ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
Dynamic Database for Quality Indicators Comparison in Education. Working Paper N. 04/2010
Author: Poliandri, Donatella
Date: 2010-06-01
Type: Reports - Evaluative
Subjects: Databases,Web Sites,Models,Educational Indicators,Educational Quality,Comparative Education,Comparative Analysis,Educational Assessment,Evaluation Criteria,Evaluation Methods,School Statistics,Measurement Techniques,Educational Policy,Reports,Archives,Foreign Countries

The purpose of this study is to explore aspects and indicators most commonly used to assess the quality of education systems in different countries through the comparison of 12 national publications describing the state of the educational system. To compare indicators the CIPP model was chosen. This model is organized in four main parts: Context, Input, Process and Product. Each main part was then divided into categories based on the research literature (e.g., Input is divided into human, financial and material resources). Based on the CIPP model an electronic database for quality indicators comparison has been designed and implemented. This system is dynamic and easy to update. Using the database it is possible to compare countries according to several criteria (e.g., main parts and categories of the CIPP model, ISCED [International Standard Classification of Education] level, level of data collection). The database is available to the public and is designed for researchers and scholastic decision makers. A first comparison shows that processes at the classroom level are rarely considered, whereas public financial resources as well as achievement results are always included. The study concludes with a discussion of the findings of the comparison, as well as suggestions for future research aimed at further defining relevant indicators for the assessment of education quality.&quot; An appendix presents: &quot;The on-line database: structure and functions. (Contains 5 figures and 7 footnotes.) [This paper was produced by INVALSI - National Institute for the Educational Evaluation of Instruction and Training.]
Alabama Education News. Volume 30, Number 5
Author: Sibley, Michael O., Ed.
Date: 2007-02-00
Type: Collected Works - Serial
Subjects: Educational Objectives,Technical Education,Public Education,Career Education,Program Descriptions,Teacher Certification,Teacher Expectations of Students,Child Health,Awards,Elementary Secondary Education

&quot;Alabama Education News&quot; is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the &quot;Code of Alabama&quot;, as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about programs and goals of public education in Alabama. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Healthier Bodies Make Healthier Minds; (2) Things Are Cooking this February for Career/Technical Education Month!; (3) It PAY$ to be a Nationally Board Certified Teacher; and (4) Success Is Not an Option; It Is an Imperative (Stoney M. Beavers). Regular features include: (1) Good News in Alabama Schools; (2) Awards, Opportunities and Professional Development; (3) Calendar; and (4) Teacher of the Month.
Alabama Education News. Volume 31, Number 7
Author: Sibley, Michael O., Ed.
Date: 2008-04-00
Type: Collected Works - Serial
Subjects: Child Abuse,Public Education,Teaching Conditions,Educational Environment,Surveys,Boards of Education,Technology Education,Teacher Role,Teacher Competencies,Awards,Professional Development,Teacher Responsibility,Mentors,Beginning Teachers,Career Education,Science Education,Mathematics Education,State Programs,Advanced Placement Programs

&quot;Alabama Education News&quot; is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the &quot;Code of Alabama&quot;, as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about programs and goals of public education in Alabama. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Take 20: Alabama Teaching and Learning Conditions Survey--Survey Results Give Insight; (2) AMSTI Gets New Director and 219 New Schools; (3) State Board Member, Education Pioneer Recognized; (4) Alabama Has A New CTE State Plan!; (5) Educators on the Front Line to Detect Child Abuse; and (6) Making the Cut for Alabama's 2008-2009 Teacher of the Year. Regular features include: (1) Good News in Alabama Schools; (2) Awards, Opportunities and Professional Development; and (3) Calendar.
Alabama Education News. Volume 29, Number 5
Author: White, Rebecca Leigh, Ed.
Date: 2006-02-00
Type: Collected Works - Serial
Subjects: Educational Objectives,African American History,Public Education,Vocational Education,Awards,Professional Development,Educational Resources,Educational Finance,Federal Aid,Educational Policy,Public Schools,Science Teachers,Mathematics Teachers,Elementary School Teachers,State Boards of Education,School Activities,Disabilities,Educational Technology,Video Technology,Newsletters

&quot;Alabama Education News&quot; is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the &quot;Code of Alabama&quot;, as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about programs and goals of public education in Alabama. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Career/Technical Education; (2) Board Briefs; (3) Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching; (4) The Annenberg/CPB Channel Collection: Professional Development Resources At Your Fingertips; (5) Hurricane Katrina Education Aid Package Approved: Systems Receive in Excess of $30 Million; and (6) Black History Month. Regular features include: (1) Good News in Alabama Schools; (2) Calendar; and (3) Teacher of the Month.
Alabama Education News. Volume 30, Number 7
Author: Sibley, Michael O., Ed.
Date: 2007-04-00
Type: Collected Works - Serial
Subjects: School Buses,Public Education,Natural Disasters,Transportation,Transitional Programs,Education Work Relationship,Communicable Diseases,Public Health,Awards,Web Sites,College Preparation,Disabilities

