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Zhu, Marissa M.; Alberts, Kimberly M.; Bork, William N.; Wong, David – Intercultural Education, 2023
This mixed-methods study examines how 15 preservice teachers' self-regulated learning (SRL) skills relate to their ICC development in a teacher education course. ICC was assessed using a standardised exam and an open-ended cultural dilemma. Participants' SRL was assessed along 7 dimensions: planning, goal orientation, task strategies,…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Cultural Awareness, Teacher Education Programs, Standardized Tests
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Contreras-Quiroz, Natalia; Román-Soto, David; Caldera-Mercado, Jorge; Rodríguez-Becerra, Jorge – Education Sciences, 2022
The system for measuring the quality of education (SIMCE) is a standardised evaluation that provides results on the academic achievement of Chilean students, while also including indicators of personal and social development. Through a mixed analysis of variables extracted from these indicators, the purpose of this research study is to build a…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Academic Achievement, Standardized Tests, Student Attitudes
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Waters, Stewart; Russell, William B.; Newport, Andrea – Educational Practice and Theory, 2020
Testing has been a contested aspect of education for decades. The way in which testing, standardized tests, and student motivations correlate is a separate issue. This action research study investigates the relationship between pre-tests and students' perception of their personal growth. Three classes of 11th grade U.S. History were utilized to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Social Studies, Standardized Tests
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Morales, Andrea I.; Palomeque, Paola S.; Paredes, Valeria; Mangelinckx, Jerome – English Language Teaching, 2018
English Language Teaching (ELT) public policies are present in most of the countries of the Americas due to the importance of said language in the international context. The objective of this research was to know the English level of eleventh-grade students in public schools located in Metropolitan Lima, Peru, as well as their perceptions of their…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Metropolitan Areas, Language Tests, Standardized Tests
Parsons, Les – Stenhouse Publishers, 2012
Based on the most up-to-date research, "Back to Learning" presents straightforward analysis and practical guidance on confronting bullying, taming the digital universe, and changing the troublesome trend in students' entitled attitudes toward learning and grades. "Back to Learning" gives teachers the background they need to: (1) understand how the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Bullying, Educational Technology, Student Attitudes
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Dorsett, Richard; Rienzo, Cinzia; Rolfe, Heather; Burns, Helen; Robertson, Barbara-Anne; Thorpe, Benjamin; Wall, Kate – Education Endowment Foundation, 2014
Mind the Gap sought to improve the metacognition and academic attainment of pupils in Year 4. There were two aspects to the intervention. The first involved training teachers in how to embed metacognitive approaches in their work, and how to continue to effectively and strategically involve parents. This training took place over a day and was…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Elementary School Students, Intervention, Teaching Methods
Greenleaf, Cynthia; Hanson, Thomas; Herman, Joan; Litman, Cindy; Madden, Sarah; Rosen, Rachel; Boscardin, Christy; Schneider, Steve; Silver, David – National Science Foundation, 2009
This study investigates the effects of integrating literacy instruction with biology coursework on high school student learning. It would investigate the relationship between the growth in reading achievement and biology learning. It will target schools serving especially large populations of African American and Latino students. The project will…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Literacy Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
McKenna, Bernard H. – NJEA Review, 1976
Article presented a true story of how two cities ran testing programs and the lessons that can be learned from their failures. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Scores, Standardized Tests, Student Attitudes
Lesch, Lyn – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007
Author Lyn Lesch advocates that learning cannot be measured by empirical results like testing and grading. As the founder of Chicago's The Children's School, Lesch didn't give grades or submit students to standardized testing. Such conditions may seem blasphemous to most educators, but the results spoke for themselves. Without the high-stakes…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Educational Testing, Standardized Tests, Student Attitudes
ANDERSON, GARY J.; WALBERG, HERBERT J. – 1967
TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL SATISFACTION WITH CLASSROOM CLIMATE AND LEARNING, 2100 HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS WERE ASKED TO EVALUATE THE HARVARD PROJECT PHYSICS, AN EXPERIMENTAL COURSE WHICH UTILIZED NEW INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND MATERIALS. A 50 PERCENT RANDOM SAMPLE FROM EACH CLASSROOM WAS ADMINISTERED THE PHYSICS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bibliographies, Classroom Environment, Evaluation