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Zimmer, Ron; Hamilton, Laura; Christina, Rachel – Economics of Education Review, 2010
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation has created pressure for districts to improve their students' proficiency levels on state tests. Districts that fail to meet their academic targets for 3 years must use their Title I funds to pay for supplemental education services (SES) that provide tutoring or other academic instruction. Many…
Descriptors: Tutoring, After School Programs, Public Schools, Urban Schools
Carbone, Peter M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Due to the challenges of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, many schools and school districts are implementing after-school tutoring programs to provide students additional instruction to score proficient or better in reading and mathematics. This doctoral study analyzed the effects of the ABC Middle School Educational Assistance Program…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Federal Legislation, Program Effectiveness, Data Analysis
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Fullmer, Patricia – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2009
This article summarizes the use of SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis and subsequent action planning as a tool of self-assessment to meet CAS (Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education) requirements for systematic assessment. The use of the evaluation results to devise improvements to increase the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Tutoring, Tutorial Programs, Program Evaluation
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DiLullo, Camille; Morris, Harry J.; Kriebel, Richard M. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2009
Understanding the relevance of basic science knowledge in the determination of patient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment is critical to good medical practice. One method often used to direct students in the fundamental process of integrating basic science and clinical information is problem-based learning (PBL). The faculty facilitated small…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Group Discussion, Physical Examinations