&quot;Alabama Education News&quot; is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the &quot;Code of Alabama&quot;, as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about programs and goals of public education in Alabama. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Tornado Destroys--Enterprise Rebuilds; (2) Teacher in Alabama; (3) Governor's Study Group on School Bus Safety Presents Recommendations; (4) Students Transition into Work-Life; and (5) Are You Prepared if Pandemic Flu Strikes? Regular features include: (1) Good News in Alabama Schools; (2) Awards, Opportunities and Professional Development; (3) Calendar; and (4) Teacher of the Month.
Alabama Education News. Volume 29, Number 7
Author: White, Rebecca Leigh, Ed.
Date: 2006-04-00
Type: Collected Works - Serial
Subjects: Physical Fitness,Public Education,Accountability,Health Promotion,Athletics,Awards,Educational Finance,State Government,Financial Support,Data Collection,Educational Improvement,Standardized Tests,College Entrance Examinations,Middle School Students,Mathematics Skills,State Legislation

&quot;Alabama Education News&quot; is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the &quot;Code of Alabama&quot;, as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about programs and goals of public education in Alabama. This issue contains the following articles: (1) &quot;Helping Schools&quot; Tags Really Do Help Schools!; (2) Accountability Roundtable Will Serve Students; and (3) Olympic Gold Medalist Visits Alabama Department of Education to Promote May as National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Regular features include: (1) Good News in Alabama Schools; (2) Awards, Opportunities, and Professional Development; (3) Calendar; and (4) Teacher of the Month.
Alabama Education News. Volume 32, Number 7
Author: Sibley, Michael O., Ed.
Date: 2009-04-00
Type: Collected Works - Serial
Subjects: Dropout Prevention,Public Education,Science Education,Mathematics Education,Technology Education,Federal Legislation,Awards,Engineering Education,Educational Quality,Economic Development,Resource Allocation,Grants,Physical Education

&quot;Alabama Education News&quot; is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the &quot;Code of Alabama&quot;, as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about programs and goals of public education in Alabama. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Summit Highlights Alabama Efforts in Dropout Prevention; (2) Alabama's Plan for STEMulating Education; (3) What is &quot;The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act&quot; of 2009?; and (4) AMSTI Gets &quot;An Edge on Education&quot;. Regular features include: (1) Good News in Alabama Schools; (2) Awards, Opportunities and Professional Development; and (3) Calendar.
Federal Student Loan Programs: Opportunities Exist to Improve Audit Requirements and Oversight Procedures. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-10-668
Author: Daly, Kay L.
Date: 2010-07-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Federal Programs,Student Loan Programs,Student Financial Aid,Financial Audits,Politics of Education,Task Analysis

The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-315, mandated GAO (Government Accountability Office) to study the financial and compliance audits and reviews required or conducted for the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program and the Federal Direct Student Loan (DL) program. The Department of Education's (Education) Office of Federal Student Aid is responsible for administering these programs. This report focuses on (1) identifying differences and similarities in audit requirements and oversight procedures for the FFEL and DL programs, including anticipated changes to selected oversight activities and (2) describing how the Office of Federal Student Aid's policies and procedures are designed to monitor audits and reviews. To do so, GAO interviewed Education and inspector general officials and reviewed numerous audit guides, agency procedures, checklists, and audit tracking systems. GAO recommends that the Education Inspector General update the OIG "Lender Audit Guide" to include all appropriate regulatory requirements for audits of ongoing FFEL participants. GAO also recommends that the Secretary of Education develop and implement policies and procedures requiring Office of Federal Student Aid review of audited financial statements for lender servicers. The Education Office of Inspector General and Education agreed with GAO's recommendations. Appended are: (1) Summary of FFEL and DL Program Audits and Reviews; (2) Objectives, Scope, and Methodology; (3) Comments from the Department of Education Office of Inspector General; (4) Comments from the Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid; and (5) GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments. (Contains 3 tables, 4 figures and 38 footnotes.)
Alabama Education News. Volume 31, Number 5
Author: Sibley, Michael O., Ed.
Date: 2008-02-00
Type: Collected Works - Serial
Subjects: Vocational Education Teachers,Employment Opportunities,Values Education,Educational Technology,Telecommunications,Career Awareness,Academic Achievement,Citizenship Education,Awards,National Standards,Reading Achievement,Mathematics Achievement,State Government

