Beatrice F Birman
Biographic Data
| ID | 1584440 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beatrice F Birman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beatrice F |
| FAMILY NAME | Birman |
| SIGNATURE | BIRMAN B F |
| AFFILIATIONS | American Institutes for Research |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 160 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Education policy analysis and program evaluation
Effects of Professional Development on Teachers’ Instruction
This article examines the effects of professional development on teachers’ instruction. Using a purposefully selected sample of about 207 teachers in 30 schools, in 10 districts in five states, we examine features of teachers’ professional development and its effects on changing teaching practice in mathematics and science from 1996–1999. We found that professional development focused on specific instructional practices increases teachers’ use of…
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Education Funding Streams
This chapter describes two cases that have applied the proposed strategy: an evaluation of the Eisenhower Professional Development Program and a series of evaluations of Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It discusses implications for the future of large-scale evaluations of funding stream programs in education. Evaluations of large-scale federal education programs began in the mid 1960s. For example, the federal government has fu…
What Makes Professional Development Effective? Results From a National Sample of Teachers
This study uses a national probability sample of 1,027 mathematics and science teachers to provide the first large-scale empirical comparison of effects of different characteristics of professional development on teachers’ learning. Results, based on ordinary least squares regression, indicate three core features of professional development activities that have significant, positive effects on teachers’ self-reported increases in knowledge and sk…
The Politics of the National Assessment of Chapter 1
This article describes the events associated with the National Assessment of Chapter 1, a study mandated by Congress in December 1983 in anticipation of its 1987 reauthorization of Chapter 1. The assessment occurred at the time the Reagan Administration was seriously challenging many of Congress's favorite educational programs, including Chapter 1. Despite their serious differences in views about Chapter 1, both Congress and the administration ex…
A federal role for computers in the schools
a time when federal funding for education has substantially declined, the Computer Contribution Act of 1983, otherwise known as the Apple Bill, would provide for a liberalized tax deduction for donations of computers to elementary and secondary schools. Other bills would provide funds to train teachers to use computers, cancel federal loans to students who become teachers of computer technology (as well as teachers of math or science), and fund r…
What Makes Professional Development Effective? Results From a National Sample of Teachers
This study uses a national probability sample of 1,027 mathematics and science teachers to provide the first large-scale empirical comparison of effects of different characteristics of professional development on teachers’ learning. Results, based on ordinary least squares regression, indicate three core features of professional development activities that have significant, positive effects on teachers’ self-reported increases in knowledge and sk…
The Politics of the National Assessment of Chapter 1
This article describes the events associated with the National Assessment of Chapter 1, a study mandated by Congress in December 1983 in anticipation of its 1987 reauthorization of Chapter 1. The assessment occurred at the time the Reagan Administration was seriously challenging many of Congress's favorite educational programs, including Chapter 1. Despite their serious differences in views about Chapter 1, both Congress and the administration ex…
A federal role for computers in the schools
a time when federal funding for education has substantially declined, the Computer Contribution Act of 1983, otherwise known as the Apple Bill, would provide for a liberalized tax deduction for donations of computers to elementary and secondary schools. Other bills would provide funds to train teachers to use computers, cancel federal loans to students who become teachers of computer technology (as well as teachers of math or science), and fund r…
The Politics of the National Assessment of Chapter 1
This article describes the events associated with the National Assessment of Chapter 1, a study mandated by Congress in December 1983 in anticipation of its 1987 reauthorization of Chapter 1. The assessment occurred at the time the Reagan Administration was seriously challenging many of Congress's favorite educational programs, including Chapter 1. Despite their serious differences in views about Chapter 1, both Congress and the administration ex…
What Makes Professional Development Effective? Results From a National Sample of Teachers
This study uses a national probability sample of 1,027 mathematics and science teachers to provide the first large-scale empirical comparison of effects of different characteristics of professional development on teachers’ learning. Results, based on ordinary least squares regression, indicate three core features of professional development activities that have significant, positive effects on teachers’ self-reported increases in knowledge and sk…
Effects of Professional Development on Teachers’ Instruction
This article examines the effects of professional development on teachers’ instruction. Using a purposefully selected sample of about 207 teachers in 30 schools, in 10 districts in five states, we examine features of teachers’ professional development and its effects on changing teaching practice in mathematics and science from 1996–1999. We found that professional development focused on specific instructional practices increases teachers’ use of…
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Education Funding Streams
This chapter describes two cases that have applied the proposed strategy: an evaluation of the Eisenhower Professional Development Program and a series of evaluations of Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It discusses implications for the future of large-scale evaluations of funding stream programs in education. Evaluations of large-scale federal education programs began in the mid 1960s. For example, the federal government has fu…
Education policy analysis and program evaluation
Educational Assessment and Improvement (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · School Choice and Performance (5 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (3 works)