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Betts, Julian; Hill, Laura; Bachofer, Karen; Hayes, Joseph; Lee, Andrew; Zau, Andrew – Public Policy Institute of California, 2019
This report describes research carried out over two distinct reclassification eras between the 2002-03 and 2013-14 academic years in the Los Angeles Unified (LAUSD) and San Diego Unified School Districts (SDUSD). Using student-level data and the multiple reclassification policies, the researchers are able to discern whether reclassification takes…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Classification, School Districts, Outcomes of Education
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McCarthy, Kathryn S.; Roscoe, Rod D.; Likens, Aaron D.; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2019
This study investigated the effect of incorporating spelling and grammar checking tools within an automated writing tutoring system, Writing Pal. High school students (n = 119) wrote and revised six persuasive essays. After initial drafts, all students received formative feedback about writing strategies. Half of the participants were also given…
Descriptors: Spelling, Grammar, Automation, Writing Instruction
Zhu, Bo; Gnedko-Berry, Natalya; Borman, Trisha; Manzeske, David – American Institutes for Research, 2019
The study examined the effect of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) in instructional leadership roles, operationalized as mentors to novice teachers, on (a) classroom practices of mentored novice teachers in Grades K-12 and (b) student achievement of mentored teachers' students in Grades 4-8. The study compared outcomes between NBCT mentors…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Standards, Instructional Leadership, Mentors
Kelley, Rose Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This dissertation utilizes mixed methods to further our understanding of (a) how martial arts became an established after-school activity for elementary school children, (b) how parents and participants perceive the value of martial arts, and (c) whether sustained participation in martial arts is associated with academic gains. I begin with a…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, After School Programs, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students
Tyler W. Watts; Greg J. Duncan; Mariela Rivas – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
We present a reanalysis of the Tennessee Voluntary Prekindergarten Program (TNVPK), a state-funded program designed to promote the school readiness of 4-year-olds from low-income families. Oversubscribed programs used a lottery to randomly assign prospective enrollees a chance to attend TNVPK. We found that assignment to the program had largely…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, School Readiness, Kindergarten, Low Income Students
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Duong, Phuong-Thao; Montero Perez, Maribel; Desmet, Piet; Peters, Elke – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2021
This paper reports on a quasi-experimental study that explored the differential effects of input- and output-based tasks on L2 vocabulary learning. The study adopted a pretest-posttest within-participants design, with sixty Vietnamese EFL university students. Participants in the experimental group completed four input and four output tasks in an…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Linguistic Input, Recall (Psychology), Comparative Analysis
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Sartipizadeh, Mehrangiz; Yazdi-Feyzabadi, Vahid; Alipouri Sakha, Minoo; Zarrin, Aein; Bazyar, Mohammad; Zahirian Moghadam, Telma; Zandian, Hamed – Health Education, 2021
Purpose: Health-promoting schools have been associated with improvements in the health status of students globally. This study is a secondary analysis study assessing Iranian HPSs. Design/methodology/approach: This was a cross-sectional study on routinely collected data using an external audit 63-item checklist, which was utilized to evaluate 440…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Case Studies, Check Lists, Scores
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Lippold, Melissa A.; Hussong, Andrea; Fosco, Gregory; Ram, Nilam – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2021
Few longitudinal studies examine how "changes" in parent-child relationships are associated with changes in youth internalizing problems. In this longitudinal study, we investigated how developmental trends (linear change) and year-to-year lability (within-person fluctuations) in parental warmth and hostility across Grades 6 to 8 predict…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Behavior Problems, Correlation, Developmental Stages
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Sapkota, Jeet Bahadur; Neupane, Pramila – Education Sciences, 2021
How do natural disasters affect academic performance? Despite numerous studies having been conducted after the 2015 Nepal earthquake, the academic impacts of this tragic event have rarely been explored. Applying the OLS estimation on the microdata collected through a questionnaire survey among 189 secondary school students of two secondary schools…
Descriptors: Seismology, Natural Disasters, High School Students, Academic Achievement
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Mirza Suzani, Samad – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2021
The present study sought to investigate the effect of podcasting on the listening comprehension skill of Iranian TEFL students at the Islamic Azad University of Shiraz. It also aimed to examine students' motivation towards the use of podcasts as a learning tool. To this end, two groups, an experimental and a control group (n = 30 in each group)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Audio Equipment, Pretests Posttests, Comparative Analysis
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Yan, Weili; Siegert, Richard J.; Zhou, Hao; Zou, Xiaobing; Wu, Lijie; Luo, Xuerong; Li, Tingyu; Huang, Yi; Guan, Hongyan; Chen, Xiang; Mao, Meng; Xia, Kun; Zhang, Lan; Li, Erzhen; Li, Chunpei; Zhang, Xudong; Zhou, Yuanfeng; Shih, Andy; Fombonne, Eric; Zheng, Yi; Han, Jisheng; Sun, Zhongsheng; Jiang, Yong-hui; Wang, Yi – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
The recent adaptation of a Chinese parent version of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scale showed the Modified Chinese Autism Spectrum Rating Scale to be reliable and valid for use in China. The aim of this study was to test the Modified Chinese Autism Spectrum Rating Scale for fit to the Rasch model. We analysed data from a previous study of the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Parent Attitudes, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Maddock, David R.; Torres, Leah C. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2021
The School District of Osceola County, Florida, invests heavily in the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program, and as such, an evaluation of effects was conducted with a sample of 10 middle schools (12,325 students) and 7 high schools (18,886 students). Propensity matching was used to determine practical effects. Providing…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, High Schools, Program Effectiveness, Elective Courses
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Günes, Sevim; Alagözlü, Nuray – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2021
This study aims to compare asynchronous distance learning and blended learning in a context in which English is taught as a foreign language; the focal points of the comparison are learner autonomy, motivation and academic success. In this context, asynchronous distance learning refers to an English learning process provided through online videos…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Distance Education, Blended Learning, Educational Technology
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van der Lans, Rikkert M.; Maulana, Ridwan; Helms-Lorenz, Michelle; Fernández-García, Carmen-María; Chun, Seyeoung; de Jager, Thelma; Irnidayanti, Yulia; Inda-Caro, Mercedes; Lee, Okhwa; Coetzee, Thys; Fadhilah, Nurul; Jeon, Meae; Moorer, Peter – SAGE Open, 2021
This study examines measurement invariance of student perceptions of teaching quality collected in five countries: Indonesia (n students = 6,331), the Netherlands (n students = 6,738), South Africa (n students = 3,422), South Korea (n students = 6,997) and Spain (n students = 4,676). The administered questionnaire was the My Teacher Questionnaire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Teacher Effectiveness
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Phaiboonnugulkij, Malinee; Srisupha, Rujira; Kanta, Mayuree; Janpong, Wijitporn – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2021
This study aims to compare the youth guides' speaking scores before and after learning through English for Geotourism Instruction Innovation at Khorat Geopark Area in Nakhon Ratchasima, investigate the differences among their tasks' mean scores and their speaking components. The sample group consists of 109 youth guides who are Grade 11…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Teaching Methods, English for Special Purposes, Grade 11
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