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Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2019
Large numbers of qualified students do not apply to and enroll in college. Yet, earning a college degree is one of the primary pathways for economic success and is increasingly required for good jobs and high wages. A number of programs and practices aim to improve college readiness and enrollment, including "Take Stock in Children's®…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Graduation, Higher Education, Middle School Students
Direct linkRizvi, Meher; Nagy, Philip – Research Papers in Education, 2016
This paper presents and evaluates a teacher training approach called the cluster-based mentoring programme (CBMP) for the professional development of government primary school teachers in Pakistan. The study sought to find differences in the teaching practices between districts where the CBMP was used (intervention) and control districts where it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classroom Techniques, Mentors, Educational Practices
Chapman, James W.; Tunmer, William E. – Reading Psychology, 2016
The recently reported i3 Scale-Up of Reading Recovery (May et al., 2015) found an effect size of +0.69 in favor of Reading Recovery compared to the control group. We discuss four issues: (a) many of the lowest achieving students were excluded from participation in Reading Recovery; (b) the control group received a range of different experiences;…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Early Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Program Effectiveness
Bell, Stephen H.; Peck, Laura R. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2013
To answer "what works?" questions about policy interventions based on an experimental design, Peck (2003) proposes to use baseline characteristics to symmetrically divide treatment and control group members into subgroups defined by endogenously determined postrandom assignment events. Symmetric prediction of these subgroups in both…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Program Evaluation
Dynarski, Mark; Rui, Ning; Webber, Ann; Gutmann, Babette – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2017
The District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) was created by Congress to provide tuition vouchers to low-income parents who want their child to attend a private school. The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act of 2011 also mandated an evaluation of the OSP program. This report examines impacts one year after…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Educational Opportunities, Scholarships
What Works Clearinghouse, 2017
"Odyssey® Math" is a web-based program developed by Compass Learning® for mathematics instruction in grades K-8. The online program includes a mathematics curriculum and formative assessments designed to support differentiated and data-driven instruction. Based on assessment results, the program generates an individualized sequence of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Individualized Instruction
Herman, Daniel B. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Professional social workers and other mental health providers have for many years been involved in delivering treatment and support services focused on the needs of adults with severe mental illnesses living in the community. While some models have evolved largely through practice experience, others have developed through research paradigms in…
Descriptors: Social Work, Caseworkers, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
A recent study, "The Effects of Cognitive Strategy Instruction on Math Problem Solving of Middle School Students of Varying Ability," examined the effectiveness of "Solve It!," a program intended to improve the problem-solving skills of seventh-grade math students. During the program, students are taught cognitive strategies of…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Middle School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement
Askew, Karyl; Stevenson, Olivia; Jones, Bridget – Grantee Submission, 2018
"INSPIRE" is an Investing in Innovation (i3) development grant funded by the Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. "INSPIRE" provides an innovative integrated K-12 STEM pipeline approach focused on STEM course content and instructional redesign. The INSPIRE model was implemented in Cabarrus County…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
What Works Clearinghouse, 2015
The "New Teacher Center (NTC) Induction Model" is a systemic approach to support beginning teachers (i.e., teachers new to the profession). Based on the research, the "NTC Induction Model" was found to have no discernible effects on teacher retention in the school district, teacher retention in the profession, or teacher…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Persistence, Elementary School Teachers
Armor, David J. – Cato Institute, 2014
Calls for universal preschool programs have become commonplace, reinforced by President Obama's call for "high-quality preschool for all" in 2013. Any program that could cost state and federal taxpayers $50 billion per year warrants a closer look at the evidence on its effectiveness. This report reviews the major evaluations of preschool…
Descriptors: Evidence, Preschool Education, Policy Analysis, Equal Education
What Works Clearinghouse, 2013
"DreamBox Learning" is a supplemental online mathematics program that provides adaptive instruction for students in grades K-5 and focuses on number and operations, place value, and number sense. The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) identified one study of "DreamBox Learning" that both falls within the scope of the Elementary…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Electronic Learning
Armstrong, Lisa; Waite, Nancy; Rosenthal, Meagan – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2015
Uptake of new scopes of practice by pharmacists has been slow and inconsistent, which the literature suggests may be related to disconnects between pharmacists' established professional identities and the identities needed to adopt these new practices. This study evaluated the use of coaches to help pharmacy students during their cooperative…
Descriptors: Student Development, Cooperative Education, Coaching (Performance), Professional Identity
Bradshaw, Jessica; Steiner, Amanda Mossman; Gengoux, Grace; Koegel, Lynn Kern – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Early detection methods for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in infancy are rapidly advancing, yet the development of interventions for infants under two years with or at-risk for ASD remains limited. In order to guide research and practice, this paper systematically reviewed studies investigating interventions for infants under 24 months with or…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Literature Reviews, Infants
Derman-Sparks, Louise – Journal of Pedagogy, 2016
This article, written by one of the teachers in the Ypsilanti Perry Preschool Project (1962-1967), critically examines the prevailing narrative about the preschool project's relationship to the High/Scope Educational Foundation. It describes what the author and other teachers actually did, the principles that informed their practice, and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Longitudinal Studies, Civil Rights, Equal Education
