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Author: Karen Monette Mumphord Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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This quantitative study has two purposes. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate how teachers' perceptions of principals' instructional leadership affects student achievement in Texas suburban elementary schools. The secondary purpose of the study was to learn whether school demographic variables or prior achievement predict the level of instructional leadership elementary school teachers report for their principals. The primary outcome of instructional leadership was the achievement of fifth grade students who attended five select suburban elementary school districts in Texas for the 2011 - 2012 school year. The data collected for this research examined the two-year performance of the fifth grade students on their Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills reading test. Data were also collected from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade elementary teachers who attended one of the 97 participating schools from the five school districts. The teachers completed a voluntary survey during a faculty meeting. The survey asked teachers to report their perceptions of instructional leadership. The survey questions tapped four primary areas of instructional leadership: setting goals, providing professional development, monitoring and providing feedback, and establishing high standards. The main hypothesis was that instructional leadership would have a direct effect on student achievement. A variety of statistical techniques, such as factor analysis and multilevel analyses, were utilized for this study. A factor analysis method was used to create a measure of degree for instructional leadership in schools and multiple regression methods were utilized to test the relationship between instructional leadership and school SES, ethnicity, and prior achievement. This study found a modest direct relationship between instructional leadership and reading achievement. More specifically, teachers' perceptions of instructional leadership were a marginally statistically significant and positive predictor of between school variation in student achievement in reading. Additionally, the study revealed that the school socioeconomic status, ethnic composition, and prior achievement do not predict instructional leadership. Implications of the findings for future research and practice are discussed. The electronic version of this dissertation is accessible from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/149515
Author: Karen Monette Mumphord Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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This quantitative study has two purposes. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate how teachers' perceptions of principals' instructional leadership affects student achievement in Texas suburban elementary schools. The secondary purpose of the study was to learn whether school demographic variables or prior achievement predict the level of instructional leadership elementary school teachers report for their principals. The primary outcome of instructional leadership was the achievement of fifth grade students who attended five select suburban elementary school districts in Texas for the 2011 - 2012 school year. The data collected for this research examined the two-year performance of the fifth grade students on their Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills reading test. Data were also collected from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade elementary teachers who attended one of the 97 participating schools from the five school districts. The teachers completed a voluntary survey during a faculty meeting. The survey asked teachers to report their perceptions of instructional leadership. The survey questions tapped four primary areas of instructional leadership: setting goals, providing professional development, monitoring and providing feedback, and establishing high standards. The main hypothesis was that instructional leadership would have a direct effect on student achievement. A variety of statistical techniques, such as factor analysis and multilevel analyses, were utilized for this study. A factor analysis method was used to create a measure of degree for instructional leadership in schools and multiple regression methods were utilized to test the relationship between instructional leadership and school SES, ethnicity, and prior achievement. This study found a modest direct relationship between instructional leadership and reading achievement. More specifically, teachers' perceptions of instructional leadership were a marginally statistically significant and positive predictor of between school variation in student achievement in reading. Additionally, the study revealed that the school socioeconomic status, ethnic composition, and prior achievement do not predict instructional leadership. Implications of the findings for future research and practice are discussed. The electronic version of this dissertation is accessible from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/149515
Author: H. Jerome Freiberg Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135714517 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 240
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Like a strong foundation in a house, the climate of a school is the foundation that supports the structures of teaching and learning. This book provides a framework for educators to look at school and classroom climates using both informal and formal measures. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of climate and details techniques which may be used by heads or classroom teachers to judge the health of their learning environment. The book sets out to enhance understanding of the components of a healthy learning environment and the tools needed to improve that environment. It also looks at ways to assess the impact of change activities in improving and sustaining educational excellence. The international team of contributors bring perspectives from the school systems in America, UK, Australia and Holland.
Author: Patrick Suber Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1665516569 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 197
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In Title-I schools, how adequately do administrators prepare teachers to implement new reading curriculums? The majority of students at these Title-I schools are from low-income families. Literature has indicated that families from low socioeconomic situations often depend heavily on schools to provide the foundational literacy skills their children need to become capable and lifelong readers (Teale, Paciga, & Hoffman, 2008).
