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Vogler, Kenneth E.; Schramm, Susan; Allan, Audrey; Parler, Jake D. – Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 2020
This study investigated the relationship among the variables instructional time configuration, gender, race/ethnicity, and poverty to predict the academic performance of seventh-grade students on a state-mandated social studies accountability test. Results of 24,919 seventh-grade student social studies test scores from 117 middle schools, as well…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), Time on Task, Race, Ethnicity
Elliott, Stephen N. – Remedial and Special Education, 2015
The related constructs of opportunity to learn (OTL) and achievement growth are fundamental aspects of the current large-scale assessment and accountability system in operation in the United States. For purposes of this article, OTL is defined as the degree to which a teacher dedicates instructional time and content coverage to the intended…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Measurement Techniques, Research Needs
Johnson, William L.; Johnson, Annabel M.; Johnson, Jared W. – Online Submission, 2018
This document is from a featured presentation at the 2018 annual conference of the Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT). The public schools are a fundamental element of our democratic society, and they have been the pathway to opportunity and a better life for generations of Americans. But at present, the American public school system is…
Descriptors: Effective Schools Research, School Effectiveness, Public Schools, Educational Quality
Pustolka, Elizabeth Wood – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The role of the school superintendent has evolved as a result of increased accountability, specifically under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation. Prior to NCLB, superintendents spent time the majority of their time on the managerial and political domains of leadership; however, the NCLB accountability movement combined with research on…
Descriptors: Accountability, Instructional Leadership, Superintendents, Leadership Role
Marcotte, Dave E.; Hansen, Benjamin – Education Next, 2010
Students in the United States spend much less time in school than do students in most other industrialized nations, and the school year has been essentially unchanged for more than a century. This is not to say that there is no interest in extending the school year. While there has been little solid evidence that doing so will improve learning…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Accountability, Extended School Year
Lavy, Victor – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2010
There are large differences across countries in instructional time in schooling institutions. Can these differences explain some of the differences across countries in pupils' achievements in different subjects? While research in recent years provides convincing evidence about the effect of several inputs in the education production function,…
Descriptors: Productivity, Middle Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement
Ratcliffe, Martin J.A.; Harts, Melissa L. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
What turns a good school into a great school? With today's schools under enormous pressure to make adequate yearly progress (AYP), the answers are more important than ever--and this essential guidebook gives K-12 administrators and educators scores of proven, concrete strategies to help their school succeed. Authors Martin Ratcliffe and Melissa…
Descriptors: Expertise, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
Rangel, Elizabeth S. – American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2007
Calls for more school instructional time are coming from multiple quarters. Academic standards and frequent assessments have changed the nature, but not the length, of the instructional day. Schools find themselves "robbing Peter to pay Paul," taking time from the arts, recess, and physical education to give to reading and math, subjects that…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Core Curriculum, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards
Joselowsky, Francine – NASSP Bulletin, 2007
This article explores what it takes to develop systemic strategies and structures that engage youth as coconstructors of their learning environment and experience. It looks at efforts nationwide to engage young people in educational change endeavors, draws on lessons learned from a national high school reform initiative, and addresses some…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Youth, School Restructuring, Academic Achievement
Srikantaiah, Deepa; Zhang, Ying; Swayhoover, Lisa – Center on Education Policy, 2008
In the winter and spring of 2007-08, the Center on Education Policy (CEP) expanded its ongoing research on the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) by conducting case studies of six schools in Rhode Island to learn more about the influence of NCLB and related state accountability policies on curriculum, instruction, and student…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Observation, State Standards, Standardized Tests