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Direct linkGranvik Saminathen, Maria; Brolin Låftman, Sara; Almquist, Ylva B.; Modin, Bitte – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2018
This study examines whether 3 teacher-rated aspects of school effectiveness differ across school segregation profiles in Stockholm, and to what extent these indicators are associated with the academic achievement of 9th-grade students. Analyses were based on 2 cross-sectional data collections performed in 2014 and 2016, respectively (147 school…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Grade 9, Regression (Statistics)
Principal Leadership, 2010
Evolving from a school where teachers teach to a school where students learn is an intense process that demands honesty, collaboration, and focused effort. Tefft Middle School in Streamwood, IL, a suburban/urban area west of Chicago, has made that effort. Its 760 students in grades 7 and 8 are highly diverse economically and ethnically. Principal…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, State Standards, Teacher Collaboration, Educational Change
Doppelt, Yaron; Schunn, Christian D.; Silk, Eli M.; Mehalik, Matthew M.; Reynolds, Birdy; Ward, Erin – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2009
The focus of this research was an evaluation of the impact of teacher professional development (PD) on student achievement during implementation of a reform curriculum. The PD consisted of five four-hour workshop sessions distributed over the time teachers were implementing the reform curriculum in their classrooms. The research was conducted in a…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, Active Learning, Educational Change
Parke, Carol S.; Taylor, Jeanne K. – Research in the Schools, 2008
This paper describes the process and results of teacher-research conducted at Parkside Middle School, a Professional Development School in an Appalachian state. Working together as a team, teachers and a university faculty liaison examined students' perceptions regarding academic and social climate issues. A questionnaire containing Likert-type…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Student Attitudes, Partnerships in Education, Social Environment
Download full textLiu, Yan; Wu, Amery D.; Zumbo, Bruno D. – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2006
Since at least the 1980s, motivated, in part, by findings from international comparisons of students' mathematics achievement, some American (U.S.) educators and policy makers have initiated educational reform that focuses on improving teaching practices and curriculum designs by advocating for the adoption of Asian educational models. The…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
