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Boon, Helen J. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2020
Background: Ongoing debate about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has not resolved ambivalent teacher beliefs about ADHD. This is an important matter since teachers' beliefs influence their pedagogy, classroom management, and their referral procedures for formal diagnoses of ADHD. They therefore must be provided with up-to-date…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Teacher Attitudes
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Parcerisa, Lluís; Verger, Antoni; Pagès, Marcel; Browes, Natalie – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2022
In recent decades, the governance of educational systems has experienced dramatic changes in many countries. Schools have been given more autonomy whilst being held increasingly accountable at the central level through standardized testing and other forms of external evaluation. The mechanisms of performance-based accountability (PBA) and the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Professional Autonomy, Comparative Analysis, Performance Based Assessment
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Möller, Jens; Zitzmann, Steffen; Helm, Friederike; Machts, Nils; Wolff, Fabian – Review of Educational Research, 2020
According to the internal/external frame of reference model, academic achievement has a strong impact on people's self-concept, both within and between subjects. We conducted a series of meta-analyses of k = 505 data sets containing the six bivariate correlations between achievement and self-concept in two subjects. Negative paths from achievement…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Correlation, Self Concept, Academic Achievement
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Miller, Sarah; Davison, Jenny; Yohanis, Jamie; Sloan, Seaneen; Gildea, Aideen; Thurston, Allen – Education Endowment Foundation, 2017
This report presents the findings from an efficacy trial and process evaluation of the Parent Engagement Programme (PEP). The PEP was a school-level intervention designed to improve pupil outcomes by engaging parents in their children's learning. The programme was developed collaboratively by research teams from the University of Bristol and…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Baker, William M. – Journal of Education for Business, 2013
This research determines which computer skills are important for entry-level accountants, and whether some skills are more important than others. Students participated before and after internships in public accounting. Longitudinal analysis is also provided; responses from 2001 are compared to those from 2008-2009. Responses are also compared to…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Longitudinal Studies, College Students, Accounting
Lekwa, Adam Jens – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This paper reports the results of a descriptive study on the use of a technology-enhanced formative assessment system called Accelerated Math (AM) for ELLs and their native-English-speaking (NES) peers. It was comprised of analyses of an extant database of 18,549 students, including 2,057 ELLs, from grades 1 through 8 across 30 U.S. states. These…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing, Grade 1, Grade 2
Plecki, Margaret L.; Elfers, Ana M.; St. John, Elise; Finster, Matthew; Emry, Terese; Nishida, Nasue; Harmon, Jeanne – Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy, 2010
This study examines the impact of Washington state's incentives for teachers to attain National Board Certification and to work in challenging schools. Using surveys and secondary analyses of state databases, we examine the workforce both prior to and following recent changes in the incentive program. The study considers the nature of National…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Incentives, Alternative Teacher Certification, Surveys
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Clarke, David; Mesiti, Carmel; O'Keefe, Catherine; Xu, Li Hua; Jablonka, Eva; Mok, Ida Ah Chee; Shimizu, Yoshinori – International Journal of Educational Research, 2007
In this article, we address the choice of suitable instructional units that might serve as the basis for cross-cultural analyses of classroom practice. Our argument draws on analyses undertaken as part of the Learner's Perspective Study (LPS). The database comprised a three-camera video record of sequences of 10 consecutive lessons in each…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teaching Methods, Cross Cultural Studies, Units of Study
American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC. Business Education and Information Systems Research Special Interest Group. – 2000
This document contains 1 conference paper abstract and 10 papers from a conference on business education and information systems research. The document begins with the abstract of the paper "The Relationships among Work-Based Learning Initiatives, Anticipated Benefits, and Stakeholder Involvement" (Bridget N. O'Connor). The remainder of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Beginning Teachers, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Business Communication