Author: Rebecca DeVries Publisher: ISBN: Category : Educational leadership Languages : en Pages : 120
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Due in part to higher demands for educational accountability at both the Federal and state levels, the role of the school principal has come to the forefront. Previous literature has considered the indirect ways in which school principals affect student achievement. Of particular interest has been the implementation of instructional leadership by school principals. This study advances the literature around the perception of school leader evaluation through the lens of instructional leadership. Through a quantitative survey, sent to both elementary principals and third through fifth grade teachers of average needs resource capacity school districts, the perceptions regarding instructional leadership and specific practices were illuminated as outlined by the Marzano, Carbaugh, and Toth (2015) School Leadership Evaluation Model. Although the Marzano et al. (2015) School Leadership Evaluation Model contains five primary domains, the one focused on within this work is the Domain 2, "Continuous Improvement of Instruction." Using data from the quantitative surveys, three separate research questions were analyzed. The first two research questions included the self-reported degree of adherence to the practices by elementary principals, as well as elementary teachers' perceptions of their principals' actions in relation to Domain 2 of Marzano et al.'s (2015) model. The third research question sought to consider whether a relationship existed between elementary principal adherence to the practices found within Domain 2 (Marzano et al., 2015) and student achievement outcomes as measured by the grades 3-5 New York State English Language Arts assessment. The findings illustrate that elementary principals and grade 3 through 5 teachers of average needs and resource capacity school districts perceive that, to varying levels of adherence, they are observing the 25 instructional practices found within Domain 2 of the Marzano et al. (2015) School Leadership Evaluation Model. However, contrary to expectations, there was no relationship between elementary principal adherence to the practices found within domain two (Marzano et al., 2015) and student achievement outcomes as measured by the grades 3-5 New York State English Language Arts assessment, excluding one instructional practice. A re-thinking of use of the model in connection with state and Federal policies related to accountability and principal evaluations at the local level are discussed. Recommendations for practice and use in school districts for elementary principals is also provided.
Author: Margaret Mary Irma Cantu Publisher: ISBN: Category : Academic achievement Languages : en Pages : 0
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The purpose of the study was to discover the principal instructional leadership behaviors differed in successful and nonsuccessful urban elementary schools. Six schools were selected and paired according to size, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and attendance to discover the salient leadership behavior differences between and among them. A descriptive survey research design was utilized to collect data through the Hallinger-Murphy Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS) which assessed frequency of leadership behaviors. Six (100%) of the principals and 95 (49%) teachers responded. The research questions were tested statistically using Analysis of Variance to decipher leadership differences between the pairs of schools and differences of perceived principal behaviors based on teachers' grade levels and teaching experience. The instructional leadership behaviors manifested by the principals in the selected schools were identified through the PIMRS and tested using the .05 confidence level as the measure of significance. The current literature reported that higher frequency of leadership behaviors, such as those identified in the PIMRS, could lead to academically successful schools. The results of this study went against the grain of the current literature since high scores on the PIMRS did not ensure successful schools and provided confoundment rather than clarification. The principals in the paired schools showed few differences in job behavior patterns, yet one school in each pair was academically successful; the other was not. The research questions stated: 1) There are significant differences between the instructional leadership behaviors demonstrated by the principals of schools with high student achievement when compared with the principals of schools with low student achievement; 2) student demographic characteristics (ethnicity, attendance of students, socioeconomic status) influence student success; and 3) there is a difference in teachers' perceptions of principals' instructional leadership behaviors based on their years of teaching experience and grade level taught. The first and third questions were rejected since the data in this study did not support the questions. The second question was not statistically tested due to a lack of difference in the student populations in the schools. Further study and testing of the Ballinger-Murphy Model is required in order to draw final conclusions on the relationship between principal instructional leadership behaviors and student achievement
Author: Daniel Roy Zorn Publisher: ISBN: Category : Electronic dissertations Languages : en Pages : 179
