Research worth reporting.Long-time readers of this magazine well know we don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. often devote much space reporting on educational research. But every so often a study comes along that speaks directly to our editorial mission of meeting the most essential needs and interests of our readers, the nation's school system leaders. So when we first heard last year about the in-progress scholarly work being performed by Tim Waters and Robert Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923. American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876). Noun 1. Marzano, we raised our collective antenna and tuned in to what they had to say about the impact of the superintendent on the academic outcomes of students. The result is this month's cover story, written (we think) in plain English Plain English (sometimes known, more broadly, as plain language) is a communication style that focuses on considering the audience's needs when writing. It recommends avoiding unnecessary words and avoiding jargon, technical terms, and long and ambiguous sentences. , that essentially confirms the significant link we all believed to be true. The meta-analysis meta-analysis /meta-anal·y·sis/ (met?ah-ah-nal´i-sis) a systematic method that takes data from a number of independent studies and integrates them using statistical analysis. conducted by the pair at the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning in Denver examined 27 research reports conducted in the past 35 years on school district leaders' influence on student performance. Collectively, the studies involved 2,714 districts and the achievement scores of 3.4 million students. McREL, a federally supported research lab, calls it the largest-ever quantitative examination of research on superintendents. Our hope is that you'll find the article about their research to be accessible and readable read·a·ble adj. 1. Easily read; legible: a readable typeface. 2. Pleasurable or interesting to read: a readable story. , yet detailed enough to be meaningful to your own understanding of the vital leadership role you fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. . Jay P. Goldman Voice: 703-875-0745 E-mail: jgoldman@aasa.org |
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