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Cook, Bryan G.; Dupuis, Danielle N.; Jitendra, Asha K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
When classifying the evidence base of practices, special education scholars typically appraise study quality to identify and exclude from consideration in their reviews unacceptable-quality studies that are likely biased and might bias review findings if included. However, study quality appraisals used in the process of identifying evidence-based…
Descriptors: Investigations, Evidence Based Practice, Experimental Programs, Special Education
Supovitz, Jonathan – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2012
Districts expend a considerable amount of time, effort, and resources providing student performance data to teachers to inform instruction, and examining those data for organizational decision-making. Yet rarely, if ever, are these outcome data connected to what goes on in classrooms. In this experimental study, the author reports on the…
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Feedback (Response), Intervention, Management Information Systems
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Abou-Sayf, Frank K. – Community College Review, 2008
The impact of an experimental, one-semester suspension of mathematics and English prerequisites from 12 courses is investigated. Data on enrollment, student performance, and instructor opinions are analyzed for the total group, and results concerning English versus mathematics prerequisites are compared. Implications for further research on the…
Descriptors: Prerequisites, Mathematics Instruction, English Instruction, Experimental Programs
Bernstein, Alan – Principal Leadership, 2006
Many school districts are putting data to good use, although much of the data used in administrative decision making ultimately derives from standardized test scores, which raises a host of other related concerns. The author's purpose in this article is not to critique the types or sources of data that administrators use, but to suggest that there…
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement, Data Analysis
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Kaufman, Christopher; Berg, Kris; Noble, John; Thomas, James – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2006
The physiological responses of high (HF) and low fit (LF) individuals at given perceived exercise intensities were compared to ranges provided by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Participants were 7 LF and 8 HF men between the ages of 22 and 26 years. All participants performed a maximum oxygen uptake and lactate threshold test and…
Descriptors: Exercise Physiology, Guidelines, Males, Adults