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Daniela Alvarez-Vargas; Sirui Wan; Lynn S. Fuchs; Alice Klein; Drew H. Bailey – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
Despite policy relevance, longer-term evaluations of educational interventions are relatively rare. A common approach to this problem has been to rely on longitudinal research to determine targets for intervention by looking at the correlation between children's early skills (e.g., preschool numeracy) and medium-term outcomes (e.g., first-grade…
Descriptors: Bias, Skill Development, Intervention, Program Evaluation
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Rutherford, Laura E.; DuPaul, George J.; Jitendra, Asha K. – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between treatment-induced changes in academic achievement and social skills in elementary school-age children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. A sample of 123 children in grades 1 through 4 with symptoms of inattention, impulsivity and/or hyperactivity, and significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary School Students
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Bradley, Robert H.; Caldwell, Bettye M. – Child Development, 1984
Examines (1) the relationship between children's scores on the Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME) Inventory and their achievement test scores, and (2) the relationship between children's intervening home environments and their school achievement. Data were gathered from 37 normal first-grade children and their families.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Family Environment, Followup Studies
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Plass, James A.; Hill, Kennedy T. – Developmental Psychology, 1986
Examines how test anxiety affects children in certain evaluation situations and focuses on developing more valid and effective measurement procedures in school achievement testings. Third and fourth graders were divided into three anxiety groups and tested under time and no time pressures. Anxiety level, time pressure, and sex affected…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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DuPaul, George J.; Jitendra, Asha K.; Tresco, Katy E.; Junod, Rosemary E. Vile; Volpe, Robert J.; Lutz, J. Gary – School Psychology Review, 2006
Few studies have comprehensively examined possible gender differences in the school functioning of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This study investigated differences in academic, social, and emotional and behavioral functioning between 133 male and 42 female elementary school students who met research diagnostic…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Behavior, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders
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Wilkerson, Rhonda M.; White, Kinnard P. – Elementary School Journal, 1988
Evaluates the effects on the 4MAT system on achievement and retention of learning. Defines 4MAT system as instructional model that provides systematic approach to organizing and delivering instruction that addresses learning styles and hemispheric preferences of students. Study examines students' interest in content and attitudes toward…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Brain Hemisphere Functions