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Direct linkBigham, Gary D.; Riney, Mark R. – Current Issues in Education, 2014
As educational needs of students change in response to changing demographics, economic factors, workforce needs, and school accountability requirements, school leaders must continually monitor and adjust curricula and associated methods of instructional delivery to increase student learning. The analysis of student performance data is a critical…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, School Administration, Instructional Leadership, Management Information Systems
Peer reviewedClark, David M.; Slate, John R.; Combs, Julie P.; Moore, George W. – Current Issues in Education, 2013
We analyzed the effect of grade span configurations (i.e., 6-8 versus K-8) on reading and math performance in Texas public schools for the last 5 school years. Participants in this study were 628 Texas schools (i.e., 314 middle schools and 314 K-8 schools) distributed across the 5 school years examined. Schools configured as K-8 schools were…
Descriptors: Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Middle School Students
Martinez-Garcia, Cynthia; LaPrairie, Kimberly; Slate, John R. – Current Issues in Education, 2011
The researchers examined the most recent year of data (i.e., 2008-2009) from the Texas Academic Excellence Indicator System regarding accountability ratings and student characteristics (i.e., ethnicity, programmatic enrollment, mobility) in elementary schools (n = 4,110). Accountability ratings (i.e., Exemplary, Recognized, Academically…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Academic Achievement, Accountability, Student Characteristics
Bigham, Gary; Ray, Jan – Current Issues in Education, 2012
This ex post facto, causal-comparative research study examined student reading performance data within a school district before and after a school district-wide decision to alter the reading curriculum in response to local political pressure from parents. Data analysis revealed that test scores dropped to a significantly lower level, especially…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged, School Districts, Data Analysis
