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Direct linkYezierski, Ellen J.; Herrington, Deborah G. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2011
High school chemistry teachers' experiences learning science through lectures and verification labs make it difficult for them to transition to inquiry-based approaches called for in the U.S. National Science Education Standards. Unfortunately, widely implemented approaches to teacher professional development (PD) aimed at reform, such as…
Descriptors: High Schools, Action Research, Chemistry, Effect Size
Barrella, Kristi; Besden, Cheryl; Crow, Nita; Greenberg, Maya Delgado; Shrieves, Gary; Smith, Katie A.; Vickroy, Marcia – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2011
Like many other states, California is facing a daunting budget deficit, reportedly about $19 billion. Delayed budgets have held up the disbursement of money, affecting school programs in districts as well as at the California School for the Blind (CSB). The current financial constraints have had an impact on CSB's programs. Its department of seven…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Visually Impaired Mobility, Travel Training, Visual Impairments
Davies, Anne; Pantzopoulos, Kerry; Gray, Kathleen – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
The use of Web 2.0 communication practices in assessment may offer a new approach to assessment "as" learning, a goal for assessment that is more highly valued than assessment "of" and even "for" learning in the literature. This paper describes a case study of a wiki-writing assignment that aimed to achieve this goal. The stakes were high, in that…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Writing Exercises, Program Effectiveness, Postsecondary Education
Grant, Scott; Clerehan, Rosemary – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
For the second-language learner, the affordances of a virtual world have the potential to confer benefits conventionally aligned with real world experiences. However, little is known about the pedagogical benefits linked to the specific characteristics of the virtual world, let alone the issues arising for staff hoping to assess students'…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Program Effectiveness, Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics Education
Hung, Woei – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
The success of an intervention depends not only upon its theoretical soundness, but also on proper implementation that reflects the guidelines derived from its theoretical conception. Debates surrounding the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) have focused on its theoretical conception and students' learning outcomes, but implementation…
Descriptors: Evidence, Problem Based Learning, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
Lundeberg, Mary A.; Kang, Hosun; Wolter, Bjorn; delMas, Robert; Armstrong, Norris; Borsari, Bruno; Boury, Nancy; Brickman, Peggy; Hannam, Kristi; Heinz, Cheryl; Horvath, Thomas; Knabb, Maureen; Platt, Terry; Rice, Nancy; Rogers, Bill; Sharp, Joan; Ribbens, Eric; Maier, Kimberly S.; Deschryver, Mike; Hagley, Rodney; Goulet, Tamar; Herreid, Clyde F. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2011
Although interactive technology is presumed to increase student understanding in large classes, no previous research studies have empirically explored the effects of Clicker Cases on students' performance. A Clicker Case is a story (e.g., a problem someone is facing) that uses clickers (student response systems) to engage students in understanding…
Descriptors: Student Reaction, Program Effectiveness, Biology, Case Method (Teaching Technique)
Stillman, Jamy; Anderson, Lauren – Language Arts, 2011
Considerable research indicates that high-stakes accountability policies have the capacity to influence language arts instruction, particularly in urban, high-needs schools where pressure to increase test scores tends to be most acute. This article utilizes Cultural Historical Activity Theory to critically examine the constraints and affordances…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Student Teachers, Reading, Reading Programs
West, Anne; Mattei, Paola; Roberts, Jonathan – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2011
This paper focuses on accountability in school-based education in England. It explores notions of accountability and proposes a new framework for its analysis. It then identifies a number of types of accountability which are present in school-based education, and discusses each in terms of who is accountable to whom and for what. It goes on to…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Accountability
Download full textBrandes, Kendra; Randall, Kevin – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2011
This study sought to expand the extant literature regarding the effectiveness of a higher education service-learning project designed to increase students' civic and socially responsive knowledge and intentions. A class with a semester long service-learning component was administered a pre- and post-test assessment using multi-item scales to…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Citizenship Responsibility, Learning Experience, Pretests Posttests
Figlio, David; Hart, Cassandra M. D. – Education Next, 2011
Programs that enable students to attend private schools, including both vouchers and scholarships funded with tax credits, have become increasingly common in recent years. This study examines the impact of the nation's largest private school scholarship program on the performance of students who remain in the public schools. The Florida Tax Credit…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Tax Credits, Competition, Program Effectiveness
Bosu, R.; Dare, A.; Dachi, H.; Fertig, M. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2011
Headteachers working under conditions of severe hardship in Africa face tremendous challenges, often exacerbated by a sense of hopelessness and lack of agency to effect improvements within their school. This paper focuses on notions of leadership agency and "social justice" within an African educational context, with a specific focus on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Action Research, Instructional Leadership
Cohen, E. Judith; Brady, Michael P. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2011
This study investigated the effects of a reading intervention that integrated vowel pattern analysis and children's literature on the word decoding performance of second graders with reading disabilities. The intervention evaluated students' abilities to decode a set of training words using 3 common vowel patterns (syllable types), in isolation…
Descriptors: Decoding (Reading), Intervention, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Childrens Literature
Goodnough, Karen – Educational Action Research, 2011
This study focused on teacher perceptions of the long-term impacts of engaging in collaborative action research on professional identity and practice. This qualitative, phenomenological study focused on understanding the lived experiences of 10 teachers before, during, and after engaging in action research. Each teacher was interviewed before…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Action Research, Program Effectiveness, Cooperation
Johnson, Evelyn S.; Smith, Lori A. – Middle School Journal (J3), 2011
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a tiered model of service delivery being implemented in many middle grades schools. The authors provide an overview of RTI and describe the experience and outcomes of RTI implementation at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High. A discussion of lessons learned and implications for other middle schools considering RTI…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Intervention, Response to Intervention, Case Studies
Kallery, Maria – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
In the present study, we test the effectiveness of a teaching intervention aiming at acquainting children aged four to six years with the concept of the sphericity of the earth and the causes of the phenomenon of day and night. The treatment comprised three units of activities that were developed collaboratively by a researcher and early years…
Descriptors: Young Children, Action Research, Long Term Memory, Astronomy
