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Direct linkAdams, Ashley – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the EMBRACE Spanish support intervention for at-risk dual language learners and to determine which verbal and nonverbal characteristics of students were related to benefit from the intervention. The first study examined oral language and reading characteristics and the second study…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Reading Comprehension, Handheld Devices, Computer Assisted Instruction
Mager, Marlowe Geoffrey – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to identify instructor behaviors that lead to positive student outcomes in online courses. The study investigated the relationship between 12 predictive variables and three measures of student success (assignment grade, course grade, and student retention) in online courses. Archived online courses at a rural…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Online Courses, Academic Achievement, Rural Schools
Gallagher, Kathleen L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
While outstanding teachers are any school system's most important investment, assessing the quality of instructional practice has proven to be an ongoing challenge for the profession. Despite assertions that effective teachers are the single most important school-related factor responsible for increased learning, no teacher's employment is…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Effectiveness, Measures (Individuals)
Lee, Hyemi – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Since the 1990s, many states have started implementing standards-based reforms and developed their own accountability systems. Each state established academic content and performance standards, implemented test for all the students in grades 3 through 8 annually, and set up annual measurable objectives in reading and mathematics for districts,…
Descriptors: Principals, Accountability, Academic Achievement, Teacher Attitudes
Zarske, Malinda Schaefer – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Interest in whether real-world problems or a service learning context increases students' academic performance and intent to find careers in engineering is gaining momentum. The belief that diverse student populations resonate with the idea that "engineers can contribute to improving society" is found throughout the literature,…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Introductory Courses, Statistical Analysis, Likert Scales
Baum, Donald Rey – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Public-private partnerships are being increasingly supported and advocated for, ideologically and financially, as an approach to educational reform in many countries across the world. Proponents suggest that non-state involvement in the education sector has the potential to bolster international Education for All efforts, improve school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Educational Change
