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Kelley, Michelle J.; Decker, Emmeline O. – Reading Psychology, 2009
This study examined middle school students' motivation to read using an adapted version of the Motivation to Read Profile (MRP) Survey. The MRP is comprised of items assessing students' self-concepts as readers and their value of reading. In total, 1080 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students responded. Descriptive and inferential statistics…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Reading Motivation, Surveys, Grade 6
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Stuber, Jenny M.; Watson, Amanda; Carle, Adam; Staggs, Kristin – Teaching in Higher Education, 2009
Using publicly available data from RateMyProfessors.com, we explore whether an instructor's gender influences how students rate that instructor. Although RateMyProfessors.com may not accurately reflect quality teaching, it provides a unique window into how students construct their classroom experiences. Multiple regression analyses of 500…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Evaluation Criteria
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Johnson, Frank; Cornman, Stephen – National Center for Education Statistics, 2008
This report presents findings from the Pilot Teacher Compensation Survey (TCS), which collected data for school year 2005-2006. This pilot collection is a research and development effort to see if it is possible to collect and publish teacher-level data from the administrative records residing in state departments of education. Seven states…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Research and Development, Public School Teachers, Teaching Experience
Offenstein, Jeremy; Moore, Colleen; Shulock, Nancy – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2010
The United States is becoming less globally competitive as other nations move aggressively to educate their populations. To lead the world once again in educational attainment--President Obama's goal by 2020--more Americans will need to enter college. But the biggest challenge isn't college going; it is college completion. Around the country,…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Graduation Rate, College Students, Postsecondary Education
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Johnson, Frank; Cornman, Stephen Q. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2008
The Common Core of Data (CCD) is an annual collection of public elementary and secondary education data administered by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and its collection agent, the U.S. Census Bureau. Data for CCD surveys are provided by state education agencies (SEAs). This report presents summary data from the Pilot Teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Public School Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers