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50 Years of ERIC
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Montecinos, Carmen; Madrid, Romina; Fernández, María Beatriz; Ahumada, Luis – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2014
The current study examined the goal orientations that could be inferred from how teachers from six municipal schools in Chile described their understandings, emotions, and behaviors during their participation in the assessment phase of the School Management Quality Assurance System. Content analysis of focus group interview transcripts evidenced…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation, Teacher Motivation, Quality Assurance
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Swan, Gerry M.; Guskey, Thomas R.; Jung, Lee Ann – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine parents' and teachers' perceptions of standards-based and traditional report cards. Participants included 115 parents/guardians of students from a single, midsize school district that had implemented a standards-based report card. During the first two marking periods, all parents/guardians…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Report Cards, Academic Standards
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Goff, Peter T; Goldring, Ellen; Bickman, Leonard – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2014
The aim of this study is to determine the extent to which principals' self-ratings of leadership effectiveness coincide with their teachers' perceptions of their leadership effectiveness. Furthermore, we explore several characteristics of teachers and principals in an attempt to identify the factors that may predict congruence in…
Descriptors: Principals, Teacher Attitudes, Leadership Effectiveness, Administrator Attitudes
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Muñoz, Marco A.; Scoskie, Julie R.; French, Diana L. – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2013
Given the international need to improve student learning, there is nothing more important than classroom teachers. Obtaining a deeper understanding of effective classrooms is a priority if educational reform efforts are to succeed in any educational system around the world. In the last decade, educational researchers have expanded the knowledge…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Reading Achievement, Urban Teaching
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Safavi, Seyedeh Azadeh; Bakar, Kamariah Abu; Tarmizi, Rohani Ahmad; Alwi, Nor Hayati – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2013
Enhancing quality of instruction can be defined as the main purpose of instructional evaluation procedures in universities. Many universities collect and analyze feedback information from student ratings for the purpose of instructional improvement. Nevertheless, concrete research evidence is still needed to explore whether this purpose has been…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Instructional Improvement, Educational Quality, Evaluation
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O'Pry, Stephen C.; Schumacher, Gary – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2012
This study was conducted with first-year teachers. It provided insight into two key research questions: (1) What were the perceptions of new teachers regarding a standards-based performance appraisal system as it was implemented on their campus? (2) What factors contributed to the perceptions of new teachers regarding this system as it was…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Student Evaluation, Academic Standards
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Flores, Maria Assuncao – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2012
This paper draws upon a broader piece of research aimed at investigating the implementation process of a recent policy on teacher appraisal in Portugal. Two case studies were carried out and a combination of methods for data collection was used. Findings suggest that teachers' perceptions are marked by uncertainty and scepticism. Amongst the most…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes
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Ekuri, Emmanuel Etta; Egbai, Julius Michael; Ita, Caroline Iserome – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2011
This study evaluated perceived assessment practices needs among social studies teachers in Cross River State, Nigeria, in relation to some teacher factors (attitude towards social studies, sex, teaching experience and educational qualification). Subjects who participated in this study were 297 social studies teachers (144 males and 153 females)…
Descriptors: Teacher Qualifications, Construct Validity, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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Liu, Shujie; Meng, Lingqi – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2009
Since the 1920's many researchers have conducted studies exploring the qualities of good teachers. However, a limited number of empirical studies have been conducted in the People's Republic of China (hereafter called China). The current study has two objectives. The first one aims to compare a good teacher's characteristics in China and the USA.…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis