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Implementation of a Standards-Based Grading Model: A Study of Parent and Teacher Perceptions of Success
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Wheeler, Amber D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study is to explore the perceptions of parents and teachers regarding the success of a standards-based grading initiative in meeting its goals. Furthermore, findings from this study will be used to inform decisions made in future grade level implementations. Standards-based grading meets all criteria for a problem of practice.…
Descriptors: Grading, Academic Standards, Models, Success
An Examination of the Effectiveness of Supplementary Educational Services on the Reading Achievement of at Risk Elementary Students
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Thomas, Nicole A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Students, who are at risk of academic failure, are reading and achieving below their grade level yet the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires that all students perform on or above grade level. Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Education Program (NAEP) showed that 37% of fourth graders across the United States are reading below grade…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Federal Legislation, Academic Failure, Reading Achievement
An Exploration of the Impact of an Open Governance Approach on Strategic Decision Making, Collaboration, Organizational Change, and Sustainability
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Hensley, Kendra – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Total quality management based governance models tend to focus on incremental improvements within the boundaries of a single organization. This may limit the benefits of information technology because they are not complex enough to address business or performance problems that extend beyond the boundaries of a single organization. The research…
Descriptors: Total Quality Management, Cooperation, Interviews, Program Effectiveness
Stakeholder Perceptions of the Positive Benefits and Critical Challenges Involved in Student Service-Learning Experiences
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Hohenthal, K. Darcy – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The Bolman and Deal (2003) Four-Frame Model was adapted in this qualitative phenomenological research study to describe how stakeholders experience student service-learning. The study presents how students perceive the positive benefits and critical challenges encountered in their service-learning experience; how professors perceive the positive…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Assignments, Student Attitudes, Service Learning