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Radunzel, Justine; Schiel, Jeff – ACT, Inc., 2021
Formally launched in September 2018, the ACT® Certified Educator™ program is a professional learning and credentialing program designed to help educators improve their teaching and tutoring strategies and skills and be fully equipped to support student learning in the core content areas of the ACT® test. In this study, participants' views of the…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Faculty Development, Program Descriptions, Teaching Methods
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Wang, Yangting – TESL-EJ, 2019
Even though there are books that guide students in preparing for TOEFL exams, the literature on TOEFL test preparation courses at the university level is sparse (Huang, 2018). The current study aimed to fill the research gap by investigating the impact of TOEFL ITP assessment on teachers' TOEFL course content and teaching methods. Five different…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
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Hardman, William; Bell, Huw – Language and Education, 2019
This case study investigates writing feedback practices and their relationship to the grammar, punctuation and spelling (GPS) objectives in the 2014 National Curriculum for England, with a particular focus on grammatical metalanguage. Our data is composed of authentic examples of children's writing in three classes at one primary school in the…
Descriptors: Grammar, Metalinguistics, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
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Van Hover, Stephanie D.; Fitzpatrick, Colleen; Hicks, David – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
This study explores show students' secondary history classroom experiences related to their learning new knowledge and skills. Findings indicate that all students improved on pre-test and post-test scores. In think-alouds of the test students could often reference class activities that helped them learn. However, their ability to correctly answer…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Teaching Methods, Pretests Posttests, Protocol Analysis
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Ragchaa, Jargaltuya – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2019
In Mongolia, teachers' attitudes towards large-scale assessments have been a largely uncovered area. Therefore, this paper focuses on examining the general overview of English language teachers' belief about state-level assessments, and their reflection on teaching practices. Participants of this study were 307 teachers of primary and secondary…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Wall, Dianne; Horák, Tania – ETS Research Report Series, 2008
The aim of this report is to present the findings of the second phase in a longitudinal study of the impact of changes in the TOEFL® test on teaching and learning in test preparation classrooms. The focus of this phase was to monitor six teachers from five countries in Central and Eastern Europe as they received news about changes in the TOEFL and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
Paek, Pamela L.; Ponte, Eva; Sigel, Irv; Braun, Henry; Powers, Don – College Board, 2005
The Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) is dedicated to providing high school students opportunities to enroll in college-level courses while in high school. The advantages of such accelerated opportunities are both financial and educational. The AP Program is available internationally. As a result of its widespread availability, considerable effort…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, High Schools