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Conderman, Greg; Hedin, Laura – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2012
The accountability movement in education has caused school administrators and teachers to think differently about how they report, interpret, and use student assessment data. For example, legislative measures such as No Child Left Behind require school officials to report how all students are progressing toward established standards typically…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Feedback (Response)
Friedman, Daniel B. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2012
"The First-Year Seminar: Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Courses to Support Student Learning and Success," a five-volume series, is designed to assist educators who are interested in launching a first-year seminar or revamping an existing program. Each volume examines a different aspect of first-year seminar design or…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Instructional Design, Instructional Development, Curriculum Implementation
Callison, Daniel; Haycock, Gloria – Educational Technology, 1988
Describes a methodology for student involvement in courseware evaluation and for utilizing student reactions in purchasing and implementation decisions. The evaluation forms used in a survey of 2,308 Indiana students are presented, and the results of that survey are discussed. (18 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Callingham, Rosemary – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2000
Explains how rubrics can be used to assess children's understanding of chance and data concepts. Encounters unexpected results besides assessing chance and data outcomes. (ASK)
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
McLean, James E. – 1995
This book offers guidelines for action research, a process in which teachers experiment with various strategies at the classroom level. Action research is the process of systematically evaluating the consequences of educational decisions and adjusting practices to maximize effectiveness. Essentially the examination of one's own practice, it…
Descriptors: Action Research, Computer Software, Data Interpretation, Database Management Systems
Rowan, Thomas E., Ed.; Morrow, Lorna J., Ed. – 1993
This publication compiles a series of 18 articles originally published in 1989-91 in the Arithmetic Teacher on implementing the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) K-8 curriculum standards. The articles and references in the bibliography are organized into five groupings: (1) "Themes That Cut Across Mathematics," covering…
Descriptors: Algebra, Alternative Assessment, Classroom Communication, Data Collection
Duke, Daniel L.; Stiggins, Richard J. – 1986
This guide, written for teachers and administrators wishing to introduce evaluation systems that promote continued teacher growth and enhance school effectiveness, suggests that meaningful change requires a clear understanding of what is already in operation, substantial skill development, and adequate resources for the duration of the change…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy, Data Collection
Trace, Michael W. – 1982
This learning module, which is intended for use in in-service training for vocational rehabilitation counselors, reviews the systematic methods available to measure and record client behavior. The first section covers procedures for making necessary calculations and keeping needed records with respect to behavioral events and their duration and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives, Charts, Classroom Observation Techniques
Lazere, Donald – 1982
Intended for college or secondary school teachers of courses beyond the basic level in freshman English and composition, this course description treats components of composition for critical thinking, including semantics, tone, logic, and argumentation, and their application to writing critical, argumentative, and research papers. The introduction…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Course Content, Critical Thinking, Cultural Awareness