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Hein, Vanessa; Smerdon, Becky; Sambolt, Megan – College and Career Readiness and Success Center, 2013
The purpose of this brief is to provide information to state, district, and school personnel seeking support to determine whether their students are on a path to postsecondary success. The College and Career Readiness and Success Center (CCRS Center) has received technical assistance requests from a number of states regarding factors that predict…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Postsecondary Education, Success, College Readiness
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Turvey, Joel S. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Increased pressure is facing many administrators today for teachers to assign more homework to students. Recent research is reviewed that correlates homework positively with student achievement, and the need for a homework policy in school districts is emphasized. (TE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Assignments, Educational Research
Watzke, John – 1998
The paper considers the effects of study abroad on student second language acquisition (SLA) and suggests areas for further study. It begins with an overview of current research on study abroad, its relationship to foreign language programs, and the innovations that this growing research base holds for program development. Attention then turns to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Educational Research, Higher Education, Language Proficiency
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Williams, David D.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1985
A study of the relationship between class size and college student achievement in classes ranging from 13 to 1,006 students revealed that at this level, class size may be a less important factor in achievement than has been assumed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, College Instruction, College Students
Blackbourn, Richard – 1983
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between teachers' perceptions of instructional evaluations by principals and their attitudes toward the supervisory conference. It also sought to determine whether teachers' attitudes are affected by six different variables: race, age, sex, years of teaching, level of assignment, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Age, Communication Problems, Educational Development
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Lutz, Frank W.; Wang, Lee-Yen – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1987
This study reanalyzes data collected in 1977 from 95 Ohio school districts and develops a theory of dissatisfaction that may accurately predict school board elections. According to the theory, only when people are dissatisfied enough will they become politically active. Seven tables and 16 references are included. (WTH)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Boards of Education, Educational Research, Elections
Wangsotorn, Achara; And Others – 1986
A study of the relationship of learner characteristics to success in beginning English examined the language aptitude, learning motivation and attitudes, spatial relations, study habits, and years of English instruction of 97 seventh-grade students in a Thai government school. The analysis focused on these variables as they related to the…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, English (Second Language)