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Ross, John A.; Kostuch, Lynn – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2011
The study investigated how well report card grades communicate to students and parents that state educational standards are being met, standards that are objectively measured by infrequently administered mandated assessments. Data sources were report card grades and external assessment scores for 2006-09 for Ontario Canada. The information that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Report Cards, Grades (Scholastic), Academic Achievement
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Ross, John A.; Hogaboam-Gray, Anne; Bruce, Chatherine – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2006
Grade 6 teachers (N = 106) in one school district were randomly assigned to early or late professional development (PD) groups. The program focused on reform communication and incorporated principles of effective PD recommended by researchers, although the duration of the treatment was modest (one full day and four after school sessions over a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Mathematics Education, Grade 6, Mathematics Teachers
Ross, John A.; Gray, Peter – Canadian Journal of Education, 2006
Principals are held accountable for student achievement although most studies find that they have no direct effect on it. In this study we tested a model hypothesizing that principals contribute to student achievement indirectly through teacher commitment and beliefs about their collective capacity. Path analysis of data from 205 elementary…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Transformational Leadership, Teacher Effectiveness, Path Analysis
Ross, John A.; Rolheiser, Carol; Hoaboam-Gray, Anne – 1998
This study examined the effects of self-evaluation on student performance in mathematics. Grade 5 and 6 students (N=300) were randomly assigned in intact classes to treatment and control groups. In both conditions a 2-week cooperative learning unit on probability was implemented. In the treatment condition, students received training in…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 5