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Direct linkMartin, Ellice P.; Andrews, Shirley P.; Gilbert, Linda S. – Research in the Schools, 2009
A survey of 442 beginning teachers, 57 mentors, and 33 administrators asked participants to rate the support provided to first-year teachers. Respondents identified persons who provided the most support, and responses were compared. Generally, new teachers indicated that administrators and other teachers had been more helpful than were mentors. In…
Descriptors: Mentors, Beginning Teacher Induction, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Smith, Maureen; Mathur, Ravisha – Research in the Schools, 2009
The authors review the research on children's imagination and fantasy as they relate to children's socio-emotional and cognitive development and link those findings to children's academic and classroom competence. Specifically, children who are imaginative and/or fantasy prone tend to have better coping skills and the ability to regulate their…
Descriptors: Imagination, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Fantasy
Hall, John D.; Howerton, D. Lynn; Jones, Craig H. – Research in the Schools, 2008
The No Child Left Behind Act and the accountability movement in public education caused many states to develop criterion-referenced academic achievement tests. Scores from these tests are often used to make high stakes decisions. Even so, these tests typically do not receive independent psychometric scrutiny. We evaluated the 2005 Arkansas…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Achievement Tests, High Stakes Tests, Public Education
