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Formative Feedback Systems and the New Instructional Leadership
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Halverson, Richard; Prichett, Reid B.; Watson, Jeffrey G. – Wisconsin Center for Education Research (NJ1), 2007
Formative feedback systems live at the heart of systemic school improvement efforts. Without accurate and timely information on the results of intended interventions, school leaders and teachers fly blind in their efforts to link what they expect to what actually happens in their schools. This paper draws on the results of a 5-year National…
Descriptors: Teachers, Instructional Leadership, Educational Change, Feedback
Research Commentary: International Comparative Studies in Mathematics Education--Opportunities for Collaboration and Challenges for Researchers
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Ferrini-Mundy, Joan; Schmidt, William H. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2005
The recent releases of two major international comparative studies that addressed mathematics--the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2003 (TIMSS 2003) and the Program for International Student Assessment 2003 (PISA 2003)--provide opportunities and challenges for mathematics education researchers interested in using the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Mathematics Education, Educational Research, Comparative Education
On Improving Teacher Effectiveness: A Conversation with David Berliner.
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Brandt, Ron – Educational Leadership, 1982
An interview with David Berliner explores his claims that research on teacher effectiveness will only be applied practically when "connoisseurs of teaching" act as teacher coaches, helping teachers to analyze the effects of their behaviors, specify new behaviors, and assess the results. (PGD)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation