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Alonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald A. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
With Response to Intervention (RTI) increasingly used for identification for special education services, interventions are systematically being implemented and evaluated to improve achievement for students with disabilities. This descriptive study provides baseline data on RTI interventions and tiered instruction from 15 school districts (5 large,…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Special Education, Intervention, School Districts
Klinzing, Hans Gerhard; Rupp, Andreas – Online Submission, 2008
Based on literature and research on discussion and on educational techniques to improve discussion moderators behaviors, a training program was developed for pre- and in-service teacher educators, business and industry executives and university professors (23 to 28 hours, three and a half days). This program was tested for its effectiveness with…
Descriptors: Inferences, Teacher Educators, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Foreign Countries
Vigdor, Jacob L. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2008
Since the 1996/97 school year, the state of North Carolina has awarded bonuses of up to $1,500 to teachers in schools that exhibit test score gains above certain thresholds. This article reviews the details of the bonus program, describes patterns of differences between schools that qualify for bonuses of differing amounts, and presents basic data…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Kadji-Beltran, Chrysanthi; Barker, Susan; Raper, George – 2001
With increasing environmental problems, there is a large social demand for environmental policy. Education is a powerful source to fulfill this demand and the Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe's (FEEE's) Eco School program aims to develop awareness of environmental issues and sustainability among elementary and secondary school…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Environmental Influences, Foreign Countries, Perception
Weiss, R. H.; Walters, S. A. – 1980
A study of the relationship between the quantity of writing assignments and writing apprehension involved 352 college students enrolled in 20 classes in eight discipline areas. Writing apprehension was measured by using the Daly-Miller writing apprehension inventory as a pretest and posttest. Tasks involving learning-centered writing (writing…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Higher Education, Learning Theories, Student Attitudes
Schweinle, Amy; Turner, Julianne C.; Meyer, Debra K. – 2002
Motivation and affect have mostly been studied separately, but both research and practical experience suggest that they are reciprocal features of learning experiences and should be studied together. The present research examines the relationships among cognition, motivation and affect in fifth- and sixth-grade children during mathematics classes…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Intermediate Grades
Bisland, Beverly Milner; Malow-Iroff, Micheline S.; O'Connor, Evelyn A. – Online Submission, 2006
This study investigates the teaching practices of newly certified elementary teachers in an alternative master's degree program. This study evaluates questions concerning teaching methodology utilized by the respondents in the major curriculum areas of elementary education. The questions ask about the new teacher's use of direct instruction,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Alternative Teacher Certification, Elementary Education
Thames, Dana; Kazelskis, Richard; Kazelskis, Carolyn Reeves – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to explore the impact of a direct reading instruction program, "Reading Mastery (RM)," on literacy performance of students over a five-year period. Initially, 700 students in grades K-3 were randomly selected from six elementary schools to participate in the study; an additional 100…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Silent Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction
Stedman, Lawrence C. – National Assessment Governing Board, 2009
During the past 25 years, the country witnessed a dramatic transformation of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Actions by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), Congress, and the National Assessment Governing Board fundamentally changed NAEP's role in federal educational policy and the nation's schools. Developed in the 1960s…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Educational Testing, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
O'Connell, Agnes N. – 1980
Recent research on the effects of women's studies courses has indicated that there are two general approaches to teaching: a concern for competence or mastery and a concern for personal change and advocacy. It was hypothesized that students taking a psychology of women course would become more androgynous and masculine in sex-role concept, more…
Descriptors: Androgyny, Assertiveness, Attitude Change, College Students
Klecker, Beverly M.; Pollock, Mary Anne – Online Submission, 2004
Kentucky's goal of reaching academic "proficiency" by 2014 illuminated problematic findings in 2002 reading test scores: 44.30% of middle and 71.25% of high school students scored below "proficient." The research question was, "Do teaching practices in schools with high reading achievement scores differ from teaching…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Middle Schools, High Schools, Teaching Methods
Bush, M. Joan; Johnstone, Whitcomb G. – 2000
This paper examines the implementation of an alternate block (A/B) schedule in three high schools in Irving, Texas. The purpose is to review how time was used in 48 randomly selected high school Algebra 1, Biology 1, English 2, and U.S. History classes. Of the 48 classes, 12 observations were conducted for each course. The findings revealed a…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Classroom Techniques, Educational Environment, Educational Practices

De Corte, Erik; Verschaffel, Lieven – 1980
Design and results of an investigation attempting to analyze and improve children's solution processes in elementary addition and subtraction problems are described. As background for the study, a conceptual model was developed based on previous research. One dimension of the model relates to the characteristics of the tasks (numerical versus word…
Descriptors: Addition, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research

Stahl, Robert J.; And Others – 1980
This report explores the status of the teaching of psychology as a separate course on the pre-college level and examines the nature of the differences between urban-suburban and rural teachers, their courses, and their classes. One hundred sixty-two urban-suburban and 166 rural school teachers in Illinois were surveyed via questionnaires. Students…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Course Objectives, Courses
Klecker, Beverly M.; Pollock, Mary Anne – Online Submission, 2004
Kentucky's school reform accountability goal of each school reaching an academic measure of "proficiency" by 2014 illuminated the findings in recent statewide reading test scores: 44.30% of middle and 71.25% of high school students scored below "proficient." The research question for this exploratory, descriptive study was,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Improvement, High Achievement, Low Achievement
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