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Berry, Barnett; Fuller, Ed – Center for Teaching Quality, 2007
In Spring 2007, educators in 63 participating Ohio school districts across the state spoke out on working conditions in their schools by participating in a web-based survey that addressed key teaching and learning conditions related to time, empowerment, school leadership, professional development, and facilities and resources. This is the final…
Descriptors: Supply and Demand, Educational Change, Instructional Leadership, Teaching Conditions
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Abidin, Richard R.; Robinson, Lina L. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2002
This study explored relative contributions of variables underlying 30 elementary teachers' referral judgments. Best predictors of referral were teachers' judgments about presence of behavioral problems and students' academic competence, while demography, off-task behavior, and teachers' stress failed to contribute significantly. (Contains…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Demography, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis
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Jones, Eric D.; Southern, W. Thomas; Brigham, Frederick J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1998
This article reviews the literature on curriculum-based assessment (CBA) with students who have special education needs. Features of CBA common to various approaches and contributing most to its instructional effectiveness include teachers' evaluative attitudes and behaviors, focus and sustained attention on student performance, and facilitation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Based Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Scott, Patricia A.; Conrad, Clifton F. – 1991
This paper summarizes and critiques the literature concerning the development and use of time-compressed, intensive course formats in colleges and universities and suggests directions for future inquiry. The paper begins with a discussion of the origins of intensive courses and their development over time. Briefly reviewed are related educational…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Criticism, Educational Policy, Educational Research
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Bennett, Neville – British Educational Research Journal, 1996
Questions major participants in England's school system about the problem of increasing class size. Assesses several broad areas affected by class size, including children as learners, management of resources, decision making, and teachers' classroom practices. Discovers a general consensus of concern over increasing class size. (MJP)
Descriptors: Administrators, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Crowding
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Wilkinson, Lee A. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2006
Conjoint Behavioral Consultation (CBC) is discussed as an emerging and effective model of home-school collaboration and shared problem solving. A case study is presented to demonstrate how practitioners can use CBC to deliver high quality consultation and intervention services to students, teachers, and parents in a real world setting. An…
Descriptors: Intervention, Norm Referenced Tests, Behavior Modification, Consultation Programs
Good, Thomas L. – 1984
This paper presents recently reported findings that associate teacher behavior with student achievement. These findings fall under 5 general categories: time usage, classroom management, teacher expectations, teacher effectiveness research, and specific teacher behaviors. Research on time usage has demonstrated that the same amount of learning…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Pacing
Western Australia Science Education Association. – 1983
This proceedings contains the texts of 14 science education research studies which were presented at the 1983 Western Australia Science Education Conference. They include: "Students' Understanding of Chemical Equilibrium: A Report of Research in Progress" (Patrick J. Garnett, Mark W. Hackling); "Measuring the Learning Environment in…
Descriptors: Chemical Equilibrium, Classroom Environment, Computer Science Education, Conservation (Concept)