Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
| Program Descriptions | 6 |
| Program Effectiveness | 6 |
| Statistical Significance | 6 |
| Control Groups | 4 |
| Academic Achievement | 3 |
| Evidence | 3 |
| Intervention | 3 |
| Middle School Students | 3 |
| Academic Persistence | 2 |
| College Freshmen | 2 |
| Comparative Analysis | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Current Issues in Comparative… | 1 |
| Journal of College Student… | 1 |
| National Center for… | 1 |
| Regional Educational… | 1 |
| Society for Research on… | 1 |
| What Works Clearinghouse | 1 |
Author
| Alford, Julie G. | 1 |
| Barnett, Elisabeth A. | 1 |
| Bork, Rachel Hare | 1 |
| Hunt, Madelyn D. | 1 |
| Kidron, Yael | 1 |
| Konstantopoulos, Spyros | 1 |
| Li, Wei | 1 |
| Lindsay, Jim | 1 |
| Mann, Judith R. | 1 |
| Mayer, Alexander K. | 1 |
| Miller, Shazia | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 3 |
| Junior High Schools | 2 |
| Middle Schools | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Indiana Statewide Testing for… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textKonstantopoulos, Spyros; Li, Wei; Miller, Shazia; van der Ploeg, Arie – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2015
Motivated by the passage of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, all states operate accountability systems that measure and report school and student performance annually. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of interim assessments on the achievement gap. The authors examine the impact of interim assessments throughout the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Mathematics Achievement
Yao, Haogen – Current Issues in Comparative Education, 2017
This study develops a sequential mixed model of Delphi-Propensity Score Matching to discuss how an NGO's socio-emotional support affects the decisions of dropout, work, and two types of upper secondary schooling in rural China. Data were collected from 6,298 students in 2012 after a subgroup of them were treated. The analysis shows that…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Academic Aspiration, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
Barnett, Elisabeth A.; Bork, Rachel Hare; Mayer, Alexander K.; Pretlow, Joshua; Wathington, Heather D.; Weiss, Madeline Joy – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2012
Developmental summer bridge programs are a popular strategy for increasing college readiness among recent high school graduates. Aimed at providing an alternative to traditional developmental education, these programs provide accelerated and focused learning opportunities in order to help students acquire the knowledge and skills needed for…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Summer Programs, Transitional Programs, High School Graduates
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
This "What Works Clearinghouse Procedures and Standards Handbook (Version 3.0)" provides a detailed description of the standards and procedures of the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC). The remaining chapters of this Handbook are organized to take the reader through the basic steps that the WWC uses to develop a review protocol, identify…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Guides, Intervention, Classification
Kidron, Yael; Lindsay, Jim – Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2014
REL Appalachia conducted a systematic review of the research evidence on the effects of increased learning time. After screening more than 7,000 studies, REL Appalachia identified 30 that met the most rigorous standards for research. A review of those 30 studies found that increased learning time does not always produce positive results. However,…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), Time on Task, Meta Analysis, Standards
Direct linkMann, Judith R.; Hunt, Madelyn D.; Alford, Julie G. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2004
Universities have recognized student attrition as a problem for some years, and measures to improve this critical issue are being sought. One such effort used at Lamar University is the Monitored Probation (MP) program. The MP program is a comprehensive early intervention academic retention program intended to assist with the academic success of…
Descriptors: Student Attrition, Grade Point Average, Control Groups, Academic Probation
