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Goddard, Yvonne L.; Goddard, Roger D.; Bailes, Lauren P.; Nichols, Robert – Elementary School Journal, 2019
The purpose of this study was twofold: to examine the influence of instructional leadership on teachers' reports of the use of differentiated instruction in their schools and to investigate whether higher levels of differentiated instruction positively predicted student achievement. We collected teacher survey data from a sample of 95…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Individualized Instruction, Academic Achievement, Correlation
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Mason, DeWayne A.; Stimson, Janet – Elementary School Journal, 1996
Queried 571 elementary school principals in 12 states to determine: (1) the frequency of nontraditional (combination and nongraded) classes; and (2) changes in the use of combination classes during recent years. Found that although combination classes represented 17% of California classrooms, most states contained only 3 to 7%. Nongraded classes…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Comparative Analysis, Differences, Elementary Education
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Eccles, Jacquelynne S.; And Others – Elementary School Journal, 1993
Examined the influence of school and classroom environmental factors, such as teacher discipline practices and teacher-student relations, on middle school students' motivation. Found that, compared to sixth-grade math teachers, middle school math teachers controlled students more, provided students with fewer decision-making opportunities, and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Adolescents