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Michal Kurlaender; Jacob Jackson; Eric Grodsky; Jessica Howell – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
In this paper we investigate the impact of a statewide program aimed at better aligning K-12 to higher education and improving college readiness. We replicate an earlier study focused on the effects of this program at one campus by employing detailed administrative data on the census of California students that enroll at all twenty-three campuses…
Descriptors: High School Students, Undergraduate Students, College Readiness, School Transition
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Montague, Marjorie; Krawec, Jennifer; Enders, Craig; Dietz, Samantha – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
The effects of a mathematical problem-solving intervention on students' problem-solving performance and math achievement were measured in a randomized control trial with 1,059 7th-grade students. The intervention, "Solve It!," is a research-based cognitive strategy instructional intervention that was shown to improve the problem-solving…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving
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Konstantopoulos, Spyros; Miller, Shazia Rafiullah; van der Ploeg, Arie – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2013
Interim assessments are increasingly common in U.S. schools. We use high-quality data from a large-scale school-level cluster randomized experiment to examine the impact of two well-known commercial interim assessment programs on mathematics and reading achievement in Indiana. Results indicate that the treatment effects are positive but not…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, State Policy, Program Effectiveness
Kaufman, Maurice; And Others – 1978
This report describes the implementation of the Language Education Acceleration Program (LEAP) of Medford, Massachusetts. The program is evaluated. The administration of the program is discussed. Pre and post test results are given and analyzed for the Metropolitan Achievement Test, Stanford Early School Achievement Test, phonics, structural…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Skills
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Weber, Margaret B. – 1976
An application of evaluation methodology to innovative educational programs through a case study of a Chicago suburban high school program for alternative education is presented. The evaluation methodology encompasses the difficulty in combining comparative programs, individual-diagnostic, and individual developmental measures, the selection of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Affective Measures, Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives
System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CA. – 1972
The second of two reports on a national evaluation of the immediate effects of Project Head Start describes the characteristics of children, families and programs in samples of full-year classes operating in 1966-67 and 1967-68. No control groups were used; comparisons were made within the Head Start sample to see what kinds of classroom…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Affective Measures, Age Differences, Classroom Observation Techniques
System Development Corp., Santa Monica, CA. – 1972
The first of two reports of a national evaluation of the immediate effects of Project Head Start describes the characteristics of children, families and programs in samples of full-year classes operating in 1968-69. The study identifies changes associated with Head Start participation and the conditions under which these changes were greatest. No…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Affective Measures, Age Differences, Classroom Observation Techniques