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Vidergor, Hava E. – Curriculum Journal, 2018
The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the multidimensional curriculum model (MdCM) in the development of higher-order thinking skills in a sample of 394 elementary and secondary school students in Israel. The study employed a quantitative quasi-experimental pre-post design, using a study module based on MdCM, comparing intervention group…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Curriculum, Elementary School Students
Goldhaber, Dan; Hansen, Michael – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2012
In this paper we report on work estimating the stability of value-added estimates of teacher effects, an important area of investigation given public interest in workforce policies that implicitly assume effectiveness is a stable attribute within teachers. The results strongly reject the hypothesis that teacher performance is completely stable…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Time Perspective, Job Performance, Teacher Characteristics
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Schoeneberger, Jason A. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2012
The elementary and middle grades are a time of great developmental changes with the potential to impact children's longer-term growth. As students progress through their formal schooling during these time periods, the potential exists for children either to follow a course of healthy development associated with positive outcomes or to experience…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropouts, At Risk Students, Identification