Improving Underperforming Schools
| Autor: | Wim van de Grift, Thoni Houtveen, Frans Groot, Harrie Kooijman, Marije Boot, Jantine Kuijpers |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Classroom management
Medical education business.industry GeneralLiterature_INTRODUCTORYANDSURVEY Native-language instruction Professional development Education Standardized test Academic achievement ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Mathematics education Faculty development business Curriculum GeneralLiterature_REFERENCE(e.g. dictionaries encyclopedias glossaries) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 12(4), 361-381. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. |
| Popis: | In response to an evaluation conducted by the Netherlands Inspectorate of Education of the nation's elementary schools, the Institute for Educational Development and Advice (Christelijk Pedagogisch Studiecentrum, CPS) undertook a 3-year intervention to revitalize 5 schools experiencing problems with student achievement, curriculum, teaching–learning processes, and/or school organization. The target for these 5 schools was to reach the same level of student achievement in Dutch and mathematics of schools with comparable student populations. The program emphasized professional development for both school management and teachers. Teachers participated in 30 training sessions with an emphasis on quality of teaching, classroom management, school curriculum, teaching materials, and effective strategies for accommodating differences between students and struggling learners. Interventions in the curriculum were made on the basis of interpretation of standardized test scores. In the 2nd year of the program, school... |
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