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Cuevas, Kimberly S. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative research study examined how exemplary 11th grade English teachers described their writing instruction. The seven teacher participants were selected for the study after receiving a "highly effective" evaluation and being identified by their principal, an assistant principal, and a department leader as being exemplary…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Writing Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Perfect, Michelle M. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2014
This study examined parent and youth self-reports to test the hypothesis that perceived insufficient sleep duration, inconsistent sleep habits, reduced quality of life, less frequent blood glucose monitoring, and higher hemoglobin A1c would predict poorer school functioning among 50 youth with type 1 diabetes. The data suggested that a delay in…
Descriptors: Sleep, Diabetes, Correlation, Academic Achievement
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Kalali, Nazanin Naderi; Pishkar, Kian – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2015
The main thrust of this study was to determine whether a genre-based instruction improve the writing proficiency of Iranian EFL learners. To this end, 30 homogenous Iranian BA learners studying English at Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch were selected as the participants of the study through a version of TOEFL test as the proficiency…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Mermelstein, Aaron David – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2015
This study's purpose is to seek out methods of improving reading and writing for EFL learners. This one-year study focuses on an enhanced design of extensive reading (ER) towards improving learners' writing abilities. Pre- and posttests used the Jacobs, Zingraf, Wormoth, Hartfield, and Hughey (1981) measurement of writing, including content,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Abuya, Benta A.; Mutisya, Maurice; Ngware, Moses – Education 3-13, 2015
The objective of the paper is to re-examine the mother-child education achievement hypothesis, by re-examining the effect of mother's education, on math and literacy test scores of children in Kenya. Data come from the classroom Education Research Programme at the African Population and Health Research Centre which was collected between January…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Parent Influence
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Prueangphitchayathon, Setthiya; Tesaputa, Kowat; Somprach, Kanokorn – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The present study seeks to develop a total quality management (TQM) system that can be applied to primary schools. The approach focuses on customer orientation, total involvement of all constituencies and continuous improvement. TQM principles were studied and synthesized according to case studies of the best practices in 3 primary schools (small,…
Descriptors: Total Quality Management, Best Practices, Case Studies, Instructional Leadership
Abdallah, Mahmoud M. S.; Mansour, Marian M. – Online Submission, 2015
This paper reports on an experimental research study that aimed at investigating the effectiveness of employing a virtual task-based situated language learning (TBSLL) environment mediated by Second Life (SL) in developing EFL student teachers' pragmatic writing skills and their technological self-efficacy. To reach this goal, a control-only…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Task Analysis
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Welsh, Megan E.; D'Agostino, Jerome V.; Kaniskan, Burcu – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2013
Standards-based progress reports (SBPRs) require teachers to grade students using the performance levels reported by state tests and are an increasingly popular report card format. They may help to increase teacher familiarity with state standards, encourage teachers to exclude nonacademic factors from grades, and/or improve communication with…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Report Cards, State Standards
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McLawhon, Ryan; Phillips, Loraine H. – Journal of General Education, 2013
Planning is possibly the most important step of the assessment process. This article presents a four-tiered approach to designing and implementing a general education institutional assessment plan. Categorizing the measures you use to assess established learning outcomes helps you prioritize your general education assessment initiatives and keep…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Planning, Educational Assessment, General Education
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Dutro, Elizabeth; Selland, Makenzie K.; Bien, Andrea C. – Journal of Literacy Research, 2013
Drawing on the combined theoretical lenses of positioning theory and academic literacies, this article presents case studies of four children from one urban classroom, two of whom scored at or above proficient on the large-scale writing assessments required by their district and state and two of whom scored below. Using criteria from state…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Testing, Childrens Writing, Urban Schools
Harris, Connie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Despite the efforts of a number of national organizations focused on improving writing literacy, there has been little improvement in student writing skills over the past decade to keep pace with the growing demands of the workplace. Based on constructivist learning theory and the belief that students become better writers through continuous…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Writing Instruction, Writing Evaluation
Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2013
The SAT is an assessment of reading, math, and writing administered by the College Board. SAT results for Austin ISD students in the 2012-2013 school year remained stable compared with results from past years. See full report for details.
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, School Districts, Trend Analysis, Scores
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Graham, Steve; Harris, Karen R. – Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 2013
This article examines the Common Core State Standards as they apply to writing and students with learning disabilities (LD). We first consider why the implementation of these standards is advantageous to writing instruction for students with LD as well as the challenges in implementing them. Next, we make the following four recommendations in…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, State Standards, Evidence, Writing (Composition)
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Brimi, Hunter – American Secondary Education, 2012
This exploratory study results from interviews with five high school English teachers regarding their writing instruction. The researcher sought to answer these questions: (1) How had the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program's (TCAP) Writing Assessment affected their teaching as gauged by the teachers' statements regarding the assessment,…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Writing Tests, Standardized Tests, Writing Processes
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Ahangari, Saeideh; Barghi, Ali Hamed – Language Testing in Asia, 2012
Almost no language test is void of grammar items, and the reason is probably the assumption that there exists a positive correlation between examinees' grammar knowledge and the actual demonstrable level of accuracy in communication. Meanwhile, examples abound where many examinees relatively do well on grammar knowledge tests despite failing to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Grammar
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