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The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between principal and teacher values congruence and perceived principal leadership practices. Additionally, this study considered the relationship between values congruence, leadership practices, and student achievement. The perceptions teachers hold regarding their principal's effectiveness have proven to be an important variable that influences the quality of the school, when quality is defined in terms of student achievement levels (Cotton, 2003; Marzano et. al., 2005). This study sought a better understanding of the factors that influence a teacher's perceptions of their principal's effectiveness to provide insight into the teacher/principal relationship and its subsequent association with student achievement. The statistical analyses in this study revealed that values congruence between teachers and principals is not a variable that has a statistically significant relationship to teachers' perceptions of their principal's leadership practices. This study also revealed that teacher/principal values congruence has no statistically significant relationship to student achievement levels. This study suggests that principals would be well served to focus their efforts on factors that have been shown to improve student achievement instead of seeking to affect the congruence between their work values and their staff's work values. The existing research base focuses the school leader on creating practices that are conducive to building professional teacher/principal relationships rooted in the examination of student data with a constant eye upon adjusting instruction that meets the diverse needs of each individual learner (DuFour & Eacker, 1998; Schmoker, 1999, 2006). A focus upon assuring teachers' utilization of instructional practices that have been found to impact student achievement is also essential (Marzano et al., 2003, 2005; Danielsen, 2002). It is advisable that principals focus their efforts in these areas rather than upon seeking to effect the level of values congruence that might exist between the principal and his/her staff.
Author: Christina Gomez Publisher: ISBN: Category : Academic achievement Languages : en Pages :
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This study focused on teacher effectiveness. This research investigation attempted to determine if a teacher's perceived ability to teach the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) affected student achievement as measured on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) for third and fourth grade reading and math. By examining teachers' perceptions regarding their perceived preparedness to teach the TEKS and achievement of their students as measured on STAAR, school leaders can design a script for academic interventions. Significant numbers of economically disadvantaged students have low academic achievement in reading and math performance as measured by state assessments, such as the STAAR. Research participants in this study were limited to one elementary school located in a large urban school district in Southeast Texas. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze archival data of the 2012-2013 third and fourth grade STAAR math and reading results by investigating whether teacher perceptions affected student achievement. A quantitative method was utilized to see if patterns existed between teacher perceptions of their perceived preparedness to teach the TEKS with the achievement of their students on STAAR. A qualitative method was used to document the responses to interview questions that third and fourth grade teachers reported regarding their perceptions of the TEKS and its affect on their students' achievement. By gaining a better understanding of teacher perceptions, school leaders may support student learning by first supporting teacher learning. In addition to supporting teacher and student growth through data-driven professional development activities, this research may also have implications for measuring the effectiveness of school leaders, teacher education programs, and mentor programs. In this study, the professional development, ongoing teacher support and the many other continuous interventions affected the overall results of the study, and therefore this study was inconclusive and the researcher is unable to determine if teacher perceptions of the Student Expectations impact student achievement.
Author: Elisabeth Rosinsky Publisher: ISBN: 9781124477442 Category : Languages : en Pages : 328
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Policymakers and educational leaders have expressed alarm regarding America's vast and growing Student Achievement Gap (SAG) problem. Although most agree that this issue deserves attention, consensus dissolves around how to resolve it. This research suggested that "closing" SAG requires an "Integrated" educational leadership approach called Transformational Instructional Leadership (TIL). TIL was empirically tested in four elementary schools from a local district undergoing Program-based school improvement/reform to address its SAG. A quantitative, one-shot, two-group, survey-based, quasi-experimental evaluation research design was used to gather teacher perceptions of their principals' TIL leadership during the improvement/reform effort. Descriptive and non-parametric inferential statistics were used to determine if in implementing the same program -- Response to Intervention (RtI), schools whose leaders were perceived to evidence greater TIL reduced their SAGs more than schools whose leaders were perceived to evidence less. While TIL factors were universally perceived as being "present" in "gap closing" schools and mostly "not present" in the "non gap closing" ones, TIL "Added" only some "Value" in closing all of these schools' SAGs over and above the "Value Added" by RtI itself. Findings such as these were interpreted to suggest that perhaps thinking and research about "Integrated" forms of educational leadership, like TIL, need to move more along Program-based, instructionally-defined lines if they are to address the Student Achievement Gap problem.
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