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Small, Ruth V.; Snyder, Jaime – School Library Media Research, 2009
This article reports the results of the second phase of a three-phase study on the impact of the New York State's school libraries' services and resources on student achievement and motivation. A representative sample of more than 1,600 classroom teachers, students, and school library media specialists (SMLSs) from 47 schools throughout New York…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Student Motivation, Program Effectiveness
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Tannenbaum, Richard J.; Wylie, E. Caroline – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) describes language proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, and listening on a 6-level scale. In this study, English-language experts from across Europe linked CEFR levels to scores on three tests: the TOEFL® iBT test, the TOEIC® assessment, and the TOEIC "Bridge"™ test.…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Computer Assisted Testing
Perritt, Patsy H. – School Library Journal, 1996
Presents tables that contain the most current data available on media specialist certification requirements in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Educational program, experience, recommendation, minimum test scores, knowledge in various subject areas, competencies, and practicums are listed. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Certification, Competence, Experience, Intellectual Disciplines
Staples, E. Susan – Instructional Innovator, 1981
Reports the results of a statewide survey in Texas which asked learning resources specialists to (1) rate the importance of 60 competency statements describing functional job-related skills, (2) rate their own ability to perform these functions, and (3) indicate where they felt continuing education was needed. (MER)
Descriptors: Competence, Educational Needs, Job Performance, Job Skills
Moore, David M. – Educational Technology, 1981
Educational media professionals were asked to rank-order individuals, positions, institutions, and journals in the general field of instructional technology for this survey of 350 members of the Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). Responses to the six questions designed to determine centers of influence and prestige…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Educational Technology, Employment Level, Influences
Sadowski, Michael; Meyer, Randy – School Library Journal, 1993
Reports on an annual national survey of state-level school library officials. Data are presented for 1990-91 on the number of children enrolled in public schools, the number of certified school library media specialists employed, and students per media specialist. A graph compares data for selected years from 1969 to the present. (KRN)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Learning Resources Centers
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Poppenhagen, Brent W.; Dunn, Melvin – Review of Higher Education, 1979
Higher education programs and how they can best serve the increasing need for educational practitioners are discussed. Graduate programs in postsecondary education are examined as well as market demands, specific educational needs, and master's programs in higher education. (SF)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Education Courses, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn – School Library Journal, 1993
The sixth in a series of "School Library Journal" reports on trends in school library expenditures for program development shows that commitment to the teaching and motivating of reading is in conflict with fascination with technology and that access to books is being seriously curtailed by the deteriorating state of school library collections.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Information Technology, Learning Resources Centers