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Peer reviewedSlavin, Robert E. – Educational Leadership, 2001
In the May 2001 "Educational Leadership," Stanley Pogrow wrote another article attacking the Success for All program and comprehensive reform. SFA has been highly evaluated in numerous studies and by 52 individual researchers. Pogrow is a competitor who believes his own program (Higher Order Thinking Skills) has been slighted. (Contains…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Jealousy, Misconceptions, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedLazar, Irving – Educational Leadership, 1981
An evaluation of 14 independent experiments in early intervention, conducted in the late 1950s and early 1960s, revealed program characteristics related to positive outcome: the early age at intervention; the higher adult-child ratio; and more home visits, direct participation of parents, and services for families. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Economically Disadvantaged, Intervention, Preschool Education
Peer reviewedHerman, Joan L.; Winters, Lynn – Educational Leadership, 1994
Professional literature extols the potential benefits of portfolios for teaching, learning, and assessment--particularly compared with traditional multiple-choice tests. Although initial findings favor portfolio assessments, the challenges lie in ensuring technical quality, equity, and feasibility for large-scale assessment purposes. Two major…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Elementary Secondary Education, Portfolio Assessment, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedCooley, William W. – Educational Leadership, 1981
School districts should be allowed to dispense with labeling children as disadvantaged and to use the Title I support they receive in schools that have a high proportion of children from poor families. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedDallam, William M.; Deimel, Gilbert – Educational Leadership, 1981
Two rebuttals to William Cooley's criticisms of Title I programs in the January 1981 issue of "Educational Leadership" claim he incorrectly interpreted the data on the effectiveness of the programs. Cooley responds. (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedSternberg, 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
