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The Impact of Course Rigor and Course-taking Patterns on High School Student Academic Growth
Author: Brad Newkirk
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 160
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Because of national, state, and local accountability to prepare students to be college and career-ready, secondary schools are looking for ways to maximize student academic growth while in high school. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between academic growth as measured by the changes in performance from students' 8th grade Explore test to their 11th drade ACT test and the characteristics of the student and his/her high school experience."--Abstract.
High School and Beyond, a National Longitudinal Study for the 1980s
High School and Beyond, a National Longitudinal Study for the 1980's
An Analysis of Course-taking Patterns in Secondary Schools as Related to Student Characteristics
Resources in Education
School and Classroom Organization
Author: Robert E. Slavin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-03-07
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1136564802
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Because the organization of the classroom and the school provide the framework for teaching and learning, this important volume reviews research that focuses on specific issues including: achievement effects of alternative school and classroom organizational practices, ability grouping, departmentalization, special and remedial programs, evaluation processes, and class size. The studies utilize realistic evaluations rather than laboratory or experimental data, and do not prescribe particular practices.
Transforming Curriculum for A Culturally Diverse Society
Author: Etta R. Hollins
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-18
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1135469423
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The intention of this book is to engage educators in transforming the public school curriculum for a culturally diverse society. This means more than including knowledge about diverse populations. It means reconceptualizing school practices through debate, deliberation, and collaboration involving the diverse voices that comprise the nation. Certain key questions must be addressed in this process: * What should be the purpose of schooling in a culturally diverse society? * Who should be involved in curriculum planning and what process should be employed? * How is the actualized curriculum differentiated? * What is the relationship between school practices and the structure of the larger society? * How should the curriculum be evaluated? The authors of the essays in this book address critical perspectives from which a framework is constructed for a discourse on planning curriculum for a culturally diverse society. In a substantive introduction, Hollins presents the major themes and overall goals of the book and describes how the readings in each of the four parts are linked to each other and to these themes and goals. Each part begins with critical questions and an overview to provide a framework and a focus for the readings that follow, and concludes with suggested learning experiences.
High school coursetaking findings from the Condition of education, 2007
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published:
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781422325391
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Visible Learning
Author: John Hattie
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008-11-19
Total Pages: 389
ISBN-13: 1134024126
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This unique and ground-breaking book is the result of 15 years research and synthesises over 800 meta-analyses on the influences on achievement in school-aged students. It builds a story about the power of teachers, feedback, and a model of learning and understanding. The research involves many millions of students and represents the largest ever evidence based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning. Areas covered include the influence of the student, home, school, curricula, teacher, and teaching strategies. A model of teaching and learning is developed based on the notion of visible teaching and visible learning. A major message is that what works best for students is similar to what works best for teachers – an attention to setting challenging learning intentions, being clear about what success means, and an attention to learning strategies for developing conceptual understanding about what teachers and students know and understand. Although the current evidence based fad has turned into a debate about test scores, this book is about using evidence to build and defend a model of teaching and learning. A major contribution is a fascinating benchmark/dashboard for comparing many innovations in teaching and schools.
