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Differentiated Instruction in a Data-Based Decision-Making Context
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Faber, Janke M.; Glas, Cees A. W.; Visscher, Adrie J. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2018
In this study, the relationship between differentiated instruction, as an element of data-based decision making, and student achievement was examined. Classroom observations (n = 144) were used to measure teachers' differentiated instruction practices and to predict the mathematical achievement of 2nd- and 5th-grade students (n = 953). The…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Data, Decision Making, Academic Achievement
Are the Reading Rich Getting Richer? Testing for the Presence of the Matthew Effect
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Huang, Francis L.; Moon, Tonya R.; Boren, Rachel – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2014
The Matthew effect, where good readers get increasingly better over time compared to relatively lower-ability readers, is an often cited phenomenon in reading research. However, researchers have not always found empirical evidence supporting a Matthew effect. We used hierarchical growth curve modeling to test for the presence of the Matthew effect…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Gap, Longitudinal Studies
Stability of Special Education Eligibility from Kindergarten to Third Grade: Are There Variables from Fall of Kindergarten That Predict Later Classification Status?
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Flynn, Kylie Shawn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined students' movement in and out of special education and predictors for later special education placement. The sample ( N = 556) came from a response to intervention (RTI) study, specifically, a cluster-randomized control field trial that undertook the development and study of a hybrid Tier 1 (classroom instruction) and Tier 2…
Descriptors: Special Education, Eligibility, Kindergarten, Grade 1