Author : Rosalba Martinez
Publisher :
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 35,25 MB
Release : 2006
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Jeanne Marie Kahn
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 10,91 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Education and state
ISBN :
During the period of school accountability, standardized testing has been utilized to gauge the effectiveness of schools as required under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). This case study explored teachers' perceptions regarding the implementation of NCLB on curriculum, instruction, and assessment. One hundred twenty-two teachers from a high performing suburban school district took part in the study. All participants took The National Board on Educational Testing and Public Policy (NBETPP) online site survey. The survey was consistent with the requirements of the National IRB. Data compiled from The NBETPP were analyzed to gain insight on teachers' perceptions about state-mandated testing and its impact on classroom curriculum, instruction, assessment. The online survey contained a follow-up open-ended question which provided participants with the opportunity to enhance survey responses. In addition, historical data on initiatives implemented by the district were also analyzed by the researcher.
Author : Richard D. Deniston
Publisher :
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 22,91 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Elementary school teachers
ISBN :
Author : James McLeskey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 33,41 MB
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 100045620X
Now in its Second Edition, this seminal handbook offers a comprehensive exploration of how students with disabilities might be provided classrooms and schools that are both inclusive and effective. With an enhanced focus on the elementary level, this new edition provides readers with a richer, more holistic understanding of how inclusive settings operate in K-5, featuring expanded chapters on principal engagement, teacher preparation, district-level support, school-based improvement practices, and more. Fully revised and updated to reflect changes in the field, each chapter synthesizes the research, explores if and how this knowledge is currently used in schools, and addresses the implications for practice and directions for future research.
Author : James McLeskey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 23,83 MB
Release : 2014-05-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 1136242422
Over the last decade, the educational context for students with disabilities has significantly changed primarily as a result of mandates contained in NCLB and IDEA. The purpose of this book is to summarize the research literature regarding how students might be provided classrooms and schools that are both inclusive and effective. Inclusive schools are defined as places where students with disabilities are valued and active participants in academic and social activities and are given supports that help them succeed. Effectiveness is addressed within the current movement toward multi-tiered systems of support and evidence-based practices that meet the demands of high-stakes accountability.
Author : Ellen DeeAnn Powell
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,44 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Education, Elementary
ISBN :
Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, the demand for accountability in schools across America has put a spotlight on teacher quality. As part of the focus on school improvement, one area that is sometimes overlooked is teacher evaluation (Varlas, 2009). Within the research, studies can be found that show a relationship between school climate and the effectiveness of teacher evaluation systems (King, 2003: Stronge, 2006; Wilson & Natriello, 1987). It has also been found that effective teacher evaluation can improve school climate (Colby, Bradshaw, & Joyner, 2002). Learning how the overall climate of a school relates to the evaluation process could be beneficial to school administrators and teachers alike. The purpose of this study was to investigate elementary school teachers' perceptions of their school climate and determine if a relationship existed between those perceptions and the perceptions they have of their formative and summative evaluations. This quantitative study was conducted in 35 public elementary schools within a southeast urban area of Houston, Texas. The Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire for Elementary Schools (Hoy, Tarter, & Kottkamp, 1991) was administered to the schools' teaching staff to determine teacher perceptions of their school climate. Additionally, the Teacher Evaluation Profile (Stiggins & Duke, 1988) was given to determine the perceptions of teachers related to their most recent evaluation experiences. Data from the 746 participating teachers was analyzed using a Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient and Partial Least Squares (PLS) Modeling to assess the relationship between school climate and the teachers perceptions of evaluation effectiveness. The findings indicated that correlations of scores for the various subtests on the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire Elementary version (OCDQ-RE) with the scores for the various subtests on the Teacher Evaluation Profile (TEP) existed in the direction that supports the stated hypotheses. The six PLS path models defined in this study have practical and/or theoretical significance to predict the relationships between elementary school climate and teacher perceptions regarding evaluation. By understanding the relationship between school climate and teacher evaluation, principals will be better equipped to improve their schools and meet the challenges of NCLB.
Author : Brian M. Stecher
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 35,63 MB
Release : 2010-04-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 0833049852
Studies suggest that the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001's goal of 100 percent of U.S. students proficient in reading and mathematics by 2014 will not be met. The authors recommend more-uniform state academic standards and teacher requirements and broader measures of student learning, including more subjects and tests of higher-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Author : James H. McMillan
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 40,46 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 1412995876
The Sage Handbook of Research on Classroom Assessment provides scholars, professors, graduate students, and other researchers and policy makers in the organizations, agencies, testing companies, and school districts with a comprehensive source of research on all aspects of K-12 classroom assessment. The handbook emphasizes theory, conceptual frameworks, and all varieties of research (quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods) to provide an in-depth understanding of the knowledge base in each area of classroom assessment and how to conduct inquiry in the area. It presents classroom assessment research to convey, in depth, the state of knowledge and understanding that is represented by the research, with particular emphasis on how classroom assessment practices affect student achieventment and teacher behavior. Editor James H. McMillan and five Associate Editors bring the best thinking and analysis from leading classroom assessment researchers on the nature of the research, making significant contributions to this prominent and hotly debated topic in education.
Author : Kathryn F. Lowry
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 21,32 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Teacher educators
ISBN :
This thesis analyzes teachers’ perceptions of the impact NCLB has on classrooms every day. It begins with a brief literature review analyzing and synthesizing editorial articles that discuss perceptions of the successes and shortcomings of NCLB. It then describes and discusses a survey study conducted amongst teachers in Southern Virginia. Thirty teachers from three counties were surveyed, and, as expected, when given space to respond freely, they responded with negative comments toward NCLB. However, when asked to rank the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on student success and teacher effectiveness the surveyed teachers expressed a neutral impact. These mixed results indicate a need for further studies.
Author : Pauline R. Weigart
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 27,9 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781604560602
Teaching is a profession which is so enormous and so packed with significance that the issues related to it have a consistently high ranking with members of society in virtually every public opinion poll. These issues include multicultural education, teacher training and accreditation, burn-out, teaching under conditions particular to a certain country worldwide, student behaviour and preparation, computers in the classroom, parental influence on the teaching process, the changing curriculum and its meaning for teaching, budgetary problems, and a multitude of similar issues. This new book presents issues current to the teaching and education.