&quot;Alabama Education News&quot; is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the &quot;Code of Alabama&quot;, as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about programs and goals of public education in Alabama. This issue contains the following articles: (1) New TV Show Helps Students Explore Career Opportunities: Former &quot;Survivor&quot; Contestant Hosts Show; (2) Alabama CTE Teachers Named National Teachers of the Year; (3) February Is Alabama Career and Technical Education Month; (4) Another Step Added to the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Ladder for 2008; and (5) Random Acts of Kindness Spotlight Character Education. Regular features include: (1) Good News in Alabama Schools; (2) Awards, Opportunities and Professional Development; (3) Calendar; and (4) Teacher of the Month.
Alabama Education News. Volume 32, Number 5
Author: Sibley, Michael O., Ed,
Date: 2009-02-00
Type: Collected Works - Serial
Subjects: Dropouts,National Standards,Teacher Certification,Public Service,Public Education,Educational Quality,Teacher Competencies,English (Second Language),Dropout Prevention,Awards,Distance Education,Accountability,Academic Achievement,Academic Standards,Middle Schools,High Schools,Art Education,Magnet Schools,Partnerships in Education

&quot;Alabama Education News&quot; is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the &quot;Code of Alabama&quot;, as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about programs and goals of public education in Alabama. This issue contains the following articles: (1) What's Right with Alabama Schools; (2) National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; (3) Quality Counts in Alabama: Portrait of a Population--English-Language Learners Are Putting Schools to the Test; (4) National Board Certification is a Family Affair; and (5) Taking Action to Stop Dropouts in Alabama. Regular features include: (1) Good News in Alabama Schools; (2) Awards, Opportunities, and Professional Development; (3) Calendar; and (4) Teacher of the Month.
Students with Learning Disability in Math Are Left Behind in Multiplicative Reasoning? Number as Abstract Composite Unit Is a Likely "Culprit"
Author: Tzur, Ron
Date: 2010-05-01
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Constructivism (Learning),Learning Disabilities,Grade 4,Mathematics Instruction,Multiplication,Arithmetic,Experiments,Grade 5,Mathematical Concepts,Intervention,Elementary School Students,Elementary School Mathematics,Models,Problem Solving,Reflection

This study addressed the problem of why students with learning disabilities in mathematics too often fail to develop multiplicative and divisional concepts/operations. We conducted a constructivist teaching experiment with 12 students (nine 5th and three 4th graders). This report focuses on three students' conceptual progress, particularly on Sandy's (most pronounced). Our analysis indicates that, at the outset, those three could only reason additively because they lacked a robust concept of number as an abstract composite unit and were bound to rely on strategies of counting units of one. Once teaching engendered a concept of number in them, they made substantial advances. We argue that lacking the concept of number is a decisive cause for setting students at risk of failing to advance beyond additive reasoning, and that assessing this conceptual cause is vital for providing effective pedagogical interventions. Appended is the Diagnostic Clinical Interview Instrument.
The Testing and Militarization of K-12 Education: Eugenic Assault on Urban School Populations
Author: Hartlep, Nicholas Daniel
Date: 2010-07-22
Type: Opinion Papers
Subjects: Elementary Secondary Education,Genetics,Improvement,Racial Factors,Minority Groups,Social Control,Ability Grouping,Educational Practices,Correlation,Military Training,Urban Schools,Teacher Educators

This paper attempts to discuss eugenics in education and how this eugenic legacy continues to haunt American schooling and nonwhite students. Eugenic praxes and pedagogy continue to proliferate inside the American school systems' teachers may be unaware that they are teaching in such a way that maintains this ethos. This paper and seminar's objectives are to achieve the following: (1) Point out eugenic praxes that continue to proliferate within K-12 school settings; (2) Challenge conferees to reflect on their own educational theorizing and praxes; (3) Design an anti-eugenic pedagogy that will dovetail with the existing pedagogies conferees already use in their classrooms and university courses; (4) Provide resources that will subvert eugenic praxes and liberate teachers and teacher educators from promulgating them; allowing for a reclamation of teaching for social justice and toward an anti-eugenic pedagogy; and (5) Challenge the eugenic proselytization of teachers in our nation's K-12 schools and universities "of the educational status quo" that renders eugenic praxes invisible and allows them to go unquestioned and unchallenged. (Contains 5 figures and 3 footnotes.)
I Already Do That! Helping the Reluctant Teacher
Author: Erickson, Elizabeth A.
Date: 2010-07-22
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Federal Legislation,Academic Achievement,Educational Improvement,Secondary School Teachers,High School Students,Low Achievement,Urban Schools,Literacy,Coaching (Performance),Interprofessional Relationship,Reading Tests

