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Cook, Michael; Ross, Steven M. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2021
The purpose of this study was to compare student growth of SCSD-7 students on the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) reading assessment to otherwise similar students who did not use Istation. This study followed two cohorts of elementary school students over three years (2016-17 through 2018-19) to assess the effect of Istation on reading…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Reading Tests, Reading Programs, Achievement Tests
Esposito, Alena G.; Bauer, Patricia J. – Grantee Submission, 2019
We describe research results and lessons learned from a laboratory/ classroom collaboration with a school system offering both traditional English-only education and a dual-language track (Spanish/English). Through this collaboration, we addressed basic research questions informing malleable factors that impact cognitive development. In a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Teaching Methods, Spanish, English (Second Language)
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Seifert, Susanne; Schwab, Susanne; Gasteiger-Klicpera, Barbara – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2016
This article aims to evaluate the whole-class reading program Language And Reading Skills (LARS) and its effects on the decoding, reading comprehension, and language abilities of 1st-language (L1) and 2nd-language (L2) German 2nd graders. The program consisted of teacher training and differentiated reading materials adapted to the needs of both L1…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Second Language Learning, German, Reading Comprehension
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Eilam, Efrat; Trop, Tamar – Journal of Environmental Education, 2011
This article addresses issues regarding implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within formal education systems. In particular, it seeks to identify the basic essential components of ESD pedagogy. The authors present a theoretical pedagogical framework based on accumulated theory and experience in the field. The framework…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education, Citizenship Responsibility
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Rosen, Yigal; Manny-Ikan, Edith – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2011
This article explores the effects of the Time To Know program, a comprehensive technology-rich learning environment, on low socio-economic status (SES) students' learning achievements in Mathematics, Hebrew, and English as a Foreign Language (EFL)in Israel. The study is based on the assumption that one of the possible solutions for bridging the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Semitic Languages, Constructivism (Learning), Socioeconomic Status
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Foster, Christopher; Bishop, Carolyn A.; Hernandez, David A. – Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification, 2008
This study addresses questions related to teacher preparation through online supported learning in an alternative certification program, CalStateTEACH. Specifically, this study analyzes and reports survey responses of 130 teachers and 84 supervisors related to preparedness of program completers to teach in a multiple subject classroom. The…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Online Courses, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Effectiveness
Seltzer, Michael; Kim, Jinok – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2007
Individual differences in response to a given treatment have been a longstanding interest in education. While many evaluation studies focus on average treatment effects (i.e., the effects of treatments on the levels of outcomes of interest), this paper additionally considers estimating the effects of treatments on the dispersion in outcomes.…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Mathematics Instruction, Inferences, Conventional Instruction
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Kern, Sarah M. – Journal of In-service Education, 2004
Professional Development Schools (PDSs) emerged in the USA in the mid-1980s as a promising approach to simultaneously improving teacher education and the quality of education students receive in kindergarten through grade 12 (public) schools. This new form of school-university partnership enabled teacher educators to design new models for…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teachers, Professional Development Schools, Student Placement