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Direct linkWatt, Karen M.; Huerta, Jeffery J.; Alkan, Ersan – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2011
This mixed-methods research investigates the high school college preparatory achievements and college success of 50 high school graduates who participated in Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) and belonged to groups underrepresented in higher education. High performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) and…
Descriptors: High Schools, Methods Research, High School Graduates, College Credits
Nokes, Jeffery D.; Dole, Janice A.; Hacker, Douglas J. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of different types of instruction and texts on high schools students' learning of (a) history content and (b) a set of heuristics that historians use to think critically about texts. Participants for the study were 128 male and 118 female students, ages 16 and 17 years, from 2 high schools in…
Descriptors: High Schools, Textbooks, Statistical Analysis, Heuristics
Rolle, Anthony; Houck, Eric A. – School Administrator, 2007
District and school administrators are challenged to provide learning environments that help students attain and surpass set levels of academic and social learning. In times of economic strife, discussions often turn to the efficient use of financial and human resources to maximize school districts' capacity to fulfill those objectives. Most…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Cost Effectiveness, Hypothesis Testing
Sarafino, Edward P.; Graham, James A. – Behavior Modification, 2006
The Preferred Items and Experiences Questionnaire (PIEQ) is a new instrument to assess reinforcer preferences in adolescents and adults. Research was conducted with college and high school students to develop the PIEQ, to examine its reliability with test-retest and internal consistency methods, and to test its validity. This research provides…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Evaluation Methods, Questionnaires, College Students
Criswell, Brett – Journal of Chemical Education, 2006
"Curriculum alignment projects, towards developing a need to know", presents an approach to curriculum design that could be considered truly constructive in its format. Successful completion of the project requires students to synthesize a number of concepts that make up the block's learning objectives.
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Student Projects, Junior High Schools
Download full textFerraro, Jan; Houck, Bonnie; Klund, Sue; Hexum-Platzer, Sharon; Vortman-Smith, Jan – Minnesota Department of Education, 2006
The "Model Secondary (6-12) Plan for Reading Intervention and Development" has been designed to meet the cognitive needs of middle school through high school students whose reading performance ranges from those significantly below expectation through those reading at or above grade level. The reading needs of the population of students in need of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Class Size, Reading Instruction, Reading Achievement
McInerney, Dennis M.; Ali, Jinnat – Educational Psychology, 2006
This study examines the multidimensional and hierarchical structure of achievement goal orientation measured by the Inventory of School Motivation. The instrument consists of eight different scales with 43 survey items (ranging from three to seven items each). Each scale reflects one of eight specific dimensions: task, effort, competition, social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation, Student Motivation, Cross Cultural Studies
