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Berendes, Karin; Vajjala, Sowmya; Meurers, Detmar; Bryant, Doreen; Wagner, Wolfgang; Chinkina, Maria; Trautwein, Ulrich – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2018
An adequate level of linguistic complexity in learning materials is believed to be of crucial importance for learning. The implication for school textbooks is that reading complexity should differ systematically between grade levels and between higher and lower tracks in line with what can be called the systematic complexification assumption.…
Descriptors: Reading, Difficulty Level, Textbooks, Secondary Education
Vancel, Samantha M.; Missall, Kristen N.; Bruhn, Allison L. – Preventing School Failure, 2016
With over 14,000 schools implementing Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS), it is important to consider factors that contribute to effective implementation--which may affect student outcomes. Social validity is one factor that may influence implementation. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Validity, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics
Hernandez, David A.; Hueck, Susan; Charley, Carmen – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the difference in general education and special education teachers' attitudes towards inclusion of students with disabilities and to ascertain if levels of self-efficacy, teacher type, and education level were predictors of teachers' attitudes towards inclusion. Data were collected from 118 elementary and…
Descriptors: General Education, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion
Lin, Pei-Yi; Schunn, Christian D. – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
Learners encounter science in a wide variety of contexts beyond the science classroom which collectively could be quite influential on student attitudes and abilities. But relatively little is known about the relative influence of different forms of informal science experiences, especially for the kinds of experiences that students typically…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Education, Student Attitudes, Informal Education
Hong, Jun Sung; Merrin, Gabriel J.; Peguero, Anthony A.; Gonzalez-Prendes, A. Antonio; Lee, Na Youn – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: Despite the growing presence of immigrant families in the US, little is known about physical fighting in school among youth from those families. Objective: The present study examines the social-ecological determinants of school physical fighting among youth in immigrant families. Implications for practice are also discussed. Method:…
Descriptors: Violence, Aggression, Social Influences, Ecological Factors
Cheng, Liying; Sun, Youyi – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2015
This study investigated Chinese secondary school English language teachers' grading decision making, focusing on the factors they considered and types of assessment they used for grading. A questionnaire was issued to 350 secondary school English language teachers in China. Descriptive analyses of the questionnaire data showed that these teachers…
Descriptors: Grading, Decision Making, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
White, Jacquelyn M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to investigate relationships between grade levels, personal factors of teachers, and instructional variety used by 4th-12th grade teachers in Kern County, California. The population under investigation included 2,844 teachers. 235 elementary, middle school/junior high, and secondary teachers…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Qualitative Research
Zullig, Keith J.; Huebner, E. Scott; Patton, Jon M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
This study investigated the magnitude of the relationships between eight school climate domains and a measure of global school satisfaction among 2,049 middle and high school students. Tests of moderator effects were conducted to determine if the magnitude of the relationships between the school climate domains and school satisfaction differed as…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, High School Students, Middle School Students, Quality of Life
Isenberg, Eric; Hock, Heinrich – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2012
In this report, the authors describe the value-added models used as part of teacher evaluation systems in the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and in eligible DC charter schools participating in Race to the Top. They estimated (1) teacher effectiveness in DCPS and eligible DC charter schools during the 2011-2012 school year; and (2)…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Teacher Evaluation, Public Schools, Urban Schools