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Clemens, Nathan H.; Fuchs, Douglas – Reading Research Quarterly, 2022
Many seem to believe that researcher-made tests are unnecessary, if not inappropriate, for evaluating reading comprehension interventions. We suggest that this view reflects a zeitgeist in which researcher-made (proximal) tests that align with the researchers' interventions are closely scrutinized and often devalued, whereas commercially developed…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Test Construction
Joseph E. Evans – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The math intervention program, Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS), at a Public Middle School (pseudonym) in the Northeast United States, was implemented for eighth grade middle school math students, but researchers have not measured its effectiveness. Grounded in the cultural relevance pedagogy, the purpose of this quantitative…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Mathematics Education, Intervention, Mathematics Tests
Diamond, John; O'Donoghue, Rebekah; Alonzo, Erick; Barman, Sukanya – MDRC, 2023
Transferring to a four-year institution is an important pathway to student success. Many students who enroll in community college intend to transfer to a four-year institution and subsequently earn a bachelor's degree. However, few students ultimately do, with low-income students transferring at lower rates than their peers. The Texas Transfer…
Descriptors: Grants, College Transfer Students, Pilot Projects, Universities
Liss, Emmy; Wallack, Josh; Weisenfeld, G. G.; Frede, Ellen – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2023
Over the last several years, a growing number of cities have invested in early care and education for 3- and 4-year-old children, known as "preschool." This paper aims to aid cities in planning preschool programs by outlining a range of factors to consider. We largely do not make recommendations, but rather try to identify a range of…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Program Development, Governance, Program Administration
Tareena Musaddiq; Farah Said – Grantee Submission, 2023
In 2004, the government of Punjab, Pakistan introduced a conditional cash assistance program for girls attending secondary schools. We exploit variations in exposure to the program across cohorts and regions to estimate the long run effects of the program on women's marriage and fertility decisions, maternal healthcare utilization and the health…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Access to Education, Secondary School Students
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Delaney, Jennifer A.; Hemenway, Bradley – Journal of Education Finance, 2020
This study examines the impact of "Promise" programs on postsecondary institutions' decision-making. Promise programs have garnered widespread attention in the U.S., especially after the announcement of the Kalamazoo Promise, but relatively little scholarly research. Promise programs provide grant aid to all students from a particular…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Program Evaluation, Grants, Student Financial Aid
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Mullen, Patrick R.; Niles, Jennifer; Dukes, Allison; Spargo, Allison – Preventing School Failure, 2022
Today's youth face multifaceted challenges in a time when society is more aware of the consequences of unhealthy decision-making. In this study, we tested the effectiveness of an emerging intervention, GPS for SUCCESS, a classroom-based 5-week program that helps students build their purpose in life while securing a commitment to achieve it. We…
Descriptors: Intervention, Program Evaluation, Decision Making, Program Effectiveness
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Twelves, Jim – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2019
Alphacrucis College, Australia, has developed a Clinical Teaching Model (CTM) as an option within the initial teacher-training awards. The Alphacrucis College model intentionally combines the pre-service teachers' spiritual formation with their professional development. This article reports on an evaluation of the CTM students' experience compared…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Preservice Teachers, Spiritual Development, Self Esteem
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Roohr, Katrina Crotts; Sireci, Stephen G. – Educational Assessment, 2017
Test accommodations for English learners (ELs) are intended to reduce the language barrier and level the playing field, allowing ELs to better demonstrate their true proficiencies. Computer-based accommodations for ELs show promising results for leveling that field while also providing us with additional data to more closely investigate the…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Testing
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Dogan, Seçil Horasan; Cephe, Pasa Tevfik – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2018
With an approach to teaching as a performing art, this study investigated the effects of creative drama on eight teaching skills and perceptions of 15 ELT (English Language Teaching) student teachers who took part in a 30-hour creative drama workshop. Their video-recorded teaching in a real classroom atmosphere was observed and evaluated by the…
Descriptors: Drama, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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García, Sandra; Saavedra, Juan E. – Review of Educational Research, 2017
We meta-analyze for impact and cost-effectiveness 94 studies from 47 conditional cash transfer programs in low- and middle-income countries worldwide, focusing on educational outcomes that include enrollment, attendance, dropout, and school completion. To conceptually guide and interpret the empirical findings of our meta-analysis, we present a…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Cost Effectiveness, Meta Analysis, Educational Benefits
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Tripney, Janice; Kenny, Caroline; Gough, David – European Education, 2014
Despite a political climate demanding evidence-informed decision making in education both within individual countries and at the international level, empirically grounded European research in this field is scarce. This paper reports on a European Commission-funded study that sought to identify and analyze different initiatives across Europe aimed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Evidence, Policy Formation
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Cohen, David; Lacasse, Jeffrey R.; Duan, Rui; Sengelmann, Inge – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objectives: To test the potential impact of a critical curriculum on psychiatric medications designed for child welfare workers. Method: In a quasiexperimental, longitudinal study, the monthly proportion of medicated foster children and the average number of prescriptions per medicated child at Agency 1 (669 clients) exposed to the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Drug Therapy, Psychiatry, Outcomes of Treatment
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McMullen, Mary Benson; Lash, Martha – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2012
University early childhood programs attempt to balance a traditional tri-part mission: service to children and families; professional development of caregivers/teachers, clinicians, and researchers; and research on child development, learning, and/or education. Increasingly, infants receive care and education on university campuses, yet little is…
Descriptors: Child Care, Comparative Analysis, Infants, Campuses
Grenier, Michael Robert – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study investigated the policies, procedures, and practices of public art programs on the campuses of research institutions with very high activity as defined by the Carnegie Classification. From this particular type of institution, 55 of the 96 public art administrators provided their opinions, attitudes, and behaviors as part of the "Public…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Campuses, Program Evaluation, Art Education
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