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Bain, Jennifer – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2010
This paper charts the development of a conceptual model for student involvement in assessment practice. This development seeks, through an exploration of literature in the field, to locate pedagogy that: (1) supports partnerships in assessment that lead to empowered autonomous learners; and (2) provides opportunities for student voice that support…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Empowerment, Student Evaluation, Student Participation
Owolabi, Henry O.; Onuka, Adams O. U. – African Higher Education Review, 2010
This study obtained basic information from teachers and students on the challenges and prospects of implementing continuous assessment (CA) in the Nigerian school system. Secondary Schools in Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State, located in the central region of Nigeria were sampled for use in the study. It employed survey research design…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Pilot Projects, Educational Assessment
Holoviak, Stephen J.; Verney, Thomas P.; Weigle, Jerry A.; Holoviak, Justin S. – Journal of Case Studies in Accreditation and Assessment, 2010
The purpose of this paper was to provide a demonstration of the assessment methods and processes that are used by the John L. Grove College of Business to assess student outcomes and how these assessments relate to mission and strategy.
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Educational Assessment, Outcomes of Education, Institutional Mission
Bloxham, Kristy Taylor – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The objective of this study was to examine the use of frequent, anonymous student course surveys as a tool in supporting continuous quality improvement (CQI) principles in online instruction. The study used a qualitative, multiple-case design involving four separate online courses. Analysis methods included pattern matching/explanation building,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Instructional Design, Total Quality Management
Baeza, Marco A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study analyzed skills, strategies, and theories that new middle school principals used to be successful during their transition period (the first 90 days) in turnaround schools. Based on research on transitions, three research questions guided the study: 1. Do middle school principals in a turnaround school situation find the transition…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Trust (Psychology), Academic Achievement, Statistical Analysis
Jin, Hui – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Global warming is one of the most serious environmental challenges we are facing today. Two science topics are important for students to understand how and why people's everyday energy consumption activities contribute to global warming. These two topics are: carbon-transforming processes and energy. They have been recognized as core content…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Conservation, Climate, Evaluation Methods
Pfautz, Charles Van Vleck – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Computer assisted guidance systems may adapt well to various models of academic advising, and they have the ability to address the challenge of meeting the diverse advising needs of community college students without sacrificing the integrity of academic advising (Fowkes & McWhirter, 2007). The purpose of this qualitative case study was to assess…
Descriptors: Required Courses, College Students, Career Planning, Intervention
Robick, Candace M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research indicates that there is a connection between special education students' success and the individual education program (IEP) team's integration of efforts in preparing special education students for postsecondary options in education or work. Little research has been conducted on special education students' and parents/guardians'…
Descriptors: Graduates, Social Change, Program Development, Special Education
Loper, Timothy K. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this mixed method study was to discover whether training in understanding relationships between variables would help students read and interpret equations for the purposes of problem solving in physics. Twenty students from two physics classes at a private Catholic high school participated in a one group pretest-posttest unit with…
Descriptors: Test Results, Critical Thinking, Equations (Mathematics), Intervention
Bibi, Tauqir – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The Carnegie Learning Cognitive Tutor curricula are based on cognitive models, which include a representation of the learner's thinking, strategies, and misconceptions. The Cognitive Tutor curricula typically speed up learning and yield greater learning as compared to traditional math curricula (Morgan & Ritter, 2002; Sarkis, 2004; Koedinger,…
Descriptors: Tutors, Geometry, Misconceptions, Core Curriculum
Orozco, Edith Aimee – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The objective of this research was to compare Career Technical Education--16 Career Pathway high school participants with non-participants on academic achievement, development of technical skills and school engagement. Academic achievement was measured by Exit Level Math and English Language Arts Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS)…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, High Schools, Academic Achievement, School Surveys
Calveric, Sarah B. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Increased state and federal accountability measures have made the assessment of student performance one of the most critical responsibilities of classroom teachers; yet, inadequate opportunities for preservice and inservice training leave many teachers feeling ill-prepared for this task. Adding to the complexity of building teachers' assessment…
Descriptors: Student Certification, Teacher Attitudes, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Reardon, Sean F. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
Instrumental variable estimators hold the promise of enabling researchers to estimate the effects of educational treatments that are not (or cannot be) randomly assigned but that may be affected by randomly assigned interventions. Examples of the use of instrumental variables in such cases are increasingly common in educational and social science…
Descriptors: Social Science Research, Least Squares Statistics, Computation, Correlation
Nguyen-Hernandez, Amy – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to redress the paucity of research regarding superintendents and their role in implementing parent and community involvement policies. Another aim was to examine which types of parent and community involvement practices, if any, may be related to student achievement. A mixed methods inquiry was applied. The Measure…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation, Community Involvement, Academic Achievement
Cirillo, Mary Grupe – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of Virginia school divisions' policy of paying the fee for students to take Advanced Placement exams on Advanced Placement course enrollment, the number of Advanced Placement exams taken by students, the average scores earned and the percent of students earning qualifying scores of 3, 4, or 5…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Lunch Programs, Academic Achievement, School Size

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