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Maerten-Rivera, Jaime; Ahn, Soyeon; Lanier, Kimberly; Diaz, Jennifer; Lee, Okhee – Elementary School Journal, 2016
This study was part of the Promoting Science among English Language Learners (P-SELL) efficacy study, a research and development project that implemented a curricular and professional development intervention to improve science achievement of English Language Learners (ELLs) in urban elementary schools. The study used a cluster randomized control…
Descriptors: Intervention, High Stakes Tests, English Language Learners, Science Education
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Tschannen-Moran, Megan; McMaster, Peggy – Elementary School Journal, 2009
This quasi-experimental study tested the potency of different sources of self-efficacy beliefs. Respondents were primary teachers (N = 93) in 9 schools who completed surveys of their self-efficacy beliefs and level of implementation of a new teaching strategy for beginning readers before and after participating in 1 of 4 formats of professional…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Faculty Development, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Troia, Gary A.; Lin, Shin-ju Cindy; Cohen, Steven; Monroe, Brandon W. – Elementary School Journal, 2011
This article reports the findings from a year-long study of 6 writing teachers in an urban elementary school who also received intensive professional development in writing instruction from a nonprofit organization. Repeated observations demonstrated that the teachers displayed consistency in their use of the core instructional elements associated…
Descriptors: Writing Workshops, Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Writing Teachers