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Faith Is Confidence: The Implication of Psychosocial Components in Faith-Based Educational Programs on Expressive Communication Skills of Adult Learners
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Lynch, Erin M. – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2016
Faith-based programs for adult learners have environmental factors that differentiate them from non-faith based programs, but explicit empirical studies evaluating the impact of the psychosocial factors have been lacking in the literature. This study comparatively examines the achievement level of expressive communication skills as measured…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Communications, Adult Students, High School Equivalency Programs
The Impact of Two Response-to-Intervention Tier 2 Literacy Programs on Middle Level Achievement
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Bonnville, Joann K. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of two Response to Intervention (RTI) Tier 2 literacy programs used with sixth graders in a middle school setting to determine if the use of either the SuccessMaker® or READ 180® Tier 2 RTI literacy program for two marking periods, or eighteen weeks, positively impacted student achievement as…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Literacy, Middle School Students, Grade 6
Increasing Reading Skills in Rural Areas: An Analysis of Three School Districts
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Stockard, Jean – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2011
Reviews of research on rural education suggest that identifying ways to help rural schools improve teachers' pedagogical skills should be a high priority. This article addresses this issue by examining changes in reading skills through the primary grades of students in three rural, Midwestern districts that occurred after the implementation of a…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Rural Schools, Rural Areas, Effect Size
Effects of the National Institute for School Leadership's Executive Development Program on School Performance in Pennsylvania: 2006-2010 Pilot Cohort Results
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Nunnery, John A.; Yen, Cherng-Jyh; Ross, Steven M. – Online Submission, 2011
The National Institute of School Leadership's (NISL's) Executive Development Program (EDP) was established to provide professional development to school leaders to drive their schools to high performance. The program emphasizes the role of principals as strategic thinkers, instructional leaders, and creators of a just, fair, and caring culture in…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Management Development, Instructional Leadership, Principals
The Effect of the National Institute for School Leadership's Executive Development Program on School Performance Trends in Pennsylvania
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Nunnery, John A.; Ross, Steven M.; Yen, Cherng-jyh – Online Submission, 2010
This study examined the impact of NISL's [National Institute for School Leadership's] Executive Development Program for principals on student achievement in Pennsylvania schools between 2006-2009. Roughly half of the NISL-trained principals started the program during the 2007 school year and completed it in the 2008 school year, whereas the other…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Elementary Schools, High Schools, Academic Achievement
Teaching and Learning with Computers: A Classroom Analysis.
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Clouse, R. Wilburn – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1992
Describes a follow-up study that examined results of adopting the Teaching and Learning with Computers approach in a small rural school district. Use of the Jostens Learning Corporation integrated curriculum is explained, and evaluations of Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills results that show changes in scale scores and comparisons with national…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Design