ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Evaluating Programs for Strengthening Teaching and Leadership
Author: Office of Innovation and Improvement (ED), Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF)
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Subjects: Program Evaluation,Questioning Techniques,Qualitative Research,Statistical Analysis,Mixed Methods Research,Evaluation Methods,Information Dissemination,Program Administration,Program Effectiveness,Grants,Models,Logical Thinking,Incentives,Merit Pay,Teacher Leadership,Principals,Administrator Evaluation,Academic Achievement,Federal Aid

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) expects all Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) grantees to conduct an evaluation of their programs. Experience with earlier rounds of TIF grants has shown that evaluations can provide valuable information for managing and improving TIF-supported activities, as well as evidence that these activities have had a positive impact that can help grantees make the case for sustaining the work after the grant has ended. In addition, ED is interested in learning how TIF grants have improved educator effectiveness, student achievement, and equity of access to teachers for students from low-income families and minority students across and within schools and districts. This guidebook provides strategies and resources to address the many complexities and challenges involved in evaluating a TIF program, from conceptualizing the evaluation questions to reporting results. It begins by providing a process for identifying the logic of how the TIF program will lead to the desired outcomes (Section 1), moves into how to develop evaluation questions that examine this logic (Section 2), and then explores methods for measuring these evaluation questions (Section 3) and choosing an appropriate evaluation design for assessing impacts (Section 4). The guidebook also describes best practices for disseminating evaluation findings (Section 5) and processes for choosing the right evaluator (Section 6). The following are appended: (1) Internal and External Validity; and (2) Program Evaluation Standards. [This report is based on the document originally authored by: (1) Peter Witham; (2) Curtis Jones; (3) Anthony Milanowski; (4) Christopher Thorn; and (5) Steven Kimball. This report was revised by: (1) Anthony Milanowski; and (2) Matthew Finster. Individual sections contain resource lists.]
ACT Profile Report: State. Graduating Class 2016. Montana
Author: ACT, Inc.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Academic Aspiration,Academic Standards,Achievement Tests,African American Students,Alaska Natives,American Indian Students,Articulation (Education),Asian American Students,Benchmarking,Cohort Analysis,College Bound Students,College Entrance Examinations,College Readiness,Core Curriculum,Course Selection (Students),Difficulty Level,Educational Assessment,Educational Trends,English,Ethnicity,Gender Differences,Hawaiians,High School Graduates,Higher Education,Hispanic American Students,Mathematics Achievement,Multiracial Persons,Occupational Aspiration,Pacific Islanders,Postsecondary Education,Profiles,Racial Differences,Reading Achievement,Science Achievement,Scores,Social Sciences,Tables (Data),Test Results,Testing,Trend Analysis,White Students,Writing Tests

This report provides information about the performance of Montana's 2016 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2016. Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included in the report. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of college readiness; (2) Access: number of graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3) Course Selection: percent of students pursuing a core curriculum; (4) Course Rigor: impact of rigorous coursework on achievement; (5) College Readiness: percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area; (6) Awareness: extent to which student aspirations match performance; and (7) Articulation: colleges and universities to which students send test results. [For related reports, see &quot;The Condition of College &amp; Career Readiness 2016: National&quot; (ED573801) and &quot;ACT Profile Report: National. Graduating Class 2016&quot; (ED573825).]
ACT Profile Report: State. Graduating Class 2016. New Mexico
Author: ACT, Inc.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Academic Aspiration,Academic Standards,Achievement Tests,African American Students,Alaska Natives,American Indian Students,Articulation (Education),Asian American Students,Benchmarking,Cohort Analysis,College Bound Students,College Entrance Examinations,College Readiness,Core Curriculum,Course Selection (Students),Difficulty Level,Educational Assessment,Educational Trends,English,Ethnicity,Gender Differences,Hawaiians,High School Graduates,Higher Education,Hispanic American Students,Mathematics Achievement,Multiracial Persons,Occupational Aspiration,Pacific Islanders,Postsecondary Education,Profiles,Racial Differences,Reading Achievement,Science Achievement,Scores,Social Sciences,Tables (Data),Test Results,Testing,Trend Analysis,White Students,Writing Tests

This report provides information about the performance of New Mexico's 2016 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2016. Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included in the report. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of college readiness; (2) Access: number of graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3) Course Selection: percent of students pursuing a core curriculum; (4) Course Rigor: impact of rigorous coursework on achievement; (5) College Readiness: percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area; (6) Awareness: extent to which student aspirations match performance; and (7) Articulation: colleges and universities to which students send test results. [For related reports, see &quot;The Condition of College &amp; Career Readiness 2016: National&quot; (ED573801) and &quot;ACT Profile Report: National. Graduating Class 2016&quot; (ED573825).]
ACT Profile Report: State. Graduating Class 2016. Missouri
Author: ACT, Inc.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Academic Aspiration,Academic Standards,Achievement Tests,African American Students,Alaska Natives,American Indian Students,Articulation (Education),Asian American Students,Benchmarking,Cohort Analysis,College Bound Students,College Entrance Examinations,College Readiness,Core Curriculum,Course Selection (Students),Difficulty Level,Educational Assessment,Educational Trends,English,Ethnicity,Gender Differences,Hawaiians,High School Graduates,Higher Education,Hispanic American Students,Mathematics Achievement,Multiracial Persons,Occupational Aspiration,Pacific Islanders,Postsecondary Education,Profiles,Racial Differences,Reading Achievement,Science Achievement,Scores,Social Sciences,Tables (Data),Test Results,Testing,Trend Analysis,White Students,Writing Tests

This report provides information about the performance of Missouri's 2016 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2016. Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included in the report. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of college readiness; (2) Access: number of graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3) Course Selection: percent of students pursuing a core curriculum; (4) Course Rigor: impact of rigorous coursework on achievement; (5) College Readiness: percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area; (6) Awareness: extent to which student aspirations match performance; and (7) Articulation: colleges and universities to which students send test results. [For related reports, see &quot;The Condition of College &amp; Career Readiness 2016: National&quot; (ED573801) and &quot;ACT Profile Report: National. Graduating Class 2016&quot; (ED573825).]
ACT Profile Report: State. Graduating Class 2016. New York
Author: ACT, Inc.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Academic Aspiration,Academic Standards,Achievement Tests,African American Students,Alaska Natives,American Indian Students,Articulation (Education),Asian American Students,Benchmarking,Cohort Analysis,College Bound Students,College Entrance Examinations,College Readiness,Core Curriculum,Course Selection (Students),Difficulty Level,Educational Assessment,Educational Trends,English,Ethnicity,Gender Differences,Hawaiians,High School Graduates,Higher Education,Hispanic American Students,Mathematics Achievement,Multiracial Persons,Occupational Aspiration,Pacific Islanders,Postsecondary Education,Profiles,Racial Differences,Reading Achievement,Science Achievement,Scores,Social Sciences,Tables (Data),Test Results,Testing,Trend Analysis,White Students,Writing Tests

This report provides information about the performance of New York's 2016 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2016. Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included in the report. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of college readiness; (2) Access: number of graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3) Course Selection: percent of students pursuing a core curriculum; (4) Course Rigor: impact of rigorous coursework on achievement; (5) College Readiness: percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area; (6) Awareness: extent to which student aspirations match performance; and (7) Articulation: colleges and universities to which students send test results. [For related reports, see &quot;The Condition of College &amp; Career Readiness 2016: National&quot; (ED573801) and &quot;ACT Profile Report: National. Graduating Class 2016&quot; (ED573825).]
A Rural Education Teacher Preparation Program: Course Design, Student Support and Engagement
Author: Eaton, Sarah Elaine
Date: 2017-04-30
Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Subjects: Rural Education,Teacher Education Programs,Course Organization,Student Participation,Learner Engagement,Preservice Teachers,Distance Education,Community Education,Qualitative Research,Case Studies,Demography,Student Surveys,Interviews,Focus Groups,Content Analysis,Student Experience,Academic Support Services,Synchronous Communication,Technology Integration,Foreign Countries

Attracting and retaining teachers for rural and remote areas is a pervasive global problem. Currently, teacher education in Canada is primarily delivered in face-to-face formats located in urban centres or satellite campuses. There is a need for relevant and responsive teacher education programs for rural pre-service teachers. Recognizing this need, one university has responded by creating a Community-based Bachelor of Education program targeting rural students who reside beyond the reach of these campuses. This paper explores the inaugural year of this innovative program, the only one of its kind in Canada, through a qualitative case study. The methods used in this study included a demographic survey, focus groups, interviews, and document analysis. Key findings indicated (1) Collaborative course design enhanced the student experience (2) Student support programs were developed to address emerging needs, and (3) Using synchronous learning technologies to increase student engagement. Presentation slides are appended.
ACT Profile Report: State. Graduating Class 2016. North Dakota
Author: ACT, Inc.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Academic Aspiration,Academic Standards,Achievement Tests,African American Students,Alaska Natives,American Indian Students,Articulation (Education),Asian American Students,Benchmarking,Cohort Analysis,College Bound Students,College Entrance Examinations,College Readiness,Core Curriculum,Course Selection (Students),Difficulty Level,Educational Assessment,Educational Trends,English,Ethnicity,Gender Differences,Hawaiians,High School Graduates,Higher Education,Hispanic American Students,Mathematics Achievement,Multiracial Persons,Occupational Aspiration,Pacific Islanders,Postsecondary Education,Profiles,Racial Differences,Reading Achievement,Science Achievement,Scores,Social Sciences,Tables (Data),Test Results,Testing,Trend Analysis,White Students,Writing Tests

This report provides information about the performance of North Dakota's 2016 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2016. Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included in the report. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of college readiness; (2) Access: number of graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3) Course Selection: percent of students pursuing a core curriculum; (4) Course Rigor: impact of rigorous coursework on achievement; (5) College Readiness: percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area; (6) Awareness: extent to which student aspirations match performance; and (7) Articulation: colleges and universities to which students send test results. [For related reports, see &quot;The Condition of College &amp; Career Readiness 2016: National&quot; (ED573801) and &quot;ACT Profile Report: National. Graduating Class 2016&quot; (ED573825).]
Cooperative Learning and Second Language Teaching: FAQs
Author: Jacobs, George M.
Date: 1997-00-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Cooperative Learning,Second Language Instruction,Time Factors (Learning),Group Membership,Competition,Language Proficiency,Class Size

Since the late 1980s, ES/FL teachers interested in Cooperative Learning (Holt, 1993; Kessler, 1992; Lopriore, 1996) have come together to share ideas at the annual convention of the International TESOL organization. The 1997 convention was no exception. The first four authors hosted a Breakfast Seminar at which about 45 other teachers joined us to begin our day with good food, strong coffee (Lucilla suggested Italian coffee, but unfortunately none was to be found), and good discussion about frequently asked questions (FAQs) in using Cooperative Learning (CL) with our second language students. Below is a list of the questions we discussed and the responses we received. Before and after the convention, we showed our list of questions to others and added their responses. The fifth author added her own views as well as helping to compile those of others. We included everyone's responses, even when one response seemed to contradict a previous one. Each teacher must make their own decision based on their own particular teaching situation and their own beliefs about education (Jacobs, Gan, &amp; Ball, 1997). No doubt, you, our talented readers, will have some ideas we have not thought of. Please be so kind to write as to us and share them, so that we can share them with others. Thank you. [This article was published in &quot;Perspectives/TESOL-Italy,&quot; v23 n2 p55-60 1997.]
The Condition of College &amp; Career Readiness 2016: New Hampshire Key Findings
Author: ACT, Inc.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: College Entrance Examinations,Academic Achievement,Academic Aspiration,Benchmarking,College Preparation,College Readiness,Access to Education,Ethnicity,Race,High School Students,High School Graduates,Student Participation,Student Behavior,STEM Education,Testing,Trend Analysis,Career Readiness

&quot;The Condition of College and Career Readiness&quot; looks at the progress of the 2016 ACT®-tested graduating class relative to college and career readiness. This state briefing begins with statistics in the following categories for New Hampshire: performance, STEM, career readiness, behaviors that impact access and opportunity, pipeline, and ACT footprint. Special state talking points conclude this section. The remainder of the report provides data on New Hampshire's state college and career readiness attainment, participation, and opportunity. The report concludes with recommendations. [For related reports, see &quot;The Condition of College &amp; Career Readiness 2016: National&quot; (ED573801) and &quot;ACT Profile Report: National. Graduating Class 2016&quot; (ED573825).]
ACT Profile Report: State. Graduating Class 2016. New Hampshire
Author: ACT, Inc.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Academic Aspiration,Academic Standards,Achievement Tests,African American Students,Alaska Natives,American Indian Students,Articulation (Education),Asian American Students,Benchmarking,Cohort Analysis,College Bound Students,College Entrance Examinations,College Readiness,Core Curriculum,Course Selection (Students),Difficulty Level,Educational Assessment,Educational Trends,English,Ethnicity,Gender Differences,Hawaiians,High School Graduates,Higher Education,Hispanic American Students,Mathematics Achievement,Multiracial Persons,Occupational Aspiration,Pacific Islanders,Postsecondary Education,Profiles,Racial Differences,Reading Achievement,Science Achievement,Scores,Social Sciences,Tables (Data),Test Results,Testing,Trend Analysis,White Students,Writing Tests

This report provides information about the performance of New Hampshire's 2016 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2016. Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included in the report. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of college readiness; (2) Access: number of graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3) Course Selection: percent of students pursuing a core curriculum; (4) Course Rigor: impact of rigorous coursework on achievement; (5) College Readiness: percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area; (6) Awareness: extent to which student aspirations match performance; and (7) Articulation: colleges and universities to which students send test results. [For related reports, see &quot;The Condition of College &amp; Career Readiness 2016: National&quot; (ED573801) and &quot;ACT Profile Report: National. Graduating Class 2016&quot; (ED573825).]
ACT Profile Report: State. Graduating Class 2016. Nebraska
Author: ACT, Inc.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Academic Aspiration,Academic Standards,Achievement Tests,African American Students,Alaska Natives,American Indian Students,Articulation (Education),Asian American Students,Benchmarking,Cohort Analysis,College Bound Students,College Entrance Examinations,College Readiness,Core Curriculum,Course Selection (Students),Difficulty Level,Educational Assessment,Educational Trends,English,Ethnicity,Gender Differences,Hawaiians,High School Graduates,Higher Education,Hispanic American Students,Mathematics Achievement,Multiracial Persons,Occupational Aspiration,Pacific Islanders,Postsecondary Education,Profiles,Racial Differences,Reading Achievement,Science Achievement,Scores,Social Sciences,Tables (Data),Test Results,Testing,Trend Analysis,White Students,Writing Tests

This report provides information about the performance of Nebraska's 2016 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2016. Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included in the report. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of college readiness; (2) Access: number of graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3) Course Selection: percent of students pursuing a core curriculum; (4) Course Rigor: impact of rigorous coursework on achievement; (5) College Readiness: percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area; (6) Awareness: extent to which student aspirations match performance; and (7) Articulation: colleges and universities to which students send test results. [For related reports, see &quot;The Condition of College &amp; Career Readiness 2016: National&quot; (ED573801) and &quot;ACT Profile Report: National. Graduating Class 2016&quot; (ED573825).]
ACT Profile Report: State. Graduating Class 2016. Nevada
Author: ACT, Inc.
Date: 2016-00-00
Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Subjects: Academic Achievement,Academic Aspiration,Academic Standards,Achievement Tests,African American Students,Alaska Natives,American Indian Students,Articulation (Education),Asian American Students,Benchmarking,Cohort Analysis,College Bound Students,College Entrance Examinations,College Readiness,Core Curriculum,Course Selection (Students),Difficulty Level,Educational Assessment,Educational Trends,English,Ethnicity,Gender Differences,Hawaiians,High School Graduates,Higher Education,Hispanic American Students,Mathematics Achievement,Multiracial Persons,Occupational Aspiration,Pacific Islanders,Postsecondary Education,Profiles,Racial Differences,Reading Achievement,Science Achievement,Scores,Social Sciences,Tables (Data),Test Results,Testing,Trend Analysis,White Students,Writing Tests

This report provides information about the performance of Nevada's 2016 graduating seniors who took the ACT as sophomores, juniors, or seniors; and self-reported at the time of testing that they were scheduled to graduate in 2016. Beginning with the Graduating Class of 2013, all students whose scores are college reportable, both standard and extended time tests, are now included in the report. This report focuses on: (1) Performance: student test performance in the context of college readiness; (2) Access: number of graduates exposed to college entrance testing and the percent of race/ethnicity participation; (3) Course Selection: percent of students pursuing a core curriculum; (4) Course Rigor: impact of rigorous coursework on achievement; (5) College Readiness: percent of students meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmark Scores in each content area; (6) Awareness: extent to which student aspirations match performance; and (7) Articulation: colleges and universities to which students send test results. [For related reports, see &quot;The Condition of College &amp; Career Readiness 2016: National&quot; (ED573801) and &quot;ACT Profile Report: National. Graduating Class 2016&quot; (ED573825).]