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Olsen, Deborah; Bekken, Barbara M.; McConnell, Kathryne Drezek; Walter, Charles T. – Journal of General Education, 2011
Baxter Magolda's Learning Partnerships model was used to create a program designed to foster student epistemological development. To assess its effectiveness, the Measure of Epistemological Reflection was administered to the experimental cohort and a comparable group in the traditional general education program. Results indicate that the model…
Descriptors: General Education, Epistemology, Program Effectiveness, Models
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Browder, Diane M.; Ahlgrim-Delzell, Lynn; Courtade, Ginevra; Gibbs, Susan L.; Flowers, Claudia – Exceptional Children, 2008
This study evaluated the impact of a curriculum called the Early Literacy Skills Builder on the language and early literacy skills of students with significant developmental disabilities. Students in the control group received the ongoing sight word and picture instruction prescribed by their individualized education programs. Results indicate…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Experimental Curriculum, Research Needs, Individualized Education Programs
Bredderman, Ted – 1978
The effects of the Follow Through Program as determined by meta-analysis techniques were reviewed and summarized. The general conclusion that more direct instructional models had greater positive effects on measures of basic skills in mathematics and reading than less direct, developmental models was supported. However, the validity of the Follow…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education
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Sternberg, Robert J.; Bhana, Kastoor – Educational Leadership, 1986
Reviews the research on the effectiveness of five thinking skills training programs: Instrumental Enrichment, Philosophy for Children, Structure-of-Intellect (SOI), Problem Solving and Comprehension: A Short Course in Analytical Reasoning, and Odyssey. Compares and contrasts the content of each program and describes the relative lack of adequate…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Needs