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Download full textFallah, Soraya; Moradian, Cklara – Online Submission, 2017
The purpose of this paper is to review and critique a groundbreaking research report. The research article under review in this paper is: "A Big Apple for Educators: New York City's Experiment with Schoolwide Performance Bonuses: Final Evaluation Report" (see ED521920). In 2007-08, a program called the Schoolwide Performance Bonus…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Teacher Salaries, Incentives, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedSanders, James R. – American Journal of Evaluation, 1999
Identifies strengths and weaknesses of the study of the Comprehensive Child Development Program and draws evaluative conclusions based on the analysis. Cites lack of stakeholder involvement and pilot studies as a weaknesses of the evaluation but notes the general quality of the effort. (SLD)
Descriptors: Child Development, Evaluation Methods, Meta Analysis, Participation
Peer reviewedInternational Journal of Early Childhood, 1992
Reviews two books: (1) "The Nursery World of Dr. Blatz," by Jocelyn Matcher Raymond, describing W. E. Blatz's accomplishments in early childhood education (ECE); and (2) "Early Education: The Current Debate," by Joyce Watt, examining the purpose and effectiveness of ECE with respect to children, parents, communities, services, and curricula. (AC)
Descriptors: Biographies, Book Reviews, Early Childhood Education, Educational Theories
Direct linkWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2004
In this study, Ridgway et al. found mixed results, depending on the assessment test used. With the Balanced Assessment (BA) test, positive significant differences were found between the Connected Mathematics Project (CMP) students and non-CMP students in grades 6, 7, and 8. The results for the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) were less favorable…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Curriculum, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedStringfield, Sam – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2000
Of the four guides to schoolwide reform models (by Herman and others, Northwest Regional Education Laboratory, Robert Slavin, and Margaret Wang and associates), Herman's volume provides the most detailed, scholarly review. Practical information abounds, but more well-controlled and designed longitudinal studies are essential. (Contains 32…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness
What Works Clearinghouse, 2004
Schneider found no statistically significant differences between the intervention and comparison groups on the school-level Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) analyzed in the study. The findings may have been affected by only three schools implementing more than one-third of the total math problems in each year and grade. In addition, the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, High Stakes Tests, Student Evaluation, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewedLevin, Henry M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1997
The focus in this book is on steering a course between rigorous definitions and theory and applied attempts to measure costs and benefits in the real world. As an introduction to the concepts underlying cost-benefit analysis, this volume is well-written and comprehensive for a book of its length. (SLD)
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Data Analysis
Peer reviewedWhite, Sheldon H. – Young Children, 1988
Reviews the book, "Within Our Reach: Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage," which takes a new look at research about and programs for disadvantaged young children and their parents. (BB)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Disadvantaged Youth, Family Programs, Health Programs
Peer reviewedBroad, Kathy – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2001
"The Future of Schools" (1998), by Australia's former Minister of Education Don Hayward and Professor Brian J. Caldwell, recounts the development, implementation, and early effects of a far-reaching change effort. The authors'"lessons" are undercut by insufficient data connecting the reform with improved teaching and learning.…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
What Works Clearinghouse, 2005
This evaluation was designed to compare student achievement scores of students enrolled in Saxon Algebra 1/2 classrooms (intervention group) with students enrolled in Scott-Foresman Mathematics classrooms (comparison group). Crawford and Raia conducted three analyses, but this study report focuses on the strongest analysis of the three and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Middle Schools, Grade 8
Peer reviewedHenderson, Stephen A.; Royster, Wimberly C. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2000
This rebuttal provides a more complete description of the Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative than the previous article, describes the Program Improvement Review process in more detail and outlines its role in the overall project, and provides data that supports the program's overall effectiveness. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Income Groups, Mathematics Achievement
What Works Clearinghouse, 2004
In this study, Ridgway et al. found mixed results, depending on the assessment test used. With the Balanced Assessment (BA) test, positive significant differences were found between the Connected Mathematics Project (CMP) students and non-CMP students in grades 6, 7, and 8. The results for the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) were less favorable…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Basic Skills
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of the Under Secretary. – 1995
Three federal initiatives--Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act--are working together to assist secondary schools in meeting current challenges. This pamphlet describes a two-volume book that presents a mix of research-based ideas and promising…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Innovation, Federal Legislation
ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1987
The one-page abstract summarizes "Research on the Effectiveness of Early Childhood Education," an ERIC Computer Search Reprint containing bibliographic information and abstracts of 64 studies of early intervention. The citations are discussed in five categories: research overviews, methodological studies, policies and large-scale…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Followup Studies
What Works Clearinghouse, 2004
Schneider found no statistically significant differences between the intervention and comparison groups on the school-level Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) analyzed in the study. The findings may have been affected by only three schools implementing more than one-third of the total math problems in each year and grade. In addition, the…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Student Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
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