This "Trends in College Spending" update presents national-level estimates for the "Delta Cost Project" data metrics during the period 2001-11. To accelerate the release of more current trend data, however, this update includes only a brief summary of the financial patterns and trends observed during the decade 2001-11, with…

The State University System of Florida has developed three tools that aid in guiding the System's future: (1) The Board of Governors' 2025 System Strategic Plan is driven by goals and associated metrics that stake out where the System is headed; (2) The Board's Annual Accountability Report provides yearly tracking for how the System is progressing…

Information Resource Management--State University System of Florida (IRM-SUS) is the primary collector and provider of data concerning state universities that is used to make sound education policy decisions. The office provides technical assistance to those using the information, state and federal reporting support, those supplying information,…

This technical report is designed to provide researchers with an overview of the design and implementation of the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2013. This information is meant to supplement that presented in OECD publications by describing those aspects of TALIS 2013 that are unique to the United States. Chapter 2 provides…

Holt, Rinehart and Winston (School Department) sought to investigate the curriculum area of mathematics (kindergarten through grade eight) and in particular the content and design of the Holt School Mathematics (HSM) program. For those purposes, a questionnaire was designed to assess judgments on topics such as trends in mathematics curriculum and…

Instructional research is synthesized, using categories specific and functional enough to provide guidance for classroom practice. The opening chapter presents a theory for conducting a theory-based meta-analysis of the research on instruction, outlining a theory that involves four elements of human information processing: the self-system, the…

The purpose of this study was to collect a bank of data on the teaching of science that could serve as a basis of comparison for trend analysis. The information obtained in this survey provides a description of science teaching practices and selected science teacher characteristics in the United States. Comparisons with data to be obtained in…

Holt, Rinehart and Winston (School Department) sought to investigate the effectiveness of the Holt School Mathematics 1978 program in developing student achievement growth in mathematics. A field study during the 1977-1978 school year involved assessing teacher and student reactions and pre/post analysis of achievement. Results include: teachers…