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Anne Schippling; Pedro Abrantes – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2025
The article provides a global comparison of IB World Schools in the lusophone space, including countries in three different world regions, in response to a lack of research on international education in Portuguese-speaking countries. Following an introduction to the literature on this topic, focusing on a widely known typology of international…
Descriptors: Portuguese, Advanced Placement Programs, International Schools, Classification
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Kim, Stella Y.; Lee, Won-Chan – Applied Measurement in Education, 2019
This study explores classification consistency and accuracy for mixed-format tests using real and simulated data. In particular, the current study compares six methods of estimating classification consistency and accuracy for seven mixed-format tests. The relative performance of the estimation methods is evaluated using simulated data. Study…
Descriptors: Classification, Reliability, Accuracy, Test Format
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Bunnell, Tristan; Fertig, Michael; James, Chris – Educational Review, 2017
The recent growth in the number and diversity of schools around the world classified as "International Schools" raises questions about what makes a school's claim to be an International School legitimate. From the analysis we report here, the provision of an international curriculum emerges as what a school must do to be legitimate as an…
Descriptors: International Schools, Curriculum, Advanced Placement Programs, Classification
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Poole, Adam – Journal of Research in International Education, 2020
This paper responds to Bailey and Cooker's (2019) paper entitled 'Exploring Teacher Identity in International Schools: Key Concepts for Research' in which the authors offer a typology of international school teachers based on interviews with non-qualified teachers. This paper builds upon the typology of international school teachers by offering a…
Descriptors: International Schools, Classification, Foreign Nationals, Professional Identity
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Kenneth Shores; Ha Eun Kim; Mela Still – American Educational Research Journal, 2020
We characterize the extent to which Black-White gaps for multiple educational outcomes are linked across school districts in the United States. Gaps in disciplinary action, grade-level retention, classification into special education and Gifted and Talented, and Advanced Placement course-taking are large in magnitude and correlated. Racial…
Descriptors: African American Students, White Students, Racial Differences, Disproportionate Representation
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Norman, Timothy David – Australian Journal of Music Education, 2017
This article compares and evaluates the music components of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the NSW Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus. To guide the analysis, this article employs Bernstein's (1971) concepts of classification and frame, and the two levels of 'best practice' in primary music education proposed by…
Descriptors: Music Education, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Kenneth Shores; Ha Eun Kim; Mela Still – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
We characterize the extent to which Black-White gaps for multiple educational outcomes are linked across school districts in the United States. Gaps in disciplinary action, grade-level retention, classification into special education and Gifted and Talented, and Advanced Placement course-taking are large in magnitude and correlated. Racial…
Descriptors: African American Students, White Students, Racial Differences, Disproportionate Representation
Holzman, Brian; Salazar, Esmeralda Sánchez; Chukhray, Irina – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2020
This report examines the role of English learner (ELs) status in four-year college enrollment and bachelor's degree completion among Houston Independent School District (HISD) high school graduates. We divide students into four groups: students who are never classified as EL (hereafter referred to as "Never EL" students), ELs who are…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Course Selection (Students)
Dewey, Nelson Peter – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation is a qualitative, single case study of an international school in Brazil that explores how school administrators and teachers conceptualize international mindedness, and how it is developed within the curriculum of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. I provide a rich description of the context, developing four themes…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Classification, Semi Structured Interviews