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Hough, Tameron M.; Hixson, Michael D.; Decker, Dawn; Bradley-Johnson, Sharon – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2012
The National Assessment of Educational Progress found that only 25% of 4th, 8th, and 12th grade students were at grade-level writing proficiency (Greenwald et al. 1999). Insufficient writing skill is a major contributor to lack of school and college success. The current study evaluated a modification of "Quickwrite" (Maloney 1998), a strategic…
Descriptors: Story Grammar, Intervention, National Competency Tests, Writing Skills
Hixson, Nate – West Virginia Department of Education, 2012
We conducted an evaluation study of the Middle School Algebra Readiness Initiative, a middle school mathematics intervention that was implemented in two West Virginia school districts during the 2011-2012 school year. In participating middle schools, the Carnegie Learning MATHia® software intervention and accompanying classroom curriculum were…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Algebra, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Novotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This document contains the second volume of the proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference presentations are centered around the theme "Mathematics at the Centre." This volume features 60 research reports by presenters with last names beginning between Abr…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Middle Schools, Textbooks