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Nomi, Takako; Raudenbush, Stephen W. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2016
In 2003, Chicago launched "Double-Dose Algebra," requiring students with pretest scores below the national median to take two periods of math--algebra and supplemental coursework. In many schools, assignment to Double Dose changed the peer composition of the algebra classroom. Using school-specific instrumental variables within a…
Descriptors: Algebra, Educational Policy, Pretesting, Mathematics Tests
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Konstantopoulos, Spyros; Miller, Shazia Rafiullah; van der Ploeg, Arie – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2013
Interim assessments are increasingly common in U.S. schools. We use high-quality data from a large-scale school-level cluster randomized experiment to examine the impact of two well-known commercial interim assessment programs on mathematics and reading achievement in Indiana. Results indicate that the treatment effects are positive but not…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, State Policy, Program Effectiveness