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The Power of Numbers: The Adoption and Consequences of National Low-Stakes Standardised Tests in Israel

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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

Teacher Performance and Student Learning: Linking Evidence from Two National Assessment Programmes

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Taut, Sandy; Valencia, Edgar; Palacios, Diego; Santelices, Maria V.; Jiménez, Daniela; Manzi, Jorge – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2016

This paper investigates the validity of a national, standards-based teacher evaluation programme by examining the relationship between teachers' evaluation results and their students' learning progress. We used census achievement data that assessed the same cohort of students at the end of 8th and 10th grade. We applied multilevel modelling and…

Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, National Programs

An Evaluation of the 4-H "Health Rocks" Program: Implications for Program Improvement

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Self, Carlton; Morgan, A. Christian; Fuhrman, Nicholas E.; Navarro, Maria – Journal of Drug Education, 2013

The National 4-H Council developed the Health Rocks substance abuse educational program to prevent youth from engaging in risky behaviors. The program was presented in 2010 to more than 8,000 middle school youth in Georgia. A post-then-pre evaluation was conducted with youth who completed 10 hours of instruction to determine if changes in youth…

Descriptors: Health Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement, Drug Education

Chinese EFL Teachers' Application of E-Educology of Foreign Languages: An Investigation Based on TPACK Framework

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Xiaobin, Liu; Wei, Zhang; Huiwen, Zhong; Lijun, Jiang – Teaching English with Technology, 2014

For the past few years, TPACK has become a hot issue in the research fields of teacher education, integration of Information Technology (IT) and curricula as well as teacher knowledge. Besides, more and more concerns have been on TPACK of teachers in different subjects. Based on the TPACK Theory, the author uses questionnaires and interviews to…

Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction

Time to Grow: Year Two Report on ExpandED Schools. A TASC Report

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Traill, Saskia; Brohawn, Katie – ExpandED Schools, 2014

An analysis of data from the second year of The After-School Corporation's (TASC's) national demonstration of an expanded school day for elementary and middle school students shows that ExpandED Schools improved school culture, decreased rates of students' chronic absenteeism and helped students develop positive learning habits and attitudes.…

Descriptors: Extended School Day, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, School Culture

The Nation's Report Card Science 2011 State Snapshot Report. Delaware. Grade 8, Public Schools

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National Center for Education Statistics, 2012

A representative sample of 122,000 eighth-graders participated in the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment, which is designed to measure students' knowledge and abilities in the areas of physical science, life science, and Earth and space sciences. This report covers the overall results, achievement level…