ERIC Number: EJ1019985
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Mar
Pages: 27
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ISSN: ISSN-1365-4802
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School Improvement Plans and Student Achievement: Preliminary Evidence from the Quality and Merit Project in Italy
Caputo, Andrea; Rastelli, Valentina
Improving Schools, v17 n1 p72-98 Mar 2014
This study provides preliminary evidence from an Italian in-service training program addressed to lower secondary school teachers which supports school improvement plans (SIPs). It aims at exploring the association between characteristics/contents of SIPs and student improvement in math achievement. Pre-post standardized tests and text analysis of SIPs were performed regarding a sample of 248 schools (13,816 students) participating in the project. Results show differences in planning strategies: better school improvements are associated with the ability to carry out a careful analysis of the context, prioritize elements in the diagnostic phase of the process and detect specific improvement goals.
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Educational Improvement, Secondary School Teachers, Inservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Achievement, Standardized Tests, Pretests Posttests, Student Needs, Educational Objectives, Socioeconomic Status, Program Evaluation, Achievement Gains, Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Context Effect, Geographic Location
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
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