NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Publication Type
Numerical/Quantitative Data15
Reports - Research13
Tests/Questionnaires3
Speeches/Meeting Papers1
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 15 results Save | Export
Filmer, Deon – World Bank, 2023
Across six Sub-Saharan African countries, grade 4 students of teachers who were hired after a free primary education reform perform worse, on average, on language and math tests--statistically significantly so in language--than students of teachers who were hired before the reform. Teachers who were hired just after the reform also perform worse,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Education, Educational Change, Grade 4
Leung, Jenny – Online Submission, 2020
This report examines various outcomes regarding National Board (NB) Certified teachers and their students in the Austin Independent School District for 2018-2019. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards NB certification process is a rigorous professional development opportunity available to teachers, counselors, and librarians that…
Descriptors: School Districts, Teacher Certification, National Standards, Teacher Effectiveness
Kosciw, Joseph G.; Clark, Caitlin M.; Menard, Leesh – Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), 2022
The full GLSEN 2021 National School Climate Survey report includes information on LGBTQ middle and high school students' experiences, including: (1) Hearing biased language, from both students and educators; (2) Experiences of harassment and assault; (3) Anti-LGBTQ discrimination; (4) Effects of a hostile school climate on educational outcomes and…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, High School Students, Middle School Students, Student Experience
Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), 2022
This is the executive summary for the report, "The 2021 National School Climate Survey: The Experiences of LGBTQ+ Youth in Our Nation's Schools." The full GLSEN 2021 National School Climate Survey report includes information on LGBTQ middle and high school students' experiences, including: (1) Hearing biased language, from both students…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, High School Students, Middle School Students, Student Experience
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Chiang, Hanley; Wellington, Alison; Hallgren, Kristin; Speroni, Cecilia; Herrmann, Mariesa; Glazerman, Steven; Constantine, Jill – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2015
The Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) provides grants to support performance-based compensation systems for teachers and principals in high-need schools. The study measures the impact of pay-for-performance bonuses as part of a comprehensive compensation system within a large, multisite random assignment study design. The treatment schools were to…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, Incentives, Grants, Teacher Salaries
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Chiang, Hanley; Speroni, Cecilia; Herrmann, Mariesa; Hallgren, Kristin; Burkander, Paul; Wellington, Alison – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2017
The Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) provides grants to support performance-based compensation systems for teachers and principals in high-need schools. The study measures the impact of pay-for-performance bonuses as part of a comprehensive compensation system within a large, multisite random assignment study design. The treatment schools were to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Teacher Influence, Merit Pay
Farran, Dale C.; Wilson, Sandra J.; Meador, Deanna; Norvell, Jennifer; Nesbitt, Kimberly – Peabody Research Institute, 2015
The experimental evaluation of the "Tools of the Mind Pre-K Curriculum" described in this report was designed to examine the effectiveness of the "Tools of the Mind" ("Tools") curriculum for enhancing children's self-regulation skills and their academic preparation for kindergarten when compared to the usual…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Preschool Curriculum, Self Management, Academic Achievement
Lamb, Lindsay M.; Schmitt, Lisa N. T. – Online Submission, 2010
Each year, AISD uses a survey to measure campus staff perceptions of their work environment. This district report shows longitudinal trends in campus climate from 2007-2008 through 2009-2010.
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Environment, Teacher Attitudes, Work Environment
Springer, Matthew G.; Hamilton, Laura; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Ballou, Dale; Le, Vi-Nhuan; Pepper, Matthew; Lockwood, J. R.; Stecher, Brian M. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2010
In an effort to explore the impact of performance incentives in education, the National Center on Performance Incentives (NCPI) partnered with the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) to conduct the Project on Incentives in Teaching, or POINT. The study examines the effects on student outcomes of paying eligible teachers bonuses of up to…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Teacher Behavior, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Springer, Matthew G.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Ghosh-Dastidar, Bonnie; Gronberg, Timothy J.; Hamilton, Laura S.; Jansen, Dennis W.; Lopez, Omar S.; Patterson, Christine H.; Stecher, Brian M.; Taylor, Lori L. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2008
This report presents findings stemming from the first-year evaluation of the Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) program, one of several statewide performance incentive programs in Texas. In June 2006, Governor Perry and the 79th Texas Legislature created the Governor's Educator Excellence Award Program, one component of which is the TEEG…
Descriptors: Program Design, Incentives, Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement
Paden, Jon S. – 1977
Each year the principals of approximately 1,400 elementary schools participating in the /I/D/E/A Change Program are sent a questionnaire that focuses on the principal's assessment of program implementation and selected effects. This paper summarizes data collected during three school years--1973-74, 1974-75, and 1975-76. The size of the responding…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Costs
Springer, Matthew G.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Taylor, Lori L.; Lopez, Omar S.; Peng, Art – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2009
This report presents findings from the second-year evaluation of the Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) program. The GEEG program was federally- and state-funded and provided three-year grants to schools to design and implement performance pay plans from the 2005-06 to 2007-08 school years. GEEG was implemented in 99 high poverty, high…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Achievement Gains, Academic Achievement, Factor Analysis
Martin, Jeanne; And Others – 1980
Data were collected in a teacher effectiveness study on the interaction of teachers and first grade students while the students participated in reading groups within intact classrooms. The teacher behavior variables were then related to students achievement using three units of analysis: class means, reading group means within classes, and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary School Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Springer, Matthew G.; Podgursky, Michael J.; Lewis, Jessica L.; Ehlert, Mark W.; Gronberg, Timothy J.; Hamilton, Laura S.; Jansen, Dennis W.; Lopez, Omar S.; Peng, Art; Stecher, Brian M.; Taylor, Lori L. – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2008
This report presents findings from the second year of a multi-year evaluation of the Texas Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG) program and background information about the design and implementation of the District Awards for Teacher Excellence (DATE) program. The TEEG and DATE programs operating in Texas make up the largest state-funded performance…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Achievement Gains, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Evertson, Carolyn M.; And Others – 1980
The primary emphasis of the Texas Junior High School Study was the investigation of process-outcome relationships in 136 junior high school math and English classes. A total of 68 teachers were observed in nine junior high schools in a large urban school district. Teachers also responded to a questionnaire and an interview focusing on presage…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, English Instruction, Interviews