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Mertens, Steven B.; Falbe, Kristina N. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2021
Currently, there is a paucity of research concerning the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform's Schools to Watch national school improvement program. Of the handful of existing studies, very few have examined or addressed student learning or achievement. In this this study we systematically collected and analyzed data from the 34…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Educational Improvement, Best Practices, Educational Practices
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Chen, Xiangming; Wei, Ge; Jiang, Shuling – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2017
Previous research concerning teacher practical knowledge has revealed its epistemological foundations, content structure and research methodology, but little research examines its ethical dimension. Based on a four-year project in China, this study probes the ethical dimension of an experienced teacher's practical knowledge, explicated in a…
Descriptors: Ethics, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Epistemology
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Feniger, Yariv; Israeli, Mirit; Yehuda, Smadar – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2016
The use of standardised tests as a central tool in education policy has in recent decades become a common feature of many national education systems. In 2002 the Israeli Ministry of Education introduced new mandatory state tests for primary and middle schools. The article describes the adoption of these low-stakes tests and assesses their impact…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Standardized Tests, Primary Education, Elementary Secondary Education