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From Policy to Practice: Parent Perceptions of the 2010 Federal School Lunch Mandate

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Golembiewski, Elizabeth H.; Askelson, Natoshia M.; Elchert, Daniel M.; Leicht, Erika A.; Scheidel, Carrie A.; Delger, Patti J. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2015

Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate parent awareness and perceptions of changes to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) implemented as a result of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHKA) of 2010. Methods: An online survey of parents of school age (K-12) children in a Midwestern state was conducted (n = 2,189). The…

Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, National Programs, Lunch Programs, Federal Legislation

School Nutrition Professionals' Usage and Perceptions of USDA Recipes and the Impact of Student Enrollment

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Rushing, Keith; Johnson, J. T. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2015

Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the frequency of usage of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Recipes for Schools and investigate factors influencing their usage. The relationship between these variables and school district size (student enrollment) was also investigated. Methods: An expert panel…

Descriptors: Food Service, Dining Facilities, Nutrition, School District Size

The Use of National Data Sets to Baseline Science Education Reform: Exploring Value-Added Approaches

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Homer, Matt; Ryder, Jim; Donnelly, Jim – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2011

This paper uses data from the National Pupil Database to investigate the differences in "performance" across the range of science courses available following the 2006 Key Stage 4 (KS4) science reforms in England. This is a value-added exploration (from Key Stage 3 [KS3] to KS4) aimed not at the student or the school level, but rather at…

Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Courses, Educational Change, Foreign Countries

Primary School Students' Attitudes towards Computer Based Testing and Assessment in Turkey

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Yurdabakan, Irfan; Uzunkavak, Cicek – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2012

This study investigated the attitudes of primary school students towards computer based testing and assessment in terms of different variables. The sample for this research is primary school students attending a computer based testing and assessment application via CITO-OIS. The "Scale on Attitudes towards Computer Based Testing and…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Testing, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students

The Nation's Report Card: Science in Action--Hands-On and Interactive Computer Tasks from the 2009 Science Assessment. NCES 2012-468

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National Center for Education Statistics, 2012

Science education is not just about learning facts in a classroom--it's about doing activities where students put their understanding of science principles into action. That's why two unique types of activity-based tasks were administered as part of the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment. In addition to the…

Descriptors: Investigations, Student Evaluation, Science Tests, National Competency Tests

The Nation's Report Card Mathematics 2011 State Snapshot Report. Nevada. Grade 4, Public Schools

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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011

Each state and jurisdiction that participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2011 mathematics assessment receives a one-page snapshot report that presents key findings and trends in a condensed format. Overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average score in 2011 to…