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Jayanthi, Madhavi; Dimino, Joseph; Gersten, Russell; Taylor, Mary Jo; Haymond, Kelly; Newman-Gonchar, Becky – Instructional Research Group, 2015
The purpose of this efficacy study was to examine the impact of the Teacher Study Group (TSG) professional development program in vocabulary, on teacher knowledge, observed teaching practice, and student vocabulary achievement, when implemented with first grade teachers in Title 1 schools. This multi-site cluster randomized trial was implemented…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 1, Vocabulary
Gersten, Russell; Carnine, Douglas – 1983
The present study examines the impact of the Direct Instruction (DI) program on the high school careers of the economically disadvantaged students who participated in the DI model of Project Follow Through. The study involves six sites: East St. Louis; New York City; Flint, Michigan; Williamsburg County, South Carolina; and Uvalde, Texas. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, Compensatory Education
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Baker, Scott; Gersten, Russell; Lee, Dae-Sik – Elementary School Journal, 2002
Used meta analysis to synthesize research on the effects of interventions to improve mathematics achievement of students considered at risk for academic failure. Found that effective interventions included providing teachers and students with student performance data; using peer tutors; providing clear, specific feedback to parents on children's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Becker, Wesley C.; Gersten, Russell – 1981
The later effects of the Direct Instruction Follow Through program were assessed in five diverse sites in the United States. Low income fifth and sixth graders who had completed the full 3 years of this first through third-grade program were tested on the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT), Intermediate Level, and the Wide Range Achievement Test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Comparative Analysis, Decoding (Reading)