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Jenelle Nissley-Tsiopinis; Thomas J. Power; Phylicia F. Fleming; Katie L. Tremont; Bridget Poznanski; Shannon Ryan; Jaclyn Cacia; Theresa Egan; Cristin Montalbano; Alex Holdaway; Ami Patel; Richard Gallagher; Howard Abikoff; A. Russell Localio; Jennifer A. Mautone – Grantee Submission, 2024
Objective: Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of interventions to reduce organizational skills deficits and homework problems, including the clinic-based Organizational Skills Training (OST-C) program (Abikoff et al., 2013). In this study, OST-C was adapted for schools as a small-group (Tier 2) intervention delivered by school partners…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Homework, Academic Achievement, Intervention
Craig, Theresa A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this causal-comparative study is to examine the effect of standards-based report cards on the growth and performance of Grade 4 students on the Massachusetts measure of accountability. This study examines the effect of the report card format on the grade level student growth percentiles (SGP) and composite performance index (CPI) on…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Program Effectiveness, Rating Scales, Mathematics Tests
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Power, Thomas J.; Mautone, Jennifer A.; Soffer, Stephen L.; Clarke, Angela T.; Marshall, Stephen A.; Sharman, Jaclyn; Blum, Nathan J.; Glanzman, Marianne; Elia, Josephine; Jawad, Abbas F. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: Accumulating evidence highlights the importance of using psychosocial approaches to intervention for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that target the family and school, as well as the intersection of family and school. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a family-school intervention, Family-School…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Homework, Intervention, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Walsh, Mary E.; Madaus, George F.; Raczek, Anastasia E.; Dearing, Eric; Foley, Claire; An, Chen; Lee-St. John, Terrence J.; Beaton, Albert – American Educational Research Journal, 2014
Efforts to support children in schools require addressing not only academic issues, but also out-of-school factors that can affect students' ability to succeed. This study examined academic achievement of students participating in City Connects, a student support intervention operating in high-poverty elementary schools. The sample included 7,948…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Poverty, Elementary Schools, Program Effectiveness