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Direct linkHollands, Fiona M.; Kieffer, Michael J.; Shand, Robert; Pan, Yilin; Cheng, Henan; Levin, Henry M. – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
We review the value of cost-effectiveness analysis for evaluation and decision making with respect to educational programs and discuss its application to early reading interventions. We describe the conditions for a rigorous cost-effectiveness analysis and illustrate the challenges of applying the method in practice, providing examples of programs…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Early Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Instruction
Keller-Margulis, Milena; Gischlar, Karen – Contemporary School Psychology, 2014
Research indicates that the practice of grade-level retention may have negative effects on students; nevertheless it is often used in practice for students who fail to meet academic standards. In contrast to retention, response to intervention (RtI) is a sound practice that is based on a preventive framework and utilizes differentiated instruction…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap
Neddenriep, Christine E.; Fritz, Abigail M.; Carrier, Miranda E. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
The relationship between reading fluency and comprehension was evaluated in five 4th-grade students. These students were identified as being at risk of not meeting yearly goals in reading fluency and comprehension based on fall benchmark assessment data. A brief intervention assessment was used to determine which intervention components would be…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, Relationship, Elementary School Students
Cazier, James S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Little is known about the impact of staff development programs on student reading comprehension performance. This study examined the impact of staff supported through "Reading Next"'s Project C.R.I.S.S. on middle and high school student remedial reading performance in one Southwestern U.S. school district from 2005 to 2010. This…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Reading Comprehension, Test Results, Remedial Reading
Download full textBernstein, Margery R. – 1972
The Right to Read program was begun as a result of three elements which came together in July 1971: (1) concern with Mamaroneck's total reading program induced by studies of group test results; (2) a mandate which gave an additional 110 minutes weekly to be devoted by every teacher to the reading program; and (3) an administrative workshop which…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Intermediate Grades
Robbins, Edward L. – 1971
The relationship between the importance of the objectives of a public school reading program and the extent of data collection efforts pertaining to these objectives was examined. The purpose of the study was to determine if the information collected was sufficient for teachers to make a continuous evaluation of the program's ability to meet the…
Descriptors: Correlation, Data Collection, Decision Making, Educational Objectives
Cohen, Bernard; And Others – 1971
This final evaluation report of the 1970-71 New Haven Bilingual Education Program's effectiveness in the various areas of instruction is a presentation of analyses of data gathered on student performance in oral language proficiency (English only), reading comprehension (English only), mathematics, and student self concept (administered in the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Data Analysis, Language Skills, Mathematics Education
Demoulin, Donald F. – 1998
This report is a compilation of four different studies involving kindergartners (N=950) who participated in the "I LIKE ME!" program. I LIKE ME! is a 12-week program that uses a personalized reader with "I" statements as positive inducements for learning and achievement for kindergartners. The goals of the program are to bring home, school, and…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Developmental Delays, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
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This study evaluates the success of Johnson County Community College's College Learning Center (CLC) in helping students to improve specific skills in six areas: spelling, vocabulary, English, mathematics, reading comprehension, and reading rate. The CLC offers individualized programs which employ a combination of self-instructional materials and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, English Instruction, Individualized Instruction
Himley, Oliver T.; And Others – 1986
Part of an investigation of the effectiveness of Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 reading programs, this document reports on a study of 699 second and fourth grade students in Chapter 1 programs in Iowa. An introduction notes that the study was conducted to discover instructional characteristics that affect student…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Evaluation, Data Analysis, Elementary Education
Van Dusseldorp, Ralph A. – 1978
The third-party evaluation of the second year of the Iowa Central Community College Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) Project was based on examination of project records, interviews with project staff, student and resource persons, questionnaires completed by students, parents and resource persons, and test data collected on students at the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Career Planning, Educational Testing
GARVEY, CATHERINE J.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE HISTORY, COURSE DESCRIPTION, AND PROJECT RESULTS OF AN INTRODUCTORY SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL FRENCH PROGRAM ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS REPORT. SUCH ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM AS PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS, ADEQUACY OF THE TEACHING SYSTEM USED, AND DAY-TO-DAY STUDENT PERFORMANCE ARE REVEALED THROUGH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE USE OF DEVELOPMENTAL TESTING. SIX ADULTS WERE…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, College Language Programs, Course Descriptions, Diagnostic Tests
Marzano, Robert J. – Marzano Research Laboratory, 2005
This report summarizes the initial findings from the 2004-2005 evaluation study of the program titled Building Academic Vocabulary (BAV). The theory and research supporting the development of this program are articulated in "Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement" (Marzano, 2004). Briefly, the basic assumption underlying the BAV…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Vocabulary Development
Lorish, Christopher; Kennedy, William R. – 1978
On the assumption that individual teachers are the primary agents for developing more effective education, the Cleveland Public Schools began a four-year teacher-based change project entitled Planning Educational Environments for Cleveland Children in two volunteer schools. The various evaluators in the project, however, assumed that the funding…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
