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Monitoring Adequate Time and Opportunities for Science Learning in Elementary Schools
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Harty, Ardice; Dorph, Rena – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Objectives: Among the 14 indicators identified in Monitoring Progress, this paper focuses on: the adequacy of instructional time (Indicator 2) and opportunities (Indicator 3) for science learning in grades K-5. This paper considers these two indicators together since they form the basis for opportunities to learn science in elementary school.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Time Management, Science Instruction, Time on Task
Educator Talk Ratio as a Quality Indicator in Group-Based Patient Education
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Stenov, Vibeke; Henriksen, Jan Erik; Folker, Anna P.; Skinner, Timothy C.; Willaing, Ingrid – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate participants' experiences of and satisfaction with the content and outcome of 13 different sessions of a 4-day diabetes education programme and to compare participants' experiences with the extent of educator talk in the sessions. A 10-second event coding was used to evaluate educators'…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Group Instruction, Educational Indicators, Educational Quality
Use of Facebook by Secondary School Students at Nuku'alofa as an Indicator of E-Readiness for E-Learning in the Kingdom of Tonga
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Sopu, Hans T.; Chisaki, Yoshifumi; Usagawa, Tsuyoshi – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
The Kingdom of Tonga is an isolated least developing country located on the northeast of New Zealand with a population of 103,252 (2011 census) and with a gross domestic product per capita of USD $2,545.20. Before educational systems in a least developing country like the Kingdom of Tonga begin employing e-learning, an assessment of the current…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Use Studies, Social Media
School Practices and Accountability for Students with Disabilities. NCEE 2015-4006
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Harr-Robins, Jenifer; Song, Mengli; Garet, Michael; Danielson, Louis – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2015
This report presents descriptive findings on school practices in 12 states for schools explicitly held accountable for the performance of the students with disabilities (SWD) subgroup. The study found that, when surveyed in 2011, elementary schools accountable for the SWD subgroup were 15.8 percentage-points more likely than never-accountable…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Inclusion, Federal Legislation
Make Assessment Matter: Students and Educators Want Tests That Support Learning
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Northwest Evaluation Association, 2014
Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) released the first comprehensive study of assessment perceptions in 2012 that surveyed parents, teachers, and district administrators. In the intervening years, the landscape has shifted dramatically; indeed, it continues to shift every day. With new standards, accountability assessments, and ways of…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Educational Testing, Student Surveys, Teacher Surveys
State Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education 1993. State and National Trends: New Indicators from the 1991-1992 School Year.
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Blank, Rolf K.; Gruebel, Doreen – 1993
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is helping develop a system of state-by-state and national indicators of the condition of science and mathematics education in an effort to assist local, state, and national policymakers in making informed decisions. The report, "State Indicators of Science and Mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators