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Answering the Call: Lessons Learned from Montgomery County Middle School Magnet Consortium
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-02-22)
In the fall of 2005, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) opened three magnet middle schools in a portion of the school district with a high minority population and percentage of students receiving free and
reduced ...
Metro Nashville Public Schools Student Assessment Staff Development Model
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-04-07)
Executive Summary
In the current K-12 educational landscape, data-driven decision-making (DDDM) is believed to hold great potential for improving the quality of classroom instruction. This analysis of the capacity of ...
Internationalization of Austin Peay State University: A Strategic Plan for the 21st Century
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-03-24)
Examining the Existence of and the Conditions for Teacher Commitment and Capacity for Data Use: An Exploratory Study of MNPS Middle School Math and Language Arts Teachers
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-05)
The initiation of the era of educational accountability brought with it an abundance of data on student performance in the form of outcome results from standardized tests. These test scores provide information for the ...
Gear Up Tennessee: Examining the Roles of Site Coordinators and School Counselors in the Development and Implementation of Program Initiatives
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-04)
This report examines the role of GEAR UP site coordinators and school counselors in the development and implementation of GEAR UP Tennessee. The GEAR UP Tennessee program is an ambitious effort that offers a myriad of ...
Content Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Gained in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the Teaching Certificate Program at Vanderbilt University: A Program Evaluation
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-05)
The purpose of this program evaluation is to provide the Center for Teaching at Vanderbilt University with a comprehensive evaluation of their Teaching Certificate program, which is in its third year of existence. As a ...
Linking Learning, Accountability and Performance
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-04-03)
Understanding Student Departure: Identifying Primary Factors Attributable to Attrition Among First-Year Students: A Consultative Retention Analysis Study for Kentucky Wesleyan College
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-05)
The following project responds to a request by Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) to examine their student departure problem. Specifically, the KWC first-year retention rate is 54.8% (2006 freshman cohort, n= 323), well below ...