NCEA's Best Practice Framework: A Platform to Examine School and System Practices. 2007

Institution	National Center for Educational Accountability
Titel	NCEA's Best Practice Framework: A Platform to Examine School and System Practices. 2007
Quelle	(2007), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Improvement; Academic Achievement; Best Practices; Models; Evidence; Effective Schools Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Schulleistung; Analogiemodell; Evidenz; Schulforschung
Abstract	While educators often have rich information on the strategies used in their own school, they may have little information about the strategies or practices in other schools--particularly the specific practices of consistently high-performing schools. To provide an outside compass for those seeking to improve, members at National Center for Educational Accountability (NCEA) have researched the practices of 479 school systems chosen based on a careful analysis that identifies consistent school performance over at least three years in multiple subjects. They have also studied the findings of experts in effective schools research--most notably, Dr. Larry Lezotte of Effective Schools in Okemos, Michigan. Lezotte and Levine's "Unusually Effective Schools" monograph (1990) remains a classic in the review and analysis of research related to effective school practices. Their best practice findings are drawn from the case studies of the schools they have visited. They have structured their findings into five broad themes further defined by practices related to those themes at three school levels--district, school, and classroom: (1) Curriculum and Academic Goals; (2) Staff Selection, Leadership, and Capacity Building; (3) Instructional Programs, Practices, and Arrangements; (4) Monitoring Progress: Compilation, Analysis, and Use of Data; and (5) Recognition, Intervention, and Adjustments. This structure, the "Best Practice Framework," attempts to capture the general principles they found operational in organizations marked by sustained high performance. Equally important, they have provided information on contextual variables that define how any particular practice appears at a given school. (Contains 3 footnotes.) [For 2006 report, see ED543025.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10