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Assessing Sensitivity of Early Head Start Study Findings to Manipulated Randomization Threats
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Green, Sheridan – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Increasing demands for design rigor and an emphasis on evidence-based practice on a national level indicated a need for further guidance related to successful implementation of randomized studies in education. Rigorous and meaningful experimental research and its conclusions help establish a valid theoretical and evidence base for educational…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth
A Study of Effective Teachers' Knowledge and Use of Intersectional Data to Improve Student Academic Performance
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Williamson, Raychellet – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The discussion on how to improve students' academic performance has a long and rich history in the U.S. Although it has been a national priority, the debate has centered on the best method to accomplish this goal. Bernhardt (2003) and Shen and Cooley (2008) recognized the importance of teachers, principals, and data, deployed together, as critical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Improvement
Response-to-Intervention: Understanding General Education Teacher Knowledge and Implementation
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Benjamin, Elissa M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The new IDEIA (2004) mandates regarding the implementation of Response-to-Intervention (RtI) present challenges for general education teachers. The law dictates the implementation of Response-to-Intervention, which requires the application of a pyramid of interventions for students failing to make adequate yearly progress in response to general…
Descriptors: Teacher Responsibility, General Education, Learning Disabilities, Educational Improvement