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Orientation and Mobility, Reading, and Math: Analysis of Data for Children with Visual Impairments from the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study
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Anderson, Dawn L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation research comprised three studies focused on vision-specific skills, and their association with functional and academic outcomes for school-age students with visual impairment. The studies involved analysis of secondary data for 850 students with visual impairment who participated in the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Core Curriculum, Sample Size, Reading Fluency
Data, Data Everywhere: Bringing All the Data Together for Continuous School Improvement
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Bernhardt, Victoria L. – Eye on Education, 2009
This book is an easy-to-read primer that describes what it takes to increase student achievement at every grade level, subject area, and student group. Readers will learn how to use data to drive their continuous improvement process as they develop an appreciation of the various types of data, uses for data, and how data are involved with the…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Vision, Data Analysis, Educational Improvement
Missouri Rural School Board Governance and Student Performance
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Harris, Zach; Webster, Amanda Beeler – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Through research, data collection, and analysis, this descriptive project examined rural Missouri school board governance practices. The study focused on Missouri rural schools with a student population of 400 to 1000. Effective school board members, as questionnaire respondents, were identified as having served rural Missouri school districts…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Community Involvement, Academic Achievement, Team Training
Constructivist Learning and Teaching of Optics Concepts Using ICT Tools in Greek Primary School: A Pilot Study
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Tekos, George; Solomonidou, Christina – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2009
This pilot study documents the design and evaluation results of an innovative teaching approach with the use of ICT regarding the optics concepts of light reflection and diffusion, and vision in Greek primary school. First there was a survey of 140 students to ascertain their initial ideas regarding these concepts. On the basis of the results of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Computer Assisted Instruction, Optics, Computer Software
Strategic Planning in Distance Education
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Kilfoil, Wendy R. – Distance Education and Training Council, 2003
The purpose of strategic planning is to align the institution with the external environment. In fact, it is a complex solution to a complex problem. Environmental change is inevitable and it will always impact one's institution sooner or later. It is better to be proactive, thoughtful, and in charge of change, than to be always in a reactive mode…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Distance Education, Vision, Data Analysis
Structural Equation Modeling for High School Principals' Data-Driven Decision Making: An Analysis of Information Use Environments
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Luo, Mingchu – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2008
Background: Accountability demands are increasingly pushing school leaders to explore more data and do more sophisticated analyses. Data-driven decision making (DDDM) has become an emerging field of practice for school leadership and a central focus of education policy and practice. Purpose: This study examined principals' DDDM practices and…
Descriptors: Research Design, Structural Equation Models, Vision, Decision Making