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Macdonald, Kirstin; Milne, Nikki; Pope, Rodney; Orr, Robin – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
This study explored whether Year 1 school children exposed to a 12-week classroom-based gross motor program progressed differently than Year 1 children undertaking their regular school program in motor proficiency, mathematics, and reading outcomes. Fifty-five Australian Year 1 school children (25 boys, 30 girls, mean age 6.77 ± 0.40 years) were…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Intervention, Mathematics Achievement
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Obrusnikova, Iva; Cavalier, Albert – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2018
Proficiency in fundamental motor skills (FMS) is important for both the health and the overall growth and development of young children. To identify factors that facilitate the development of FMS, the study provided preliminary data on the effect of videomodeling (VM) on the acquisition of FMS by typically developing young children. Participants…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Psychomotor Skills, Basic Skills, Performance Tests
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Lit, Ira W.; Lotan, Rachel – New Educator, 2013
Dilemmas abound in the design, implementation, analysis, and interpretation of the outcomes of a summative performance assessment of teaching when used for licensing, for individual and program evaluation, and for accountability purposes. In this article, we explore the impact of the Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT) on the…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Program Effectiveness, Performance Tests, Performance Based Assessment
Silver, David; Hansen, Mark; Herman, Joan; Silk, Yael; Greenleaf, Cynthia L. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2011
The main purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the Reading Apprenticeship professional development program on several teacher and student outcomes, including effects on student learning. A key part of the study was the use of an enhanced performance assessment program, the Integrated Learning Assessment (ILA), to measure student…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Apprenticeships, Secondary School Teachers, Faculty Development
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Hancock, Dawson R. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2007
This study explored the impact of performance assessment versus traditional paper-and-pencil assessment on graduate students' achievement and motivation to learn while enrolled in a 16-lesson course on program evaluation methods. Students in two sections of the course were exposed to the same content and instructional methods, with one exception:…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Program Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment, Performance Tests
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Koziol, Steve; Stallworth, B. Joyce; Tompkins, Renarta H. – English Education, 2006
This article is a summary of our working group's continued discourse from the Conference on English Education (CEE) Summit, where our discussions focused on English teacher candidate competencies, program assessment, the Standards and Guidelines, and National Council of Teachers of English's (NCTE's) roles and responsibilities. For the purpose of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Guidelines, Performance Based Assessment, Performance Tests