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Weirick, Whitney R. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2021
Little literature exists documenting how K-12 American Sign Language-English interpreters are supervised or evaluated, or how supervision and evaluation affect interpreters and deaf and hard of hearing students. To address this gap, the author asked 230 educational interpreters about their experiences of supervision. Using a critical policy…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, American Sign Language, Deaf Interpreting, Supervision
Fenske, Robert H. – 1984
The present and future training needs of financial aid practitioners (financial aid officers, counselors, and support staff personnel) at Arizona colleges and government agencies were assessed. Attention was directed to the literature on training and programs for financial aid practitioners, as well as the possibilities of developing a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Needs, Needs Assessment, Professional Development
Heller, Joan I.; Curtis, Deborah A.; Rabe-Hesketh, Sophia; Verboncoeur, Carol J. – Online Submission, 2007
This study was designed to assess the impact of "Mathematics Pathways and Pitfalls" ("MPP") on the mathematics that second-, fourth-, and sixth-grade students learn. The specific research questions that were addressed are: (a) What is the impact of "MPP" on students' knowledge of the mathematics topics addressed,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Grade 4, Grade 6, Research Design
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Bitter, Gary G.; Hatfield, Mary M. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1993
This 2-year study involved 580 seventh- and eighth-grade students to determine the effects of a long-term professional development plan to integrate the Texas Instruments' Math Explorer calculators into mathematics teaching and learning and students', teachers', and parents' attitudes toward calculator use. Includes recommendations for practice…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Calculators, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. Div. of Research and Development. – 1992
In compliance with mandates of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Arizona Department of Education has completed its evaluation of effectiveness for state and locally administered programs in the context of Arizona's existing Chapter 2 goals. The evaluation focused first on state-administered programs and then considered locally…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educationally Disadvantaged