Planning to Assistant Low Achievers: Perspectives of Instructional Leaders and Teachers

• In Event: 61.049 - Perspectives of and From School Leadership: Trust, Perceptions, and Role Definition

Abstract

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the perceptions of instructional leaders and teachers concerning the instructional strategies that would best assist low-achievers at elementary and middle schools. The findings of this study can assist instructional leaders and teachers in realizing the cause of disconnect among their beliefs and how to better assist low-achievers. This study employed a descriptive causal comparative design. Data were gathered through surveys of instructional leaders and teachers in two counties of Georgia. The perceptions of instructional leaders and teachers concerning the instructional strategies to assist low-achievers were compared by using ANOVA. Findings of the study indicated that both instructional leaders and teachers perceived student-led techniques for exploration and experimentation for low-achievers as effective.

Authors

• Andrea L Ridley, Dalton State College

• Tak C. Chan, Kennesaw State University