Since the No Child Left Behind Act (2001) schools have sought many avenues to improve student achievement.  Sandvold (2008) was concerned that &quot;. . . teachers try to do everything themselves, resulting in a hodgepodge of practices, a confused vision, and an impossible schedule. Unless teachers get rid of outdated practices, they will be frustrated&quot; (p. 20). Reluctant teachers often assume too much responsibility for the learning, compounding the problem of delivering quality instruction to students. Transitioning from traditional passive teaching to helping students think and question often requires one-on-one coaching. This is one person's first year journey helping reluctant high school teachers in a persistently low achieving urban school.
Self-Regulated Learning: From Theory to Practice
Author: Kuo, Ya-Hui
Date: 2010-07-23
Type: Information Analyses
Subjects: Independent Study,Learning Theories,Theory Practice Relationship,Teachers,Teaching Methods,Learning Strategies,Self Efficacy

While there have been many articles published in the area of self-regulated learning, there is a need to have a research article that solely emphasizes on how to put self-regulated learning theory into practice. In order to help teachers incorporate self-regulated learning theory into their classroom teaching and students to do so into their learning, the present author outlines four topics in this paper: what self-regulated learning is, the conceptual framework in self-regulation, the characteristics of self-regulated learners, and how teachers can assistant learners to put self-regulated learning into practice. There are two objectives to this article. One is to help teachers incorporate self-regulated learning theory into their classroom teaching. The other is to help students better understand what self-regulated learning theory is and how they can put it into practice daily to enhance their learning.
Measuring the Teaching Self-Efficacy of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Graduate Teaching Assistants
Author: DeChenne, Sue Ellen
Date: 2010-04-00
Type: Reports - Evaluative
Subjects: Teaching Assistants,College Instruction,Ability,Self Efficacy,Educational Strategies,Construct Validity,Content Validity,Science Education,Technology Education,Engineering Education,Mathematics Education,Teaching Experience,Measures (Individuals)

An instrument to measure the teaching self-efficacy of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) GTAs is adapted from a general college teaching instrument (Prieto Navarro, 2005) for the specific teaching environment of the STEM GTAs. The construct and content validity and reliability of the final instrument are indicated. The final instrument has two subscale factors, instructional strategies and positive learning environment but can also be used as an overall measure of STEM GTA teaching self-efficacy. Correlations to GTA training and teaching experience are demonstrated and further research and training implications are discussed. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Department of Education: Improved Dissemination and Timely Product Release Would Enhance the Usefulness of the What Works Clearinghouse. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-10-644
Author: Ashby, Cornelia M.
Date: 2010-07-00
Type: Reports - Evaluative
Subjects: Clearinghouses,Instructional Effectiveness,Federal Legislation,Evaluation Methods,Research Methodology,Time Management,Standards,Evaluation Research,Evidence,Information Dissemination,Program Effectiveness,Measurement Techniques,Sample Size,Administrative Organization,Administrative Change,Costs,Information Utilization

In connection with the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, GAO (Government Accountability Office) was required to study the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), a federal source of evidence about effective education practices. Operating through a 5-year contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the WWC reviews education research and disseminates its findings. GAO examined: (1) the extent to which the WWC review process meets accepted standards for research evaluation and how the WWC has responded to recommendations and criticism, (2) how WWC output and costs have changed over time and how its performance is measured, and (3) how WWC products are disseminated and how useful educators find them to be. To conduct its work, GAO reviewed WWC-related documents, analyzed cost and performance data, surveyed all states and a nationally representative sample of school districts, and interviewed IES officials, WWC contractors, researchers, and others. GAO recommends that IES: develop and implement strategies to avoid backlogs in WWC product reviews; establish performance measures related to costs and usefulness; and improve dissemination efforts to promote awareness and use of the WWC. Education generally agreed with GAO's recommendations. Appendices include: (1) Objectives, Scope, and Methodology; (2) Other Sources of Information Districts Use To Identify Effective Education Practices; (3) IES and WWC Response to Expert Panel Recommendations; (4) Comments from the Department of Education; and (5) GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments. (Contains 9 tables, 15 figures, and 67 footnotes.)
Alabama Education News. Volume 30, Number 4
Author: Sibley, Michael O., Ed.
Date: 2007-01-00
Type: Collected Works - Serial
Subjects: Accountability,Middle School Students,Secondary School Students,African American History,Newsletters,State Boards of Education,State Regulation,Public Education,Public School Teachers,Youth Programs,School Activities,Educational Objectives,Awards,Professional Development,Recognition (Achievement),Career Awareness,Teacher Recruitment

&quot;Alabama Education News&quot; is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the &quot;Code of Alabama&quot;, as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about programs and goals of public education in Alabama. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Impact the World... Teach!; and (2) Accountability Roundtable Increases Efficiency and Strengthens Communication. Regular features include: (1) Good News in Alabama Schools; (2) Awards, Opportunities, and Professional Development; (3) Calendar; and (4) Teacher of the Month.