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Cheung, Alan; Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Kim, Elizabeth – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
Despite widespread recognition among policy makers, educational leaders, and the nation as a whole of the importance of science, engineering, and technology as drivers of the future of the country and society, the science achievement of America's students is mediocre at best, in comparison to that of international peers. On the 2012 PISA tests in…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Science Programs, Middle School Students, High School Students
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Slavin, Robert E.; Cheung, Alan; Holmes, GwenCarol; Madden, Nancy A.; Chamberlain, Anne – American Educational Research Journal, 2013
A district-level reform model created by the Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE) provided consultation with district leaders on strategic use of data and selection of proven programs. Fifty-nine districts in seven states were randomly assigned to CDDRE or control conditions. A total of 397 elementary and 225 middle schools were…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Change, Models, Data
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Slavin, Robert E.; Madden, Nancy A.; Quint, Janet – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
"Success for All" (SFA) is one of the best known and thoroughly evaluated school reform models. Further evaluation of the initiative is especially important for two reasons. First, the program model has continued to evolve over time, with a greater emphasis placed on the use of engaging technology in the classroom and on the deployment…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction, Educational Innovation
Cooper, Robert; Slavin, Robert E.; Madden, Nancy A. – 1998
The role and importance of national reform network participation in the implementation of one of the most successful U.S. whole-school reform efforts--Success for ALL (SFA)--is profiled here. The paper explores this educational network beyond professional development and examines the relationship between participation in SFA's national reform…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
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Slavin, Robert E.; Madden, Nancy A. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2000
Describes Roots & Wings, a comprehensive reform model for elementary schools that incorporates the elements of Success for All (R. Slavin, 1996), an approach based on standards from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the WorldLab social studies and science program. Presents research results from Texas and Maryland that found…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Minority Groups
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Stevens, Robert J.; Slavin, Robert E. – 1992
The Cooperative Elementary School (CES) model involves the use of cooperative learning across a variety of content areas and full-scale mainstreaming of academically handicapped students. Teachers use peer coaching and plan in a cooperative manner. The model emphasizes teacher involvement in site-based management and parent involvement in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction