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Ross, John A.; Cousins, J. Bradley; Gadalla, Tahany; Hannay, Lynne – 1999
This paper examines how teachers' expectations of their ability to produce student learning varies within teaching assignments. In the study described here, 359 teachers in 9 restructuring secondary schools in 1 district estimated their ability to perform common teaching tasks in 4 of the courses they expected to teach in the coming school year.…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, School Restructuring, Secondary Education
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Ross, John A.; Hogaboam-Gray, Anne; Hannay, Lynne – Elementary School Journal, 2001
Examined effects of a change in teacher efficacy on primary school students' computer cognitions and skills when students moved to a new grade. Found that teacher efficacy explained 7 to 9 percent of student outcome variance. Effects were stronger when district inservice training was differentiated, distributed throughout the information period,…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education
Ross, John A.; Hogaboam-Gray, Anne; Hannay, Lynne – 1999
This study examined the collateral effects of WiggleWorks, an interactive literacy program, in two settings: a cohort study comparing random samples of grade 1-2 students (n=452) before and after software implementation and a longitudinal sample tracing students from Kindergarten to grade 1 (n=126). WiggleWorks contributed to greater student use…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Evaluation, Grade 1