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In the 2014 report, "Closing the Achievement Gap Through Modification of Neurocognitive and Neuroendocrine Function: Results from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of an Innovative Approach to the Education of Children in Kindergarten," researchers examined the impacts of "Tools of the Mind" on cognitive and academic…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Randomized Controlled Trials, Educational Innovation, Kindergarten
What Works Clearinghouse, 2015
The study authors examined the impact of "Responsive Classroom," a professional development program for teachers, on student achievement. This study took place in a large, ethnically and socioeconomically diverse district in a mid-Atlantic state. The intervention was implemented during 3 school years from 2008 to 2011. Study authors…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Teachers
Improving Question-Asking Initiations in Young Children with Autism Using Pivotal Response Treatment
Direct linkKoegel, Robert L.; Bradshaw, Jessica L.; Ashbaugh, Kristen; Koegel, Lynn Kern – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Social initiations make up a core deficit for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In particular, initiated questions during social interactions are often minimal or absent in this population. In the context of a multiple baseline design, the efficacy of using the motivational procedures of Pivotal Response Treatment to increase social…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Young Children, Autism, Communication Skills
Gregory, Anne; Allen, Joseph P.; Mikami, Amori Y.; Hafen, Christopher A.; Pianta, Robert C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Student behavioral engagement is a key condition supporting academic achievement, yet student disengagement in middle and high schools is all too common. The current study used a randomized controlled design to test the efficacy of the My Teaching Partner-Secondary program to increase behavioral engagement. The program offers teachers personalized…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Faculty Development, Student Behavior
Randolph, Jena K.; Stichter, Janine P.; Schmidt, Carla T.; O'Connor, Karen V. – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Pivotal Response Training (PRT) combines research on task interspersal, direct reinforcement, and role of choice in a treatment for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Parents of children with ASD have been trained to implement PRT to improve language and social interaction. Variables other than child characteristics, such as parental…
Descriptors: Autism, Caregivers, Training, Interpersonal Relationship
McIntyre, Laura Lee – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2008
A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate a parent training intervention for caregivers with preschool-age children with developmental disabilities. The 21 families in the experimental group received usual care plus the 12-week Incredible Years Parent Training Program with developmental delay modifications. Families in the control group…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Behavior Problems, Intervention
