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Download full textSpringer, Matthew G.; Ballou, Dale; Hamilton, Laura; Le, Vi-Nhuan; Lockwood, J. R.; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Pepper, Matthew; Stecher, Brian M. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
This paper presents the results of a rigorous experiment examining the impact of pay for performance on student achievement and instructional practice. This study, conducted by the National Center on Performance Incentives in partnership with the RAND Corporation examines an experimental pay for performance program administered via a randomized…
Descriptors: Evidence, Control Groups, Middle Schools, Academic Achievement
Riccio, James; Dechausay, Nadine; Miller, Cynthia; Nuñez, Stephen; Verma, Nandita; Yang, Edith – MDRC, 2013
Opportunity NYC-Family Rewards, an experimental, privately funded, conditional cash transfer (CCT) program to help families break the cycle of poverty, was the first comprehensive CCT program in a developed country. Launched in 2007 by New York City's Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO), Family Rewards offered cash assistance to low-income…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Experimental Programs, Incentive Grants, Poverty Programs
Direct linkAbou-Sayf, Frank K. – Community College Review, 2008
The impact of an experimental, one-semester suspension of mathematics and English prerequisites from 12 courses is investigated. Data on enrollment, student performance, and instructor opinions are analyzed for the total group, and results concerning English versus mathematics prerequisites are compared. Implications for further research on the…
Descriptors: Prerequisites, Mathematics Instruction, English Instruction, Experimental Programs
Peer reviewedGood, Thomas L.; Grouws, Douglas A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1979
The effectiveness of an experimental mathematics teaching program was investigated. Observational measures revealed that teachers implemented the treatment. Analyses of product data showed that students of treatment teachers outperformed those of controls. Thus, teachers and/or teaching methods exerted a significant difference on student progress…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Mathematics, Experimental Programs, Grade 4
KIRST, MICHAEL W. – 1967
DATA ON THE LASTING EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE AMBIGUOUS. EVALUATIONS HAVE BEEN HAMPERED BY A LACK OF LONGITUDINAL STUDIES AND CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS AND BY THE IMPRECISION OF THE STANDARD MEASURES. EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS, THOSE WHICH PRODUCE INCREASES IN LEARNING, SHOULD FEATURE (1) CURRICULUM ADAPTATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Research
Kibler, Robert J., Ed. – 1964
Chapter IV describes the interim findings of an experimental program for underachieving high school graduates during their freshman year at Southern Illinois University. The statistically analyzed data are presented and discussed under four headings--(1) Subjects' occupation or whereabouts in the year following their participation in the program,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Programs, Data
Peer reviewedKaufman, Arthur; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1989
The University of New Mexico established an innovative learner-centered, problem-based, community-oriented medical education program that runs parallel to the traditional program. The programs both fostered acceptance of the experiment and permitted comparison of results. The innovation resulted in higher achievement and reinforced interest in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change
Buteau, M.; Gougeon, H. – 1985
Results are presented of a five-year evaluation of an experimental bilingual kindergarten and elementary program with instruction in French for native English-speakers, including information about the program's design (including materials and teaching activities) and student achievement. It was found that the participating children profited from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Education, English
Buteau, M.; Gougeon, H. – 1984
The fifth yearly progress report of a bilingual kindergarten and elementary program offering French-language instruction to native English-speakers is based on test results showing the progress of former program pupils in grades 1-4 during the 1983-84 school year. Progress in grades 1-4 was assessed by classroom observation and individual and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, English, Experimental Programs
Croft, Don B. – 1976
A competency-based education program was implemented in the Las Cruces, New Mexico public schools, with emphasis on teacher training and field testing of various competency-based models. Program impact was determined according to changes in teaching techniques, student achievement, and student social behavior in both experimental and control…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Attitude Change, Behavior Change
Virginia Beach City Public Schools, VA. – 1973
The School Board of Virginia Beach has conducted a two-year pilot program focusing on elementary school students who attend school 45 days and break 15 days year round. Four principal questions were proposed and researched by various independent agencies: (1) What effect does the 45-15 cycled-attendance year-round operation have on pupil…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission (School), Age, Comparative Analysis
Boyles, Marion P.; And Others – 1969
The effectiveness of the instructional team approach as opposed to the self-contained classroom approach was investigated by the Atlanta Public School system from 1966-1969 (under a funding by Title I, Public Law 89-10). The achievement levels of first grade and seventh grade pupils were evaluated, using both techniques at each level. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedMaynard, Rebecca A.; Murnane, Richard J. – Journal of Human Resources, 1979
Analyzes the impact of a negative income tax experiment on the school performance of children in grades 4 through 10, indicating an increase in reading achievement for the younger children but not the older. Discusses evidence from previous research, welfare reform and educational achievement, and the research methodology and results. (MF)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Black Youth, Elementary Secondary Education
Bereiter, Carl; Engelmann, Siegfried – 1966
This experiment was based on the assumption that the academic failure of the disadvantaged or middle class child is due to a failure of instruction and that if above-normal learning schedules were maintained, the second year of an enrichment program would not show the customary drop in gains from the first year. The subjects of this study were 43…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged
Syropoulos, Mike; Leddick, Linda – 1987
The purpose of the High School Development Center, an alternative school in Detroit, Michigan, is to provide educational opportunities for 300 students identified as unsuccessful by principals of five high schools. Students in grades 9 and 10 are selected for the program if they exhibit two of the following: (1) very low academic achievement; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Experimental Programs, Experimental Schools
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