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Clement, Jennifer – School Leadership & Management, 2014
This paper explores teachers' perspectives on the management of mandated educational change in order to understand how it may be managed more effectively. A case study of teachers' responses to the introduction of a quality teaching initiative in two New South Wales schools found that while some teachers described the strong negative impact of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Change Strategies
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Gann, Candace J.; Ferro, Jolenea B.; Umbreit, John; Liaupsin, Carl J. – Remedial and Special Education, 2014
This study examined the feasibility and effectiveness of a comprehensive function-based intervention applied across multiple inclusive classroom settings. The participant was a middle school student diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome who exhibited chronic off-task behaviors across all academic environments. This study was conducted across two…
Descriptors: Intervention, Asperger Syndrome, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Disabilities
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Shapley, Kelly S.; Pinto, Marcelo F. – ERS Spectrum, 1997
Describes the revised portfolio assessment process implemented for Dallas (Texas) Chapter 1 students and reviews the literature on teacher adjustments to innovations. Describes a study of Dallas teachers' perspectives on the benefits and difficulties they encountered in implementing portfolio assessment in primary grades. Teachers passed through…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Interviews, Portfolio Assessment, Primary Education
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Cox, Margaret J. – Education and Computing, 1989
Discusses the effectiveness of classroom trials as a method of providing feedback in the development process for educational software. The impact of formative evaluation on the development of computer-assisted learning (CAL) by a team is discussed, criteria for software selection are described, and steps toward successful implementation are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Criteria, Feedback
Crawford, Patricia; And Others – 1982
The North York Board of Education established an Early Identification Committee, as directed by the Ministry of Education in 1978, to develop procedures for early identification of children's learning needs and abilities. An initial examination of how Early Identification Procedures were being received in the schools is presented, assessing the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Early Childhood Education, Early Identification, Educational Diagnosis