This study examined the extent to which student- and teacher-level characteristics in high school and college are associated empirically with high school students' college readiness and success in American Samoa. More specifically, multilevel ordinal logistic regressions were employed to understand the extent to which these characteristics predict…

Prior research has documented that classroom-level variables have a significant effect on student outcomes; however, previous findings have typically focused on average student outcomes and have only recently begun to use hierarchical linear modeling techniques. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of classroom-level variables on the…

In the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Congress called for the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to conduct a rigorous study of the conditions and practices under which educational technology is effective in increasing student academic achievement. A 2007 report presenting study findings for the 2004-2005 school year, indicated that, after one…

A study was conducted to determine if students with teachers of high self-concepts achieved greater gains than students with teachers of low self-concepts. Six third-grade teachers were observed one hour in September and another hour in March during a reading lesson, by three raters who completed a checklist designed to assess self-concept. Twenty…

This report examined student performance expectancies based on self-evaluation of past performance and personal ability. The subjects included 230 male fifth and sixth graders from six randomly selected public elementary schools from a lower-middle class income area of Van Dyke, Michigan. The Arithmetic Computation Test and the Arithmetic…

Mounting pressure in the policy arena to improve teacher productivity either by improving signals that predict teacher performance or through creating incentive contracts based on performance--has spurred two related questions: Are there important determinants of teacher productivity that are not captured by teacher credentials but that can be…

Project STAR (Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio) was a large-scale randomized trial of reduced class sizes in kindergarten through the third grade. Because of the scope of the experiment, it has been used in many policy discussions. For example, the California statewide class-size-reduction policy was justified, in part, by the successes of…

Close monitoring and warm encouragement by teachers in a structured setting appear to provide the most conducive learning situation. Students' 8th- and 10th-grade performances are studied, measured by their aptitude and their treatment by teachers. Aptitude patterns vary markedly within teacher treatment. (CM)

This report addresses the reporting requirements of Public Law 26-26 and the provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) as described in the Department of Education's Board-adopted District Action Plan (DAP). The law specifically requires Guam Department of Education to include the following information in the Annual State of Public Education…

The racial interactions between teachers and students can influence student performance in several ways. For example, pupils may trust and respect someone with whom they share a salient characteristic, making learning come more easily. Likewise, a teacher of the same race may serve as a more effective role model, boosting students' confidence and…

This annual document is a collection of general and statistical information on 251 schools in the Dade County (Florida) Public School system. The document is divided into four sections corresponding to the major geographical areas of the county: North, North Central, South Central, and South. A profile sheet, presented for each individual school…

This annual report is a collection of statistical information describing some of the more important characteristics of individual schools in the Dade County Public School system. A profile sheet for each individual school provides statistics on school staff, and student characteristics, as well as a summary of student achievement information.…

This paper is a collection of ten policy briefs examining various key elements of the state's public education system. The authors, contributors, and reviewers of the briefs are, for the most part, on the faculty of Arizona's three public universities: Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona. Michael…