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Olivia Johnston; Rebecca Spooner-Lane; Wei Zhang; Suzanne Macqueen; Nerida Spina – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2024
Grouping students into separate classes according to their 'ability' is an inequitable practice that does not, overall, improve academic outcomes. Research has continued to show that class ability grouping widens the educational gap between students from disadvantaged and privileged backgrounds. PISA data analysis suggests that class ability…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Mingyu Feng; Natalie Brezack; Chunwei Huang; Melissa Lee; Megan Schneider; Kelly Collins; Wynnie Chan – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background/Context: Math education remains a critical focus for national education improvement. As a solution, districts in the U.S. are investing in math education technologies. Research has demonstrated the potential of these technologies to close achievement gaps (e.g., Pape et al., 2012; Roschelle et al., 2016). Student math achievement is…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Problem Solving, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Fountain, Alyssa Rulf; Velez, Melissa; Gamse, Beth – Abt Associates, 2018
The vast majority of American students are neither prepared nor sufficiently engaged to become science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-literate citizens or innovative STEM professionals (National Research Council, 2007; Carnegie Corporation and the Institute for Advanced Study, 2009; National Science Board [NSB], 2010; President's…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Achievement Gap, Volunteers, Apprenticeships
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Pennisi, Aline; Argentin, Gianluca; Abbiati, Giovanni; Caputo, Andrea – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
This work summarizes the results of two randomized control trails (RCTs) aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a professional development program for lower secondary school math teachers. The program, called M@t.abel, was financed by the Ministry of Education in Southern Italy with EU funds. It lasts a full school year and it is based on formal…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development, Secondary School Teachers
Dekker, Truus; Feijs, Els – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
This research report builds on the results of the CATCH project (Webb and Dekker, 2002). The CATCH project is an effort to apply and scale up previous results and design a professional development program to bring about fundamental changes in teachers' instruction to support change in teachers' formative assessment practices. In this report we…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Professional Development, Academic Achievement
Blazer, Christie – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2008
There is a growing consensus among educators and the general public that technology should play a more integral role in students' education. However, the question of whether the introduction of technology into the classroom has a positive impact on teaching and learning is still under intense debate within the educational community. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Computer Uses in Education