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Pellegrini, Marta; Lake, Cynthia; Neitzel, Amanda; Slavin, Robert E. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2020
This article reviews research on the achievement outcomes of elementary mathematics programs. 85 rigorous experimental studies evaluated 64 programs in grades K-5. Programs were organized in 6 categories. Particularly positive outcomes were found for tutoring programs. Positive outcomes were seen in studies focused on professional development for…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Tutoring
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Ho, Laura Anderson – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1998
Compares the 1996 Canadian Language Benchmarks for describing English-language proficiency among second-language-learners with the International Adult Literacy Survey. Points to the potential for aligning the Benchmarks with other systems for describing adult competencies to enable more systematic integration of immigrants' experiences, skills,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Benchmarking, Cultural Pluralism, English (Second Language)
Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2006
This publication reviews and summarizes the findings of the major benchmark studies and reports in adult literacy--beginning with the University of Texas' Adult Performance Level Study of 1977 and continuing through the 2006 NAAL survey results, A First Look at the Literacy of America's Adults in the 21st Century.
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Research, Benchmarking, Competence