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Oreopoulos, Philip; Patterson, Richard W.; Petronijevic, Uros; Pope, Nolan G. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2018
We evaluate two low-cost college support programs designed to directly target insufficient study time, a common characteristic among a large fraction of undergraduates. We conduct our experiment across three distinct college-types: (i) a selective urban college campus, (ii) a less selective suburban college campus, and (iii) an online college,…
Descriptors: Time Management, Online Courses, Program Evaluation, Undergraduate Students
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Cook, Nicole D.; Walker, William S.; Weaver, Gabriela C.; Sorge, Brandon H. – School Science and Mathematics, 2015
The Indiana Science Initiative (ISI) is a systemic effort to reform K-8 science education. The program provides teachers with professional development, reform-oriented science modules, and materials support. To examine the impact of the initiative's professional development, a participant observation study was conducted in the program's pilot…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Fidelity, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers
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Lubienski, Sarah Theule; Hug, Barbara; Copur-Gencturk, Yasemin – Teacher Education and Practice, 2014
This article describes the lessons learned during the implementation of a new master's degree program for K-8 teachers. The program's goal was to increase student inquiry and sense making in mathematics and science classrooms. Each of the twenty-four teacher participants reported strong satisfaction with the program, and a variety of measures…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Science Education, Partnerships in Education, Masters Degrees
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Yatsko, Sarah; Lake, Robin; Bowen, Melissa; Cooley Nelson, Elizabeth – Peabody Journal of Education, 2015
In 2009, the federal government committed over $3 billion nationwide to help states and districts turn around their worst-performing schools. The U.S. Department of Education intended for the School Improvement Grants (SIGs) to spur dramatic change.This report looks at the results of a field study of the first-year implementation of those grants…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Educational Improvement, Incentive Grants