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Download full textMeador, Deanna; Nesbitt, Kimberly; Farran, Dale – Peabody Research Institute, 2015
The "Experimental Evaluation of the Tools of the Mind Pre-K Curriculum" study was designed to compare the effectiveness of the "Tools of the Mind" ("Tools") curriculum to the curricula the school system is currently using in enhancing children's self-regulation skills and their academic preparation for kindergarten.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Preschool Curriculum, Self Management, Academic Achievement
Farran, Dale C.; Wilson, Sandra Jo – Peabody Research Institute, 2014
Results from a cluster randomized trial of the impact of the Tools of the Mind pre-kindergarten curriculum on preschoolers' achievement, self-regulation, and social behavior are reported. Sixty classrooms with four-year-old children (N=877) were assigned to implement either the Tools curriculum (N=32 classrooms; 498 children) or the usual pre-k…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Spelling, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Metacognition
Farran, Dale C.; Wilson, Sandra J.; Meador, Deanna; Norvell, Jennifer; Nesbitt, Kimberly – Peabody Research Institute, 2015
The experimental evaluation of the "Tools of the Mind Pre-K Curriculum" described in this report was designed to examine the effectiveness of the "Tools of the Mind" ("Tools") curriculum for enhancing children's self-regulation skills and their academic preparation for kindergarten when compared to the usual…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Preschool Curriculum, Self Management, Academic Achievement
Direct linkLadnier-Hicks, Jamie – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine if third grade reading performance of students enrolled in south Mobile County Title I schools improved as a result of the first year implementation of the Scott Foresman "Reading Street" program. Attempts were also made to identify predictors that may improve future reading performance and data…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Curriculum Development, Reading Achievement, Academic Achievement
Doabler, Christian; Cary, Mari Strand; Clarke, Benjamin; Fien, Hank; Baker, Scott; Jungjohann, Kathy – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
Given the vital importance of using a scientific approach for curriculum development, the authors employed a design experiment methodology (Brown, 1992; Shavelson et al., 2003) to develop and evaluate, FUSION, a first grade mathematics intervention intended for students with or at-risk for mathematics disabilities. FUSION, funded through IES…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Suburban Schools, Intervention, Feasibility Studies
