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Factors Influencing Students' Academic Self-Efficacy in Related Domains
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Preeta Hinduja; Razia Fakir Mohammad; Sohni Siddiqui – SAGE Open, 2024
The importance of a person's belief in their own academic abilities cannot be overstated when it comes to pursuing further education and selecting a career aligned with their studies. This research investigates the influence of family dynamics and background, behavior and values, school experiences and out-of-school experiences on academic…
Descriptors: Influences, Self Efficacy, Family Characteristics, Family Relationship
Data as a Lever for Improving Instruction and Student Achievement
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Simmons, Warren – Teachers College Record, 2012
This commentary draws on the articles in this issue to underscore the importance of community engagement and districtwide capacity building as central to efforts to use data to inform accountability and choice, along with school and instructional improvement. The author cautions against treating data as an all-purpose tool absent adequate…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Community Involvement, Instructional Improvement, Data
Developing a Useful and Integrative STEM Disciplinary Language
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Capraro, Robert M.; Barroso, Luciana R.; Nite, Sandra; Rice, Devyn; Lincoln, Yvonna; Young, Jamaal; Young, Jemimah – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2018
STEM disciplinary language is a necessary component for STEM success. It can be developed through experiences and attention to the development of STEM activities that are rich in language and can be acquired through practical experiences and systematic practice. Secondary students participated in an informal STEM summer camp where they learned to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Language Usage, Vocabulary, Secondary School Students
Montgomery County Public Schools Annual Report to the Community, 2014 [Summary]
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Montgomery County Public Schools, 2015
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is more than a school system, it is a community. It's a community of people working together to provide Montgomery County students with an education that prepares them for success today, tomorrow, and in the years to come. That is MCPS' core purpose: to prepare students to thrive in their future. The Annual…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Counties, Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement
Follow-up Study of 1994 Graduates. Evaluation Report.
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Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1995
To determine what graduates in Saginaw, Michigan, (n=491) from two high schools had been doing since leaving school 9 months earlier, a 12-item survey instrument was distributed via mail and telephone. Respondents (n=370) were directed to identify issues relating to their post-secondary education, employment status, and perception/evaluation of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Involvement, Cooperation
Higher Education Survey, 1995. Evaluation Report.
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Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1995
The major purpose of the Higher Education Survey (25 statements rated 1=very well to 5=very poor) was to determine if there is agreement between higher educators ratings, those of employers, and graduates themselves in terms of Saginaw (Michigan) Schools'"graduate standards" which are: (1) academic achiever; (2) self-directed learner;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College School Cooperation, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Involvement