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Download full textCowley, Kimberly S.; Copley, Lisa; Howley, Caitlin W.; Voelkel, Susan – Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia (NJ1), 2004
The AEL Measure of Academic Supportiveness and Climate (AEL MASC) was developed as part of the MAACK Pilot Schools project currently underway at AEL. MAACK stands for Maximizing Achievement for African American Children in Kanawha. The AEL MASC was designed to determine students' perceptions about themselves as students and about their school…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Educational Environment, Family Involvement, Family School Relationship
Copley, Lisa D.; Meehan, Merrill L.; Howley, Caitlin W.; Hughes, Georgia K. – Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia (NJ1), 2005
The major purpose of the second field test of the AEL MSCI instrument was to assess the psychometric properties of the refined version with a larger, more diverse group of respondents. The first objective of this field test was to expand the four-point Likert-type response scale to six points in order to yield more variance in responses. The…
Descriptors: Field Tests, Educational Improvement, Evaluation Methods, Teachers
Ross, Steven M., Ed. – Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia (NJ1), 2005
Edvantia, Inc. (formerly AEL) publishes "TransFormation" twice a year to provide policymakers with interpretive summaries of significant reports and rigorous studies about school transformation, giving special attention to research with possible implications for improving low-performing schools.This final print issue of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Academic Achievement
