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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"high-stakes accountability"”.
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The Influence of High-Stakes Accountability Policy on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Turnover
… examined the impact of teacher stress related to high-stakes testing and educational policy changes on teacher turnover. Predictors of teacher turnover such as demographics, stress, educational policy changes, commitment to organization, and school climate were examined in this online survey …
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Higher-order thinking in the high-stakes accountability era : linking student engagement and standardized test performance
… a noteworthy yet moderate relationship between higher and lower-order student engagement levels and standardized test achievement.
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Schools deciding the purpose of education: Policy enactment in a context of goal-expanding, high-stakes accountability reform
… Policy enactment in a context of goal-expanding, high-stakes accountability reform Javiera Marfán Sánchez New shared challenges across the globe are pressing educational systems towards pursuing an expansion in the range of goals to pursue, revaluing the social and personal development purposes of …
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Georgia Southern University's Mentoring Administrators Program: A Program Evaluation
<p>High stakes accountability in education has changed nearly everything in school leadership. In the past, principals were expected to simply hold school each day with classes running smoothly and in an orderly fashion. Rising expectations have prompted state legislatures across the United States …
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Workload, accountability and stress: A comparative study of teachers' working conditions in state and private schools in England
… propelled by the perceived demands of hard accountability systems as their core reasons. There is a net flow of teachers into the private education sector which runs in an ancillary sphere to the public sector. However, very little is known about teachers’ experiences in private schools. The …
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A Place of Yes? Experiences of Educators Participating in Site-based Teacher-led Reform
… the idea of education as product, and high- stakes accountability measures. The study revealed that the qualities of the creative community had a humanizing effect on its participants, allowing these teachers to transcend toxic school culture, oppressive educational structures, and …
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Teachers'' Perspectives on the Standards of Learning School Reform in Virginia
… the need for a broader public discourse on high-stakes accountability-based school reform that underscores teachers' perspectives. Also, the study discussed the need for fuller disclosure of the possible undesirable classroom effects of the reform. To address these needs, the study described …
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The Implications Of Accountability Models Weighing The Same Student Data Differently
… public education reform will come about with high-stakes accountability and policies like No Child Left Behind (2001). States around the nation are facing similar questions. For example, how do we best determine college and career readiness and assess the quality of the education provided by …
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A Critical Examination of the Relationship between Student Performances on Assessments of English Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement
<p>To comply with federal accountability requirements, English learners (ELs) in Georgia must demonstrate progress in academic English language proficiency (ELP) and academic content-area achievement as measured annually by two state-mandated Title I and Title III assessments, the Accessing …
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The impact of Louisiana's School and District Accountability System on students' performance on the state mandated criterion referenced test
… the impact of Louisiana’s School and District Accountability System on students’ performance on the state mandated criterion-referenced test (LEAP 21). The study was designed to determine the extent to which teachers in Title I schools in a large urban district in southwest Louisiana have …
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Promoting Growth and Self-Efficacy: A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of First-Year Assistant Principals
… learning gaps. In the current model of high-stakes accountability for schools and school districts, educational leaders must redefine the role of assistant principals into a more distinct position that includes a strong emphasis on instructional leadership. Structured and systemic …
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A Multi-Site Case Study: Acculturating Middle Schools to Use Data-Driven Instruction for Improved Student Achievement
In the modern era of high-stakes accountability, test data have become much more than a simple comparison (Schmoker, 2006; Payne & Miller, 2009). The information provided in modern data reports has become an invaluable tool to drive instruction in classrooms. However, there is a lack of good …
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The implications of prescribed curricula and assessment practices in the primary schools of multi-academy trusts (MATs)
… with its emphasis on performativity and high-stakes accountability measures. With pupil outcomes mattering more than the methods used to achieve them, there is no requirement for MATs to detail their approaches to teaching and learning. A MAT-devised curriculum, however, is gaining …
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Policy Advocacy for Letting Schools Be Schools
… Act of 2001, schools have been in an era of high stakes accountability around test scores, attendance, and climate and culture. This has also ushered in a wave of accountability down to teachers in the form of paperwork, mandates, and a heavy emphasis on reading and math. In Chicago Public …
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Leadership Orientations of Female School Superintendents: A Multidimensional Framework Perspective
… to lead their systems to meet recent high-stakes accountability measures, it has been noted throughout history that few females attain this position, both nationally and in the state of Georgia. The organizational leadership behaviors of these administrators have been abundantly …
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Exploring the Impact of Inclusive Education Knowledge on School Administrators' Attitudes: A Quantitative Analysis of Influencing Factors and Leadership Preparedness
… Restrictive Environment (LRE). To achieve the high-stakes accountability standards of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), schools are also responsible for ensuring academic progress for all students, including those with disabilities. However, simply complying with these policies does not …
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Instances and principles of distributed leadership: a multiple case study of Illinois middle school principals��� leadership practices
In today’s era of high-stakes accountability in education, the challenges of leadership for learning may be too great for one leader. Today’s public school principals may benefit from the support of teachers and others to serve as additional instructional leaders. Many schools are adopting a …