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Wakefield, Dara – AILACTE Journal, 2007
Teachers, and those who prepare them, struggle to balance test-centered legislative mandates and conscientious professional practices. Increasingly, professional judgment may be at variance with federal testing guidelines. Present federal testing requirements, if strictly followed, will retain a significant number of students in grade resulting in…
Descriptors: Testing, Standardized Tests, Guidelines, Federal Regulation
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Sharratt, Lyn; Sharratt, Michelle – College Quarterly, 2006
We report the results of synthesizing evidence from two independent studies of school leadership that directly or indirectly increased student achievement. Although set in different contexts, the same theoretical framework was used to determine the impact of leadership on school conditions that positively influenced student growth. (Contains 3…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Influences
Fulp, Sherri L.; Warren, Camille L.; Banilower, Eric R. – Horizon Research, Inc. (NJ1), 2009
This report summarizes the activities and findings of the external evaluation of the "Science: It's Elementary" (SIE) program during the period from July 2008 through June 2009. The SIE program is managed by ASSET Inc. and overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. SIE is an initiative aimed at improving elementary science…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Cohort Analysis, Teacher Leadership
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Berg, Steven L. – Community College Enterprise, 2006
This paper presents interviews with Dr. Jon Mueller and Dr. Paula Harris. Dr. Jon Mueller is a professor of Psychology at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Dr. Paula Harris is a professor in the Department of Language, Literature, and Arts at Jackson Community College in Jackson, Michigan. In these interviews, they present a…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes, Profiles
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Good, Rebecca B.; Jackson, Sherion H. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2007
As student data analysis reports become more sophisticated, these reports reveal greater details on low performance skills. Availability of models and programs depicting detailed instructions or guidance for utilizing data to impact classroom instruction, in an effort to increase student achievement, has been lacking. This study examines the…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Professional Development
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Ho, Wai-Chung – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2006
This study deals with the issue of incorporating values education in music education in Hong Kong's primary and secondary schools. It includes the development of the state's cultural and national identity since its handover from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China (PRC). Thirty primary and secondary school music teachers were…
Descriptors: Music Education, Nationalism, Foreign Countries, Music Teachers
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Andrade, Maureen Snow – Journal of Research in International Education, 2006
International students in institutions of higher education in English-speaking countries make valuable educational and economic contributions. For these benefits to continue, universities must become more knowledgeable about the adjustment issues these students face and implement appropriate support services. This review identifies factors that…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Educational Background, Language Proficiency
Castellano, Marisa; Harrison, Linda; Schneider, Sherrie – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2007
Many state educational administrators are currently working to define secondary career and technical education (CTE) content standards that specify the knowledge and skills students are expected to master in CTE program areas. The two-phase project on which this report is based explored (a) the progress and status of states in developing statewide…
Descriptors: Technical Education, State Standards, Educational Practices, Career Education
Banilower, Eric R.; Fulp, Sherri L.; Warren, Camille L. – Horizon Research, Inc. (NJ1), 2008
This report summarizes the activities and findings of the external evaluation of the "Science: It's Elementary" (SIE) program in the period June 2007 through May 2008. The SIE program is managed by ASSET Inc. and overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. SIE is an initiative aimed at improving elementary science instruction…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Cohort Analysis, Elementary School Science, Strategic Planning
Kommers, Piet, Ed.; Issa, Tomayess, Ed.; Issa, Theodora, Ed.; McKay, Elspeth, Ed.; Isias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2016
These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the International Conferences on Internet Technologies & Society (ITS 2016), Educational Technologies (ICEduTech 2016) and Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE 2016), which have been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Foreign Countries, Internet, Educational Technology
Mellaci, Frank L. – ProQuest LLC, 2001
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was any quantitative or qualitative evidence indicating a need for science curriculum review in aligning district outcomes with the New Hampshire State Science Frameworks. Also examined were such exogenous factors as teachers' perception, attitudes and background preparation pertaining to science…
Descriptors: Science Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Alignment (Education)
Banilower, Eric R. – Horizon Research, Inc. (NJ1), 2007
The "Science: It's Elementary" (SIE) program is overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and managed by ASSET Inc. SIE is an initiative aimed at improving elementary science instruction across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The program is focused on helping schools and districts implement an inquiry-based, hands-on…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Strategic Planning, Hands on Science, Program Effectiveness
Alonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald; McCoy, Jan – Behavioral Research and Teaching, 2005
This technical report describes the development, pilot testing, and revision of a survey instrument designed to measure secondary school teachers' perceptions of their efficacy working with students from diverse backgrounds. A brief review of relevant literature frames the current study in the context of survey development that is technically…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Student Diversity
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