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Authoritative and Authoritarian-Inconsistent Teachers' Preferences for Teaching Methods and Instructional Goals
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Uibu, Krista; Kikas, Eve – Education 3-13, 2014
Preferences for teaching methods are influenced by several factors, including instructional goals, teacher's management style, experience and education. To discover in which ways primary school teachers with different management styles vary in their preferences for students' cognitive and social development, 128 teachers of Estonia were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Goal Orientation, Educational Objectives
How Do SREB States Gauge Student Achievement?
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Creech, Joseph D. – 1998
This report provides an analysis of academic achievement in Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states. Findings show that more students in the South are taking more challenging courses to prepare for college and careers. The percentage of high school graduates completing 4 years of English and 3 years each of social studies, mathematics, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
The Relationship of School Size to Scores Concerning the Individual and Society from the Montana Testing Service Examination.
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Edington, Everett D.; Gardener, Clark E. – Education, 1984
A study of elementary and secondary schools in Montana addressed the relationship between school size and student scores concerning the individual and society, e.g., fitness, citizenship, careers, and environmental issues. Although few correlations were significant, the majority of the results indicated that smaller schools received higher scores…
Descriptors: Careers, Citizenship Responsibility, Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives
A New Case for the Liberal Arts. Assessing Institutional Goals and Student Development.
Winter, David G.; And Others – 1981
The results of several cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of students at liberal arts colleges and other postsecondary institutions are reported to demonstrate that liberal arts education has beneficial effects not produced by any other kind of training. Chapters include: approaches to evaluating liberal education; measuring cognitive,…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Role, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
The Contribution of College to Student Growth: A Boise State University and National Public Colleges Perspective. Research Report.
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Belcheir, Marcia J. – 1999
This study compared the perceptions of Boise State University (BSU) students with those of other four-year college enrollees in the areas of importance of educational outcomes, college contributions to reaching educational outcomes, personal growth in a variety of areas, and college contributions to personal growth. The study used the American…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives
Outdoor Education for Emotionally Handicapped Students in Central New York. Final Report, September 1975. A Report on Project 75-940 for Handicapped Children Under Title VI-B (August 1, 1974-July 31, 1975).
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Miller, James – 1975
Pre- and post-tests were administered to three treatment (136 emotionally handicapped, 8 physically handicapped, and 79 trainable mentally retarded students) and two non-treatment groups (11 emotionally handicapped and 70 non-handicapped students) for purposes of assessing teacher, student, and program centered objectives. Administered or…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives, Emotional Disturbances