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Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2010
The "Connected Mathematics Project" ("CMP") is a mathematics curriculum designed for students in grades 6-8. Each grade level of the curriculum is a full-year program and covers numbers, algebra, geometry/measurement, probability, and statistics. The curriculum uses an investigative approach, and students utilize interactive…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Grade 6
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Student Assessment. – 2000
The goal of this series of guides is to show Texas educators what components of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) curriculum are eligible for testing on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) and end-of-course tests. This middle school guide contains information for subjects tested in grades 6 through 8. The sections are: (1)…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Mathematics Tests
Online Submission, 2001
This report summarizes the school year 2000-2001 program evaluation results of the AISD Career and Technology Education Program.
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Student Characteristics, Attendance, Academic Achievement
Rodriguez, Cecilia; Lira, Juan R. – 1998
A study focused on 41 eighth-grade students from a south Texas middle school who read self-selected books for 30-minute periods 5 times weekly from October 1996 to May 1997 to determine if increased reading time and book self-selection would improve their reading achievement. The study also sought to determine the students' attitudes towards…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Middle School Students, Middle Schools
Direct linkKulm, Gerald; Capraro, Robert M.; Capraro, Mary Margaret – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2007
This study addresses the nexus of two critical challenges for today's mathematics teacher. On the one hand, teaching for understanding for all students is the goal of most mathematics teachers. However, many teachers also must acknowledge and address the requirement that students do well on high stakes tests. This study analyzed data on 6th grade…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, High Risk Students, High Stakes Tests, Grade 6
Curry, Janice; Washington, Wanda; Zyskowski, Gloria – 1997
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) (Texas) has been involved in year-round education for 5 years. In 1995-96, 11 elementary schools and 1 middle school had adopted the year-round plan. In all schools, the plan is a single-track plan, so that all students and all teachers have the same schedule, in which students are in school for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Batchelder, Michelle – Online Submission, 2001
This report summarizes results from the 1999-2000 evaluation of the Austin Collaborative for Mathematics Education in AISD.
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Improvement, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
Batchelder, Michelle – Online Submission, 2002
This report summarizes evaluation results from AISD's Austin Collaborative for Mathematics Education (ACME) and campus support initiative during school year 2000-2001.
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Role
Peer reviewedMontes, Felix – Bilingual Research Journal, 2002
Based on the Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach, the Content Area Program Enhancement (CAPE) model fosters a collaborative environment among teachers and administrators to improve achievement for English language learners. In three predominantly Hispanic middle schools in south Texas, CAPE improved reading and mathematics scores for all…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Administrator Role, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
Nunnery, John A.; Ross, Steven M.; Goldfeder, Elizabeth – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2003
The present research is a third-party study of the effects of the School Renaissance (SR) comprehensive school reform (CSR) model on student achievement in 11 elementary and middle schools in Texas. The primary measures used in the study were the Texas Learning Index (TLI) reading and mathematics scores obtained through administration of the Texas…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Educational Environment, Educational Change, Change Strategies
Oswald, Kim Johnson – Online Submission, 2003
This report summarizes 2001-2002 program evaluation results of AISD's career and technology education program.
Descriptors: School Districts, Vocational Education, Educational Finance, Middle Schools
