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Salgado, Robina; Mundy, Marie-Anne; Kupczynski, Lori; Challoo, Linda – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2018
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of teacher efficacy, the type of certification route taken by individuals, the number of content hours taken in the sciences, field-based experience and class size on middle school student achievement as measured by the 8th grade STAAR in a region located in South Texas. This data provides…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Teacher Certification, Course Content
Gagne, Jeff – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2012
Most states nationwide have had policies for several decades that limit the number of students assigned to public K-12 classrooms. Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states, led by Tennessee and Texas, spearheaded this effort in the 1980s, and SREB's own "Legislative Briefings" have marked the growth of class-size policies across…
Descriptors: Class Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Educational Policy
Session, Nathaniel D. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine a suburban, non-Title school that was rated "Recognized" on state testing but missed Adequate Yearly Progress. The goal was to understand what non-Title I schools do to address gaps by studying the academic culture of the school. Foster High School was the school chosen for this…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Suburban Schools, Academic Achievement
Council of Chief State School Officers, 2012
Few questions in public education discourse benefit as much from research-based evidence as the question of class size--the pursuit of the ideal number of students that should be co-located for any particular period of instruction. But for policymakers, research on class size can be an embarrassment of riches, and much of the research appears to…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Educational Change, Class Size, Public Education
Beckner, Gary, Ed. – Association of American Educators Foundation, 2008
"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Superteacher (What if "Improving Teacher…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Effectiveness, National Surveys, Educational Change
Beckner, Gary, Ed. – Association of American Educators, 2008
"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Quality Counts: Doesn't It? (Kate Walsh and…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Policy, Annual Reports, Class Size
Lopez, Omar S. – 1995
This study investigated the relationship between classroom student diversity (how students differ in their attributes, educational requirements, learning styles) and teacher capacity (skills, abilities, knowledge) to student performance in Texas public schools. Teacher ethnicity and gender, class size, and classroom per pupil expenditure were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Research, Cultural Differences