From National Movement to Local Action [electronic resource] : The Status of Standards-Based Science Instruction in Middle School Classrooms / Christopher B. Swanson, Stephen B. Plank and Gina M. Hewes.

This study explores the possibility of measuring a specific instructional strategy using statistical methods based on item response theory. It measures teachers' instructional practices using the same rigorous statistical techniques now applied to most large-scale assessments of student achieve...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Swanson, Christopher B.
Corporate Author:	Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk
Other Authors:	Plank, Stephen B., Hewes, Gina M.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2003.
Subjects:	Academic Standards. Data Analysis. Educational Change. Evaluation Methods. Grade 8. Middle Schools. Models. Science Instruction. Science Teachers. Secondary School Teachers. Teaching Methods.