers and researchers in the U.S.A. as well as a number of developed and developing countries. Nevertheless, engineering topics are rarely covered by precollege curriculums. A key contributing factor is that…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Engineering Education, Secondary Education, Curriculum Development
Harwell-Braun, Debra A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to conduct a program evaluation of a K-5 Gifted Education Program. Program evaluation addressed how well the gifted education program studied met the National Association of Gifted Children standards. In addition, this study included stakeholder perceptions of the current gifted education program K-5. This program…
Descriptors: Evidence, Gifted, Program Evaluation, Models
Lewis, Carrie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
With the unveiling of the National Educational Technology Plan 2010, both preservice and inservice K12 teachers in the United States are expected to create a classroom environment that fosters the creation of digital citizens. However, it is unclear whether or not teacher education programs build this direct instruction, or any other method of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Competency Testing
Laing-Kean, Claudine A. M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Programs supported by the Carl D. Perkins Act of 2006 are required to operate under the state or national content standards, and are expected to carry out evaluation procedures that address accountability. The Indiana high school course, "Advanced Life Science: Foods" ("ALS: Foods") operates under the auspices of the Perkins…
Descriptors: Expertise, Foods Instruction, Delphi Technique, Food Service
Rosine, Dale – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Implementation of the curriculum-centered, standards-based federally mandated reform, No Child Left Behind, has placed pressure on teachers, particularly those working in schools comprised of highly diverse and impoverished students, to have their students attain predetermined levels on high stakes, standardized tests. When schools have not met…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Federal Legislation, Program Improvement, Standardized Tests