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Zhao, Yong – Teachers College Press, 2018
Medical products are required to disclose both their intended outcomes and known side effects. Educational policy and practice, however, carries no such labels. Thus, teachers, school leaders, and the public are not told, for example, that "this program helps improve your students' reading scores, but it may make them hate reading…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Best Practices, Program Effectiveness
Hainsworth, Mark – Primary Science, 2012
Many think of intervention strategies in terms of literacy or mathematics, but the author believes such strategies are just as important in teaching science, particularly for those with English as an additional language (EAL). With the recent focus in England on inclusion, achievement for all, and the Government's personalisation agenda, it is…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Teaching Methods
Moore, Claire; Lo, Lusa – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2008
An action research study was conducted using the Rainbow Dots strategy to evaluate its effectiveness on reading comprehension skills in a third-grade class with students both with and without a specific learning disability. Results of the study indicated that students' overall performances in reading comprehension have increased. Students also…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Action Research, Learning Disabilities, Inferences
Segers, Mien; Martens, Rob; Van den Bossche, Piet – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2008
In order to stimulate student teachers to thoroughly comprehend the main variables influencing their work, teaching and assessment strategies in teacher education have changed significantly. One of the changes in the assessment of student teachers in teacher education programs is the use of case-based assessment instruments. Such instruments…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation
Dissemin/Action, Inc., Reno, NV. – 1983
A brief examination of research on the relationships among the training of teachers, their classroom behavior, and the learning of children suggests a general framework for studying both the intermediate and ultimate effects of teacher training. The idea behind this model is that such effects are more plausibly demonstrated if the argument is…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Education, Teaching Methods
MacGilchrist, Barbara; Buttress, Margaret – Paul Chapman Publishing, 2005
The book is intended for school leaders and practicing teachers in primary and secondary schools, and for those who work in an advisory or consultancy capacity with schools. It will also be of interest to those training to be teachers and to their teachers. This book reflects the learning journey of five primary schools and is a celebration of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Leadership, Thinking Skills

Miller, Carol; And Others – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1988
Describes the design, implementation, evaluation and outcomes of using writing across the curriculum in a package of composition, history, and environmental science courses offered to 50 developmental writers attending the University of Minnesota's General College. Writing was taught as a learning strategy related to critical thinking and content…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Core Curriculum, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach

Gass, Michael A. – Journal of Experiential Education, 1985
Examines theories of specific, nonspecific, and metaphoric transfer of learning and outlines 10 factors and techniques to assist adventure educators in linking challenging experiences to students' future learning. (LFL)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Learning Strategies, Learning Theories
Alberta Education, 2007
Young people entering post-secondary institutions or seeking employment generally require senior high school diplomas. There are few jobs available that do not require advanced levels of many kinds of literacy and most employers will consider only those applicants who have completed senior high school, even for entry-level positions. When English…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, High Schools, Speech Communication, Second Languages

Denton, Pegi H.; And Others – Journal of Developmental Education, 1988
Describes Johnson County Community College's Learning Strategies Program, which teaches students how to learn and to use self-instruction to become independent learners. Reports on program development and implementation; the effects of strategies instruction on grades, study skills, learner satisfaction, and course completion; and plans for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Independent Study, Learning Strategies
Syrja, Rachel Carrillo – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
This book provides practical strategies and tools for assessing and teaching even the most hard to reach English language learners across the content areas. Syrja offers educators the latest information on working with ELLs (including using formative assessments) and provides a wealth of classroom-tested models and measures. These tools have…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Success
Kemler, William – 1990
When designing a program to improve the critical thinking skills of students, it is important to identify the specific learning outcomes for which to strive. In addition, the instructor must determine why students are not currently exhibiting the kind of critical thinking skills desired in order to develop the appropriate techniques and methods to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Critical Thinking, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement

Dart, Barry C.; Clarke, John A. – Higher Education, 1991
A preservice teacher education course in educational psychology focused on students (n=67) taking greater responsibility for learning through exposure to a variety of learning experiences, including curriculum negotiation, peer discussion and teaching, learning contracts, self/peer/collaborative assessment, and critical reflection. Locus of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Psychology, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Settelmaier, Elisabeth; Wallace, John; Taylor, Peter – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2004
This article reports on a 3-year longitudinal case study of a school-based project designed to restructure and reculture the school's teaching and learning environment. Using a participatory action research framework, groups of teachers from the school worked together to develop a community of inquiry focusing on core teaching values, student…
Descriptors: Teacher Empowerment, Action Research, Educational Change, Change Strategies
How Good Is Our School? The Child at the Centre: The Health Promoting School. Self-Evaluation Series
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, 2004
This document is one of a series of guides to self-evaluation that builds on the advice given in the publications "How good is our school?" and "The Child at the Centre." It also shows how the relevant "National Care Standards" can be applied when evaluating the effectiveness of your establishment as a health…
Descriptors: Child Care, Integrated Services, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness
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