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Combining the Best of Two Worlds: A Conceptual Proposal for Evidence-Informed School Improvement
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Brown, Chris; Schildkamp, Kim; Hubers, Mireille D. – Educational Research, 2017
Background: Data-based decision-making (DBDM) and research-informed teaching practice (RITP) are key to teacher and school improvement. Currently, however, DBDM and RITP represent two distinct approaches to developing evidence-informed practice (EIP) and do not correspond to the all-encompassing notion of EIP envisaged by many academics and…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Evidence Based Practice, Teaching Methods, Decision Making
Investigation of the Factors Affecting the Pre-Test Effect in National Curriculum Science Assessment Development in England
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Pyle, Katie; Jones, Emily; Williams, Chris; Morrison, Jo – Educational Research, 2009
Background: All national curriculum tests in England are pre-tested as part of the development process. Differences in pupil performance between pre-test and live test are consistently found. This difference has been termed the pre-test effect. Understanding the pre-test effect is essential in the test development and selection processes and in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pretesting, Context Effect, National Curriculum
Basic Educational Skills of Asian Children at the End of Infant Schooling.
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Phillips, C. J.; Marvelly, Ann – Educational Research, 1984
Discusses a study that compared the basic educational skills of Asian children living in the United Kingdom to that of the indigenous White majority. In general, found that Asians achieved nearly average levels, and in socially disadvantaged areas, educational retardation was greater among the indigenous majority. (JOW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education