This qualitative descriptive study explored how general education K-6 teachers describe their ability to implement student Individualized Educational Plans (IEP) in their classrooms and the supports needed for effective implementation of IEPs in Ohio. Self-Efficacy has been defined as the confidence that an individual has in their ability to…

Value-added approaches for attributing student growth to teachers often use weighted estimates of building-level factors based on "typical" schools to represent a range of community, school, and other variables related to teacher and student work that are not easily measured directly. This study examines whether such estimates are likely…

Evaluators use their eyes to see what is there, whether it is intended or not. But they use their test instruments to measure what is intended, whether it is there or not. Evaluators have been broadening their repertoire of instruments for years: curriculum-embedded tests, observer checklists, audiotape recorders, videotape recorders, unobtrusive…

In the late 1990s, teachers in five pilot districts in Ohio were trained during the Baldrige in Education Initiative (BiE IN). Training included Baldrige's theory, quality process and quality tools. The study was a follow-up to determine the effect of the use of the Ohio Baldrige Initiative training in the pilot districts (and other early…

The career education curriculum guide, contrary to its title, encompasses grades 3-6; other grade levels will be treated in forthcoming guides. Material in the guide is divided into two levels: grades 3-4 and grades 5-6. Five concepts underlying the guide's structure are: the self and environment; education and training; economics; employment and…

Curriculum guides for grades 3, 6, 8, and 10 are contained in this document. The introduction outlines the basic rationale of the program and provides suggestions for its implementation in specific situations. The program was developed under four equity career education related categories: The self, the individual and society, role expectations,…