Mathematics--Study and teaching, Community colleges--Study and teaching, Educational evaluation
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This study compares students at a North Carolina community college taking a course-based developmental mathematics sequence to students taking a new, module-based emporium method developmental mathematics sequence using a Markov chain model to com...
Teacher evaluations are routinely conducted across the United States for licensure and professional development supports. However, there is limited research on the interrater reliability of these evaluation assessment systems, despite federal reco...
Education, Educational leadership, School management and organization
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School administrators are faced with an increased number of responsibilities and challenges. In order to effectively create and maintain effective schools, educational leaders must provide principals with the proper tools. The purpose of this stud...
Educational tests and measurements, Gifted children--Education, Statistics
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Pressures associated with accountability testing have resulted in a narrowing of both the curriculum and pedagogy that does not meet the needs of high ability learners. This study proposed that either a different measurement (an above-level comput...
This study examined the relationship between teacher efficacy and professional development among in-service K-12 teachers. A content-rich teacher professional development program was analyzed over the course of two years using a sequential explana...
Educational tests and measurements, Educational evaluation
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In this study, the performance of the Lambda Coefficient of Rater-Mediated Agreement was evaluated with other chance-corrected agreement coefficients. Lambda is grounded in rater-mediated assessment theory and was developed as an alternative to Ka...
ABSTRACTOTIS HENRY FLOYD. The perceptions of the K-12 principals on resource adequacy for professional development addressing student obesity (Under the direction of DR.RICHARD G. LAMBERT). With the rapid expanse in childhood obesity and the schoo...
The North Carolina (NC) Teacher Evaluation Process (TEP) is used to evaluate Pre-K – 12th grade teachers. Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) who have obtained Birth - Kindergarten licensure are unique in that they work with children with and without...
This three-article format dissertation aims to provide evidence of the effect size of the relationship between writing self-efficacy and writing achievement in an empirical study and a meta-analysis, and compare three methods, the averaging method...
The purpose of this study was to develop the Comparative Appraisal of perceived Resources and Demands for Clergy (CARD-C), which is used for appraising perceived stress for clergy persons. An appraisal-based definition of stress was derived from t...
This research study examined the effectiveness of prekindergarten (PK) on kindergarten school readiness. The parents or guardians of kindergarten students at two Title I schools located in an urban school district in the southeastern United States...
