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Jorgensen, Estelle R.; Ward-Steinman, Patrice Madura – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine evidence of a hypothesized shift in the operative research paradigms in music education during the first quarter century of the publication of the "Journal of Research in Music Education," during the period 1953 to 1978. This shift was from humanities-oriented historical and philosophical studies…
Descriptors: Music Education, Educational Research, Educational History, Educational Change
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Addonizio, Michael F.; Kearney, C. Philip; Gawlik, Marytza A. – Educational Considerations, 2015
In the quest to raise student achievement in low-performing urban schools, researchers often point to the central importance of recruitment and retention of a high quality teacher workforce (Lankford, Loeb and Wyckoff 2002; Rivkin, Hanushek and Kain 2005; Jacob 2007). At the same time, advocates have proposed charter schools not only as a means to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Public Schools, Charter Schools
Harris, Cydnie Ellen Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The effect of the leadership style of the secondary school principal on student achievement in select public schools in Louisiana was examined in this study. The null hypothesis was that there was no statistically significant difference between principal leadership style and student academic achievement. The researcher submitted the LEAD-Self…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Secondary School Students, Leadership Styles, Academic Achievement
Stock, Jason John – Online Submission, 2013
In this empirical study, teacher reported knowledge, use, preparation, and importance of higher-level thinking summative assessment questions were analyzed. This study was conducted using a survey distributed to seven Minnesota high schools that represented urban, suburban, and rural settings. Survey responses were cross tabulated with demographic…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Knowledge Level, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Critical Thinking
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Fleiss, Joseph L.; Cuzick, Jack – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1979
A reliability study is illustrated in which subjects are judged on a dichotomous trait by different sets of judges, possibly unequal in number. A kappa-like measure of reliability is proposed, its correspondence to an intraclass correlation coefficient is pointed out, and a test for its statistical significance is presented. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Classification, Correlation, Individual Characteristics, Informal Assessment
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Atkins, David C.; Bedics, Jamie D.; Mcglinchey, Joseph B.; Beauchaine, Theodore P. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
Measures of clinical significance are frequently used to evaluate client change during therapy. Several alternatives to the original method devised by N. S. Jacobson, W. C. Follette, & D. Revenstorf (1984) have been proposed, each purporting to increase accuracy. However, researchers have had little systematic guidance in choosing among…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Statistical Significance, Outcomes of Treatment, Behavior Change