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Ratcliff, Monica Wong; Powell, Sherlyn Ezell; Cage, Bob N.; Chen, Cheng C. – Online Submission, 2011
This three-year comparative study investigated the impact of the Reading First (RF) Program on student performance as measured by statewide-mandated English Language Arts (ELA) assessment programs. A matching procedure was used where 3 RF schools and 3 non-RF schools from two rural school districts in north Louisiana were matched. The ELA test…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Rural Schools, Language Arts, Educational Assessment
D'Addario, Albert S. – Online Submission, 2011
This field-based action research practicum investigated how students who have completed culinary training programs in Massachusetts public secondary schools perform in post-secondary coursework. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has developed the Vocational Technical Education (VTE) Framework for Culinary Arts that outlines…
Descriptors: Action Research, Articulation (Education), Technical Education, Vocational Evaluation
Jarrett, Christy; Evans, Cay; Dai, Yong; Williams, Debbie; Rogers, Keitha – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine whether there was a significant increase in the reading achievement during second- and third-grade of the 12 students who attended Midway Elementary Professional Development School (PDS) from kindergarten through fifth grade. Additionally, the study was seeking a possible relationship between the in-service…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Professional Development Schools, Reading Achievement, Pretests Posttests
Bowers, Clinton Todd – Online Submission, 2009
Repeated poor performance by students with special needs on the Indiana Statewide Test of Educational Progress (ISTEP) in an Indiana middle school supported the need for instructional changes. Following the implementation of a full inclusion program, a problem arose in that the program had not been evaluated and effectiveness was in question. This…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Program Effectiveness, Scores, Special Needs Students
El-Koumy, Abdel Salam Abdel Khalek – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of classroom performance assessment on the EFL students' basic and inferential reading skills. A pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was employed in the study. The subjects of the study consisted of 64 first-year secondary school students in Menouf Secondary School for Boys at Menoufya…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Check Lists
Peariso, Jamon F. – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this literature review and Ex Post Facto descriptive study was to determine which type of benchmark assessment, multiple-choice or project-based, provides the best indication of general success on the history portion of the CST (California Standards Tests). The result of the study indicates that although the project-based benchmark…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Benchmarking, History Instruction, Standardized Tests