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Calibration in Goal Setting: Examining the Nature of Judgments of Confidence
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Hadwin, Allyson F.; Webster, Elizabeth A. – Learning and Instruction, 2013
This study examined the nature of confidence judgments associated with personal goal setting during undergraduate studying episodes. Calibration was examined between paired judgments of confidence and self-evaluations of goal attainment made over nine consecutive weeks. Participants were 170 students enrolled in a first-year undergraduate course…
Descriptors: Measurement, Goal Orientation, Value Judgment, Self Esteem
Do School Districts Matter?
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Whitehurst, Grover J.; Chingos, Matthew M.; Gallaher, Michael R. – Brookings Institution, 2013
School districts occupy center stage in education reform in the U.S. They manage nearly all public funding and are frequently the locus of federal and state reform initiatives, e.g., instituting meaningful teacher evaluation systems. Financial compensation for district leaders is high, with many being paid more than the chief state school officers…
Descriptors: School Districts, Superintendents, Academic Achievement, Influences
The Motivation of Teachers to Produce Human Capital and Conform to Their Social Contexts
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Youngs, Peter; Frank, Kenneth; Thum, Yeow Meng; Low, Mark – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2012
In this chapter, the authors develop a theory to explain the effects of mentoring and induction activities on new teachers' commitment, instructional quality, and effectiveness, and they describe how utility functions can express variation in these outcomes. Then they explicate the role of three-level models (i.e., with random effects) in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, Social Behavior, Testing