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Direct linkBrooks, Sherri L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this correlational study was to determine if there was a relationship between professional learning community (PLC), personal teacher efficacy (PTE), and student achievement. The study examined teacher perception of PLC implementation and PET as it related to student achievement at the high school level on the Virginia End-of Course…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Teacher Effectiveness, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
Jones, Brett D.; Wilkins, Jesse L. M.; Long, Margaret H.; Wang, Feihong – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2012
Blackwell et al. (Child Development 78(1):246-263, 2007) tested a motivational model of achievement in which an incremental theory of intelligence leads to learning goals and positive effort beliefs, which leads to fewer ability-based, helpless attributions, and more positive strategies, which leads to improved grades. In the present study, we…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Suburban Schools, Cognitive Processes, Child Development
Sontam, Varalakshmi; Gabriel, George – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Previous research shows that there are individual differences in academic achievement associated with gender and race. Research also suggests that student engagement is an important determinant of student outcomes/achievement. The present study explored student engagement at an extra-large community college. It specifically investigated possible…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement, Suburban Schools, Community Colleges
Yesbeck, Diana Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In the current era of student accountability, coupled with high-stakes testing, schools have focused on the alignment of standardized curriculums and assessments. However, developing standardized grading practices are still under examination. Grading serves as an important responsibility, yet many teachers still find the process a challenge of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grades (Scholastic), Grading, Suburban Schools
Grimes, Tameshia Vaden – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This descriptive, non-experimental, quantitative study was designed to answer the broad question, "What do grades mean?" Core academic subject middle school teachers from one large, suburban school district in Virginia were administered an electronic survey that asked them to report on aspects of their grading practices and assessment…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Grades (Scholastic), Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedMcMillan, James H.; Reed, Daisy F. – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 1994
Studied perceptions of at-risk students in elementary, middle, and high school who were academically successful. Findings from 62 students from urban, suburban, and rural Virginia show the personality characteristics, dispositions, and beliefs that promoted academic success, regardless of background. Internal locus of control and a strong sense of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Locus of Control
