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O'Keeffe, Breda V.; Bundock, Kaitlin; Kladis, Kristin; Nelson, Kat – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2023
Kindergarten reading screening measures typically identify many students as at risk who later meet criteria on important outcome measures (i.e., false positives). To address this issue, we evaluated a gated screening process that included accelerated progress monitoring, followed by a simple goal/reward procedure (skill vs. performance assessment,…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Screening Tests, Kindergarten, Pilot Projects
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Zafiropoulou, Basiliki; Darra, Maria – International Education Studies, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the contribution of the electronic portfolio (e-portfolio) to improving students' performance and the sustainability of their knowledge. The method used is the experiment with an experimental and a control group, and a pair of pre and post measurements. The survey was carried out during the first…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Academic Achievement, Pilot Projects
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Manzeske, David P.; Eno, Jared P.; Stonehill, Robert M.; Cumming, John M.; MacGillivary, Heather L. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
Federal policies (e.g., 2002 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act [ESEA] and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) posit that teacher quality is a potential leverage point for improving student achievement (U.S. Department of Education, 2010). Moreover, in the Race to the Top competition, teacher effectiveness must…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Interrater Reliability, Classroom Observation Techniques
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Ruffini, Stephen J.; Makkonen, Reino; Tejwani, Jaclyn; Diaz, Marycruz – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2014
This study describes how multiple-measure teacher evaluations were put into practice in a set of ten volunteering local education agencies (LEAs) in Arizona. After a key shift in state policy, five "pilot" LEAs implemented the new Arizona Department of Education teacher evaluation model in the 2012/13 school year, while five other…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Interrater Reliability
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Jeffrey, Jennifer L.; McCurdy, Barry L.; Ewing, Sam; Polis, Dustin – Education and Treatment of Children, 2009
The purpose of this pilot project was to develop a tool and a process for providing performance feedback on evidence-based classroom management strategies to teachers of students in emotional support classrooms. The project was carried out with nine classroom teachers and descriptive results are discussed. Initial results found increases in…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Affective Behavior, Student Behavior, Behavior Disorders
Neapolitan, Jane – Issues in Teacher Education, 2004
When the author was a little girl, her father told her the story of how he once saw the great Harry Houdini escape from a straight jacket. In the early 1900s, Houdini fascinated thousands of people by performing feats of life-threatening daring and agility. Houdini was a professional in the traditional sense: he acted alone, kept his trade secrets…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Field Tests, Teacher Educators, Inquiry