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Schechter, Rachel L.; Lynch, Alicia D. – Online Submission, 2022
LXD Research analyzed data from over 3,200 students in grades K-2 who participated in using the 95 Phonics Core Program in a school district in MO during 2021-2022. The demographic breakdown of this sample included 75% White students, 23% Low Income students, 9% ESL students, 13% SPED students. Schools in the district were paired for similar ELA…
Descriptors: Phonics, Reading Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Wingate, Lori; Smith, Corey; Westine, Carl; Gullickson, Arlen – Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, 2012
This fact sheet summarizes data gathered in the 2012 survey of National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant recipients. Conducted by EvaluATE, the evaluation resource center for the ATE program located at The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, this was the thirteenth annual survey of ATE projects…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
Wingate, Lori; Westine, Carl; Gullickson, Arlen – Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, 2011
This fact sheet summarizes data gathered in the 2011 survey of National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant recipients. Conducted by EvaluATE, the evaluation resource center for the ATE program located at The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, this was the twelfth annual survey of ATE projects and…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
Wingate, Lori; Westine, Carl; Gullickson, Arlen – Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, 2010
This fact sheet summarizes data gathered in the 2010 survey of National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant recipients. Conducted by EvaluATE, the evaluation resource center for the ATE program located at The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, this was the eleventh annual survey of ATE projects and…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
Wingate, Lori; Gullickson, Arlen – Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, 2009
This fact sheet summarizes data gathered in the 2009 survey of National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant recipients. Conducted by The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, this was the tenth annual survey of ATE projects and centers. Included here are statistics about the program's grantees and…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
Martin, Wendy; Hupert, Naomi; Culp, Katie McMillan; Kanaya, Tomoe; Light, Daniel – Education Development Center, Inc., 2004
Intel Teach to the Future was designed to provide a professional development experience that would prepare teachers to use technology with their students. The developers of the Intel Teach to the Future program began with two equally weighted goals, one related to the type of impact they wished to have and one related to the scale of impact. The…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Professional Development, Educational Technology
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
Reforms to Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector over the past few years have brought about significant changes to the work of VET staff and the focus of their roles. This publication summarizes recent research into the changing roles of VET leaders, managers, teaching and support staff, and the way they work. The role of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Administrator Role, Educational Change
Griffin, Noelle C.; Miyoshi, Judy N. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2009
The National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was contracted to undertake a three-year external evaluation of the Artful Learning program, an arts-based school improvement model developed from the work and philosophy of the late composer Leonard Bernstein.…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Art Education, Integrated Curriculum, Educational Improvement
ACT, Inc., 2008
The Increasing Course Rigor Pilot Project, a joint initiative of the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices and ACT, Inc., is one component of Phase Two of the NGA Center for Best Practices Honor States Grant Program. The project, which began in winter 2006 and concluded in summer 2007, was designed to improve the quality…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Research Reports, College Preparation, Transitional Programs
Margolin, Jonathan; Kleidon, Briana; Williams, Ryan; Schmidt, Michele Cranwell – American Institutes for Research, 2011
American Institutes for Research (AIR) conducted an external evaluation of Vermont's Ed-Tech Program from January 2010-June 2011. The purpose of the evaluation was to provide feedback on the implementation and outcomes of the competitive grant programs that were active during this time. The findings of the evaluation are intended to help VTDOE…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Student Projects, Teacher Collaboration, Active Learning
Bakia, Marianne; Means, Barbara; Gallagher, Larry; Chen, Eva; Jones, Karla – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2009
The purpose of this report is to provide descriptive information about educational technology practices related to the core objectives of the U.S. Department of Education's Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program. The EETT program is part of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" ("NCLB") and, like other elements…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Federal Legislation, Program Administration, Technology Integration
White, Larry J.; Hixson, Nate; Hammer, Patricia Cahape; Smith, Diana L.; D'Brot, Juan – West Virginia Department of Education, 2010
A study examined the impact of the "Closing the Achievement Gap" (CAG schools) program on the academic achievement of students in 30 schools serving high percentages of African American and economically disadvantaged students in West Virginia (WV), 2004-2008. The program assigned experienced educators, "CAG liaisons", to the…
Descriptors: African American Students, School Culture, Focus Groups, Economically Disadvantaged
Boller, Kimberly; Del Grosso, Patricia; Blair, Randall; Jolly, Yumiko; Fortson, Ken; Paulsell, Diane; Lundquist, Eric; Hallgren, Kristin; Kovac, Martha – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2010
In 2006, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched the Early Learning Initiative (ELI) to improve the school readiness of Washington State's children through three main strategies: (1) development of high-quality, community-wide early learning initiatives in two communities; (2) enhancement of statewide systems that support early…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Field Tests, Child Care, Program Evaluation
Sydow, Debbie L. – 1998
This is a study of the outcomes of the professional development initiative implemented in 1993 by the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). It attempts to answer the question of whether faculty participation in structured professional development activities results in significant improvements in teaching. The primary objective of the study was…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Research
Wilson, Rebekah; Easton, Claire; Smith, Paula; Sharp, Caroline – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2005
The National Remodelling Team (NRT) was established in April 2003 by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and hosted within the National College for School Leadership (NCSL). The role of the NRT was to work with local education authorities (LEAs) to support schools in the implementation of the changes to teachers' contracts introduced by…
Descriptors: Management Development, Educational Finance, Professional Development, School Districts