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Shahmohammadi, Nayereh – International Education Studies, 2017
This study aimed to evaluate teachers' job performance based on total quality management (TQM) model. This was a descriptive survey study. The target population consisted of all primary school teachers in Karaj (N = 2917). Using Cochran formula and simple random sampling, 340 participants were selected as sample. A total quality management…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Job Performance, Total Quality Management, Elementary School Teachers
Hochbein, Craig; Dever, Bridget V.; White, George; Mayger, Linda; Gallagher, Emily – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2018
Among the multitude of studies that have examined an array of variables related to school leadership, only a small percentage have rigorously examined how school leaders spend their time. The complex role of school leaders poses challenges to common methods of collecting data about school leader time use, which subsequently threaten the validity…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Technological Advancement, Sampling, Administrator Attitudes
Anthamatten, Peter; Bryant, Lara M. P.; Ferrucci, Beverly J.; Jennings, Steve; Theobald, Rebecca – Journal of Geography, 2018
Giant maps offer a potentially useful pedagogical tool for teaching mathematics and map skills. In this pilot study, giant maps were distributed to elementary schools in Colorado and New Hampshire and teachers were provided with guided activities designed to integrate mathematics and geography skills. In an assessment of student skills, it was…
Descriptors: Map Skills, Teaching Methods, Pilot Projects, Elementary School Students
Davison, Mark L.; Biancarosa, Gina; Carlson, Sarah E.; Seipel, Ben; Liu, Bowen – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2018
The computer-administered Multiple-Choice Online Causal Comprehension Assessment (MOCCA) for Grades 3 to 5 has an innovative, 40-item multiple-choice structure in which each distractor corresponds to a comprehension process upon which poor comprehenders have been shown to rely. This structure requires revised thinking about measurement issues…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Pilot Projects, Measurement
Davison, Mark L.; Biancarosa, Gina; Carlson, Sarah E.; Seipel, Ben; Liu, Bowen – Grantee Submission, 2018
The computer-administered Multiple-Choice Online Causal Comprehension Assessment (MOCCA) for Grades 3 to 5 has an innovative, 40-item multiple-choice structure in which each distractor corresponds to a comprehension process upon which poor comprehenders have been shown to rely. This structure requires revised thinking about measurement issues…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Pilot Projects, Measurement
Cullen, Amanda L.; Cullen, Craig J.; O'Hanlon, Wendy A. – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2017
In this report, we discuss the findings from 2 pilot studies investigating the effects of interventions designed to provide students in Grades 3-5 with opportunities to work with dynamic and static models of angles in a dynamic geometry environment. We discuss the effects of the interventions on the children's development of quantitative reasoning…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Logical Thinking, Geometry, Geometric Concepts
Devcich, Daniel A.; Rix, Grant; Bernay, Ross; Graham, Esther – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2017
This pilot study aimed to test the well-being effects of a locally developed mindfulness-based program tailored for New Zealand elementary school children in comparison with an active control condition. It was hypothesized that significantly greater well-being change scores would be observed for the mindfulness group. Students (n = 106) between 9…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Program Effectiveness, Well Being, Pilot Projects
Min, Mina – ProQuest LLC, 2017
With increasingly diverse formal education settings around the globe, teachers' ability to differentiate curriculum is essential to meet the needs of students with varied cultural, socioeconomic, racial, and linguistic backgrounds. Teachers' curricular autonomy is a prerequisite to diversify curriculum. Guided by sociocultural approaches to agency…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Statistical Analysis
Lankshear, David W.; Francis, Leslie J.; Eccles, Emma L. – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2017
The inspection criteria for schools with a religious character within the state-maintained system in England and Wales require the sponsoring body to report on aspects of the distinctiveness of the school ethos and on school worship. This article argues that taking into account the student voice in these areas could enhance the inspection process.…
Descriptors: Inspection, Religious Education, Institutional Evaluation, Educational Environment
Garrels, Veerle; Granlund, Mats – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2018
This study describes the adaptation and validation of the American Institute for Research (AIR) Self-Determination Scale for use in Norwegian research and education. The study contributes to the field by enabling reliable assessment of self-determination of Norwegian students with intellectual disability. The operational equivalence of the…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Intellectual Disability, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries
Sener, Nilay; Tas, Erol – Journal of Education and Learning, 2017
The purpose of this study is to prepare a multiple-choice achievement test with high reliability and validity for the "Let's Solve the Puzzle of Our Body" unit. For this purpose, a multiple choice achievement test consisting of 46 items was applied to 178 fifth grade students in total. As a result of the test and material analysis…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 5, Science Instruction, Biology
Orkin, Melissa; Pott, Martha; Wolf, Maryanne; May, Sidney; Brand, Elyssa – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2018
The current pilot study assessed the impact of a motivational intervention on the task-avoidant behaviors, task-engagement behaviors, and skill growth of elementary-age readers attending a remedial summer reading program. We randomly assigned students (ages 7-10) either to an experimental condition (n = 24) that integrated strategies emphasizing…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Improvement, Reading Motivation, Reading Difficulties
Oriel, Kathryn N.; Kanupka, Jennifer Wood; DeLong, Kylee S.; Noel, Kelsie – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2016
The purpose of this pilot study was to determine if participation in an aquatic exercise program improves sleep in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Participants included 8 children. An A-B-A withdrawal design was utilized. Each phase lasted for 4 weeks. The treatment included 60 min of aquatic exercise 2X/week. Phone calls to parents…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Pilot Projects, Sleep
Arthur, Ann M.; Davis, Dawn L. – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Double-dose instruction, in which instructional lessons are supplemented to provide additional instructional time, is a mechanism used in some schools for boosting outcomes in certain academic areas. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of double-dose vocabulary instruction, relative to single-dose and business-as-usual control…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Effect Size, Intervention, Teaching Methods
Barba-Sánchez, Virginia; Atienza-Sahuquillo, Carlos – Education & Training, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to encourage entrepreneurship and creativity among primary school pupils than they acquire entrepreneurial skills through running a business. Design/methodology/approach: A pilot experience has been structured into three large phases: analysis of the starting situation; production of the materials and their…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Interviews