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ERIC Number: EJ679241
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
Do OFSTED Inspections of Secondary Schools Make a Difference to GCSE Results?
Shaw, I.; Newton, D. P.; Aitkin, M.; Darnell, R.
British Educational Research Journal, v29 n1 p63 75 Feb 2003
States that examination results for 3000+ Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) inspected secondary schools, offering General Certificate of Secondary Education student examinations during the 1992 1997 inspection cycle, were modeled statistically. Finds that schools currently with higher or lower achievement averages saw slight improvement. Discusses some implications for school improvement. (BT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Inspection, School Effectiveness, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: General Certificate of Secondary Education; United Kingdom
Note: The British Educational Research Journal is a refereed journal.