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A threat in the air: How stereotypes shape intellectual identity and performance
- American Psychologist
, 1997
"... A general theory of domain identification is used to describe achievement barriers still faced by women in advanced quantitative areas and by African Americans in school. The theory assumes that sustained school success requires identification with school and its subdomains; that societal pressures ..."
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A general theory of domain identification is used to describe achievement barriers still faced by women in advanced quantitative areas and by African Americans in school. The theory assumes that sustained school success requires identification with school and its subdomains; that societal pressures
Inside the black box: Raising standards through classroom assessment
- Phi Delta Kappan
, 1998
"... Raising the standards of learning that are achieved through school education is an important national priority. Governments have been vigorous in the last ten years in making changes in pursuit of this aim. National curriculum testing, the development of the GCSE, league tables of school performance ..."
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performance, initiatives to improve school planning and management, target setting, more frequent and thorough inspection; these are all means to the end. But the sum of all of these doesn’t add up to an effective policy because something is missing. Learning is driven by what teachers and pupils do
The Effects of School Safety on School Performance
"... Abstract The effects of school safety on school performance are analyzed in this study. 359 ..."
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Abstract The effects of school safety on school performance are analyzed in this study. 359
Teacher turnover and teacher shortages: An organizational analysis
- American Educational Research Journal
, 2001
"... Contemporary educational theory holds that one of the pivotal causes of inadequate school performance is the inability of schools to adequately staff classrooms with qualified teachers. Contemporary theory also holds that these staffing problems are primarily due to shortages of teachers, which, in ..."
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Contemporary educational theory holds that one of the pivotal causes of inadequate school performance is the inability of schools to adequately staff classrooms with qualified teachers. Contemporary theory also holds that these staffing problems are primarily due to shortages of teachers, which
Achievement goals in the classroom: Students’ learning strategies and motivation processes
- Journal of Educational Psychology
, 1988
"... We studied how specific motivational processes are related to the salience of mastery and performance goals in actual classroom settings. One hundred seventy-six students attending a junior high/high school for academically advanced students were randomly selected from one of their classes and respo ..."
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We studied how specific motivational processes are related to the salience of mastery and performance goals in actual classroom settings. One hundred seventy-six students attending a junior high/high school for academically advanced students were randomly selected from one of their classes
Primary School Performance
, 2002
"... Department for Education and Skills. The views expressed in this work are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the DfES. All errors and omissions remain the authors. Executive Summary It is an uncontroversial claim that school performance depends on social and economic di ..."
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Department for Education and Skills. The views expressed in this work are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the DfES. All errors and omissions remain the authors. Executive Summary It is an uncontroversial claim that school performance depends on social and economic
Voluntary and involuntary minorities: A culturalecological theory of school performance with some implications for education. Anthropology and Education Quarterly
, 1998
"... This article has three objectives. First, it describes Ogbu's classification of minorities: autonomous, voluntary or immigrant, and involuntary or nonim-migrant minorities. Second, it explains Ogbu's cultural-ecological theory of minority school performance. Finally, it suggests some impli ..."
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This article has three objectives. First, it describes Ogbu's classification of minorities: autonomous, voluntary or immigrant, and involuntary or nonim-migrant minorities. Second, it explains Ogbu's cultural-ecological theory of minority school performance. Finally, it suggests some
EVALUATION OF THE LEARNING PROCESS AND SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
, 2006
"... The paper presents the result of the as an overview of what is good together with a list of action items and improvement proposals. The results of an evaluation must enable an organization to take well-founded decisions with a view to its further development. Also, it is evaluated the school perform ..."
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The paper presents the result of the as an overview of what is good together with a list of action items and improvement proposals. The results of an evaluation must enable an organization to take well-founded decisions with a view to its further development. Also, it is evaluated the school
Effectiveness IDENTIFIFRS *School Performance Indicators
"... This paper addresses the main issues related to concepts of school effectiveness and their implications, with a focus on the selection of school-performance indicators. School effectiveness has many definitions, which is in part due to the different demands made by various social groups. The boundar ..."
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This paper addresses the main issues related to concepts of school effectiveness and their implications, with a focus on the selection of school-performance indicators. School effectiveness has many definitions, which is in part due to the different demands made by various social groups
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