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Showing 1 to 20 of 105 for “"Teacher Quality"”.
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Secondary Students' Perceptions of Teacher Quality
… the perceptions of secondary students and teacher quality during their years in high school. The study sought to compare responses among males and females and among ethnicities to determine if there were differences in perceptions of teacher quality with respect to student-teacher …
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Examining Teacher Quality Gaps in the Philadelphia School District
This paper compares the presence of teacher quality gaps (TQGs) in charter schools to those present in traditional public schools (TPS) within the Philadelphia School District. No significant difference in TQGs was found to exist when student disadvantage was defined by socioeconomic status and …
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Snapshots to re-imagine teacher quality in southern Chile
Considering the important role of teachers in improving learning outcomes, teacher evaluation is considered a priority for educational policy makers. This dissertation addresses three issues related with teacher quality and teacher evaluation in Chile. The first paper examines the …
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Preparing Teachers in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Reflections on Teacher Quality
… phase, seven experts in the field of ASD and teacher education were interviewed to explore the phenomenon quality special education teachers of students with ASD, particularly the areas of knowledge, skill and characteristics. The results of this phase were used to develop a battery of …
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A Multilevel Analysis of Student Engagement, Teacher Quality, and Math Achievement
… the relationships between math engagement, teacher quality, school factors, and math achievement in middle school students. This study used the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data from the 2007 wave. The data were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis …
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Engineering Equality: The Organization of Education Labor Markets and the Distribution of Teacher Quality in Japan
… of education labor markets affects educational equality. Extant literature on teacher distribution is centered on the U.S. and rarely assesses the influence of organizational structure. My research here addresses these gaps by studying a unique facet of Japan's public education system: jinji …
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A Study of Administrator Perceptions of State Mandated Teacher Evaluation: The Student Achievement and Iowa Teacher Quality Law
The problem: Because of the high stakes for teachers and the expected levels of achievement for students, there is a clear need for specific data about the current state of implementation and effectiveness of Iowa's Teacher Quality Evaluation Standards and Criteria. Procedure: A survey was …
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Perceptions Of Strategic Compensation As A Motivating Factor On Teacher Quality, Recruitment And Retention In A Rural Southeast School District
… this study was to investigate the perceptions of teachers and administrators in a rural southeast school district regarding the impact of strategic compensation as a motivating factor on teacher quality, recruitment, and retention. As a result of increased demands on K12 education and the limited …
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Mobile learning and teacher quality: Assessing the impact of a mobile application on the positive psychology and professional practice of Panamanian teachers
… illustrating the strong relationship between teacher quality and student achievement the need to develop a proficient workforce to sustain the rapid change and improvement is critical. This study focuses on the improvement of teacher quality as a conduit to improving students' educational …
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Formal Evaluation of Teachers: An Examination of theRelationship Betweeen Teacher Performance and Student Achievement
<p>Teacher quality has been identified by multiple sources as the most influential factor in student achievement. While the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 mandated that all teachers be deemed "highly qualified" for their positions, it made no provision to require the evaluation of their …
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Why and how teachers transform their instruction
<p>In his 2011 book The highly qualified teacher: What is teacher quality and how do we measure it? Strong argues that as a profession, education has struggled to measure teacher quality and therefore cannot provide a proven system to consistently develop high-quality teachers. In order to move …
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A Study Examining Disparities in Selected Variables of High Performing and Low Performing High Schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia
… influence are: the student achievement scores, teacher quality, racial composition, socioeconomic status, student attendance, financial commitment, and condition of the building. Understanding these differences can provide valuable insight into the various factors that contribute to the academic …
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The external validity of treatment effects: an investigation of educational production
… Chapter 2 contributes to the literature on teacher quality, describing and implementing a novel method for constructing a value-added quality measure that uses a single cross-section of data in which students and teachers are randomly assigned to different-sized classes. The core insight is …
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EXAMINING LONGITUDINAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEACHER PREPARATION AND MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT OF KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE STUDENTS WITH IEPS THROUGH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS' EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY - KINDERGARTEN COHORT
… was to investigate the relationship between teacher quality and the kindergarten and first grade math achievement of students with disabilities. Over two thousand students receiving special education services were identified using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Kindergarten Cohort …
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Inequality and School Performance: The Effect of the No Child Left Behind Act on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Test
This thesis examined the impact of teacher quality and the socioeconomic status of students on school performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Test. The data were obtained from the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) 2005-2006 Report. Disparities in education were used to …
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Teachers' Perception of the Impact of Cognitive Coaching on Their Teacher Thinking and Behaviors
This research reinforces that teacher quality, attrition rates, and professional growth are interdependent with activities such as mentoring, collaboration, professional dialogue, and reflective thinking. Professional growth needs to provide meaningful opportunities for teachers to achieve higher …
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Teacher Self-Efficacy and Mathematics Achievement Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Students: Evidence from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009
… in STEM. Yet, policies aimed at improving teacher quality as a vehicle for broadening participation of REM students in STEM use measures that at best, are only weakly associated with positive educational outcomes for REM students. This study contributes an ecological perspective and …
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A Study of the Relationship Between Building Conditions, Selected Teacher Qualifications, and Student Attendance in High and Low Performing Elementary Schools
… would be the condition of the school building, teacher quality, school enrollment, student attendance and participation in the free and reduced-priced lunch program. These were the five variables that were investigated in this study which sought to ascertain if there is a difference in the …
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How Principals Understanding Of Best Practices In Professional Development Impacts Teacher Pedagogy
… lever to creating professional development with teachers in order to improve teaching and learning. The single most important variable to student achievement is the quality of the teacher in the classroom ( Darling-Hammond, 2014). In order to ensure teacher quality, principals need to understand …
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Redesigned Adult Learning To Create An Environment Of Deep Understanding Of The Danielson Framework for Teaching And The Shifts Required To Lead Students To Excellence
… district to create a change plan for value-added teacher evaluation is the central idea to this study. The four arenas of change together allow for a systematic analysis of teaching and learning. This research study represents the current state of the school district with gaps in the connectedness …
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