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Too Much, Too Soon? Unanswered Questions from National Response to Intervention Evaluation
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Gersten, Russell; Jayanthi, Madhavi; Dimino, Joseph – Exceptional Children, 2017
The report of the national response to intervention (RTI) evaluation study, conducted during 2011-2012, was released in November 2015. Anyone who has read the lengthy report can attest to its complexity and the design used in the study. Both these factors can influence the interpretation of the results from this evaluation. In this commentary, we…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, National Programs, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Follow Through Revisited: Reflections on the Site Variability Issue.
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Gersten, Russell – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1984
Conclusion about site-specific determinants of educational outcomes of the controversial longitudinal evaluation of the Follow Through programs (1976) are challenged again by reexamining the Direct Instruction model data. Reanalysis confirms earlier critiques and supports more recent research funding on the relationship between types of…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mathematics Achievement
Direct Instruction with Special Education Students: A Review of Evaluation Research.
Gersten, Russell – 1981
This paper reviews both the content and the methodological issues involved in the small but growing number of empirical studies on the use of Direct Instruction programs and teaching procedures with special populations. The research reviewed includes experimental and quasi-experimental work, summative evaluations of entire programs, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Educational Innovation