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Rashmi Khazanchi; Daniele Di Mitri; Hendrik Drachsler – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2023
This quasi-experimental research study examines whether the use of Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS), an ITS, shows a statistically significant improvement in students' mathematics achievement than traditional teacher-led instructions. This non-randomized research study measured the efficacy of ALEKS on ''underachieving students'…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Mathematics Achievement, Low Achievement, Grade 8
White, Kara Morgan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The concepts and ideas of mathematics is a major element of educational curriculum. Many different instructional strategies are implemented in mathematics classrooms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an instructional model utilizing hands-on learning and use of manipulatives on mathematics achievement of middle school…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Experiential Learning, Manipulative Materials
Hamilton, Laura S.; Stecher, Brian M.; Marsh, Julie A.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Robyn, Abby; Russell, Jennifer; Naftel, Scott; Barney, Heather – RAND Corporation, 2007
In 2002, the RAND Corporation launched a project to understand how educators are responding to the new accountability requirements in California, Georgia, and Pennsylvania--three states that represent a range of approaches, regions, and student populations. The researchers aimed to identify the factors that enhance the implementation of SBA…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teaching Methods, Researchers, Educational Change
Morgan, Virginia Richardson – 1974
The problems stated for this study were: (1) to determine the additional cost per month of reading gain in the Dougherty County reading program--funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act--for elementary students (grades 1-6); (2) to compare the previous cost per month of gain for students enrolled in the Title I program…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Techniques, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness
Bulach, Clete; And Others – 1997
A plan was developed to improve test scores in a Georgia high school. A committee of teachers, students, citizens, and a curriculum consultant was formed to analyze the school's problems and the reason for low test scores and low achievement. Data on the school climate indicated that it was poor, except that the instructional leadership of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Attendance, Cooperative Learning