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Doan, Sy; Schwartz, Heather L.; Lawrence, Rebecca Ann; Karoly, Lynn A. – RAND Corporation, 2022
This is the second of three annual reports evaluating the implementation and effects of two Delaware weighted funding programs for disadvantaged K-12 schools during the 2019-2020 to 2021-2022 school years: Opportunity Funding and the Student Success Block Grant (SSBG). The authors also examined best practices and coronavirus pandemic adaptations…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Educational Finance, Economically Disadvantaged
What Works Clearinghouse, 2015
The "Everyday Mathematics®" curriculum aims to provide students in prekindergarten through grade 6 with multiple opportunities to learn math concepts and practice skills. Since the release of the WWC's 2010 Everyday Mathematics report, the curriculum continues to be widely used and evaluated. This updated review includes 30 studies that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum, Elementary Education, Preschool Education
What Works Clearinghouse, 2013
"Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies" is a peer-tutoring program for grades K-6 that aims to improve student proficiency in math and other disciplines. This report focuses on "Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies" for math. The math program supplements students' existing math curriculum and is based on peer-mediated instruction, a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Peer Teaching, Elementary School Mathematics, Learning Strategies
What Works Clearinghouse, 2012
"Reading Mastery" is designed to provide explicit reading instruction to students in grades pre-K-5. One of several Direct Instruction curricula from McGraw-Hill, "Reading Mastery" is available in two versions: (1) "Reading Mastery Classic" (for grades pre-K-2) aims to help beginning readers identify letter sounds,…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Evaluation, Mastery Learning, Direct Instruction
Schüpbach, Marianne; von Allmen, Benjamin – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2013
The purpose of this article is to give an overview of research on extended education in Switzerland and to point out the gaps in the field. In Switzerland official education statistics and research on extended education are still in their infancy. This is directly associated with the fact that extended education has only been widely discussed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, After School Programs, Educational Research, School Schedules
VanderWeele, Tyler J.; Hong, Guanglei; Jones, Stephanie M.; Brown, Joshua L. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
In this paper the authors extend recent work on mediation in a multilevel setting and on causal inference under interference among units to develop a template for the mediation analysis of group randomized educational interventions. The present work will contribute to the literature on interference, in particular on interference in the context of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Classroom Environment, Research Design, Inferences
Potter, Charles; Naidoo, Gordon – Distance Education, 2009
This article focuses on the challenges involved in conducting evaluations of interactive radio programmes in South Africa with large numbers of schools, teachers, and learners. It focuses on the role such large-scale evaluation has played during the South African radio learning programme's development stage, as well as during its subsequent…
Descriptors: Educational Radio, Programming (Broadcast), Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (NJ3), 2009
What reading programs have been proven to help English language learners succeed in reading? To find out, this review summarizes evidence on achievement effects of reading programs for English language learners and other language minority students in the elementary grades. The research summarized in this article shows how much remains to be done…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Program Evaluation

Chase, Elaine; Goodin, Penny; Nichols, W. Randolph – ERS Spectrum, 2010
The Accelerated Reader program from Renaissance Learning Inc. is a popular program implemented in elementary and middle schools across the country that encourages students to read and monitors their progress in the program. Despite its widespread use and popularity, there have been some questions about the program's effectiveness at increasing…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Middle Schools, Program Evaluation, Independent Reading
Lewin, Cathy; Luckin, Rosemary – Computers & Education, 2010
This paper compares and contrasts two projects in order to better understand the complex issues surrounding the use of technology to support parental involvement with schools and their children's learning. The Becta-funded ICT Test Bed evaluation (2002-2006) had the intention of saturating schools (in three areas of social deprivation) with a…
Descriptors: Homework, Elementary Education, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Teeman, David; Reed, Frances; Bielby, Gill; Scott, Emma; Sims, David – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2008
The PhunkyFoods Programme (PFP), launched in 2005 by Purely Nutrition, teaches primary children key messages related to healthy eating and physical exercise in a light hearted and fun manner through art, drama, music, play and practical experience with food. It aims to enhance pupil performance, increase concentration, and improve behaviour,…
Descriptors: Nutrition Instruction, Physical Activities, Health Education, Health Programs
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2009
One of the main policy responses to turnover and inadequate preparation among beginning teachers is supporting them with an induction program. Informal or low-intensity teacher induction programs are prevalent and include pairing each new teacher with another full-time teacher without providing training, supplemental materials, or release time for…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Teacher Orientation, Program Effectiveness, Beginning Teachers
Filter, Kevin J.; McKenna, Moira K.; Benedict, Elizabeth A.; Horner, Robert H.; Todd, Anne W.; Watson, James – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
The Check in/Check out (CICO) program was developed as a secondary-level, targeted behavioral intervention in a three-tier preventative model of behavior support and has received empirical support as an effective way to reduce problem behaviors (Hawken & Horner, 2003; March & Horner, 2002). The purpose of the present study was to evaluate,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Elementary Education
Cluphf, David J.; Lox, Curt L. – Assessment Update, 2009
The purpose of this study was to use journal feedback from student teachers to understand and document how well the Physical Education-Teacher Education (PETE) program prepares teacher candidates in relation to the three primary goals of the PETE program. Analysis of the journals revealed areas of merit and concern for the PETE faculty. The most…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Physical Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teacher Attitudes
Smith, Alison A. – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2007
Mentoring has become increasingly popular during recent years and particularly so in the provision of leadership development, including the mentoring of school principals. In New Zealand, many of these mentoring programmes are developed and funded by central government and are mostly designed to meet the needs of those in their initial years of…
Descriptors: Mentors, Foreign Countries, Leadership, Principals