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Wilderness Schooling: A Controlled Trial of the Impact of an Outdoor Education Programme on Attainment Outcomes in Primary School Pupils
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Quibell, T.; Charlton, J.; Law, J. – British Educational Research Journal, 2017
Gaps in education attainment between high and low achieving children in the primary school years are frequently evidenced in educational reports. Linked to social disadvantage, these gaps have detrimental long-term effects on learning. There is a need to close the gap in attainment by addressing barriers to learning and offering alternative…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Outcomes of Education
Effective Programs for Struggling Readers: A Best-Evidence Synthesis
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Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Davis, Susan; Madden, Nancy A. – Educational Research Review, 2011
This article reviews research on the achievement outcomes of alternative approaches for struggling readers ages 5-10 (US grades K-5): One-to-one tutoring, small-group tutorials, classroom instructional process approaches, and computer-assisted instruction. Study inclusion criteria included use of randomized or well-matched control groups, study…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Tutoring, Teaching Methods, Synthesis
Effective Reading Programs for the Elementary Grades: A Best-Evidence Synthesis
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Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Chambers, Bette; Cheung, Alan; Davis, Susan – Review of Educational Research, 2009
This article systematically reviews research on the achievement outcomes of four types of approaches to improving the reading success of children in the elementary grades: reading curricula, instructional technology, instructional process programs, and combinations of curricula and instructional process. Study inclusion criteria included use of…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Instructional Design, Beginning Reading, Reading Programs
Effective Beginning Reading Programs: A Best-Evidence Synthesis
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Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Chambers, Bette; Cheung, Alan; Davis, Susan – Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education, 2009
This article systematically reviews research on the achievement outcomes of four types of approaches to improving the beginning reading success of children in kindergarten and first grade: Reading curricula, instructional technology, instructional process programs, and combinations of curricula and instructional process. Study inclusion criteria…
Descriptors: Evidence, Control Groups, Beginning Reading, Reading Programs
Effective Programs for Struggling Readers: A Best-Evidence Synthesis
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Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Davis, Susan; Madden, Nancy A. – Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education, 2009
This article reviews research on the achievement outcomes of alternative approaches for struggling readers in grades K-5: One-to-one tutoring, small group tutorials, classroom instructional process approaches, and computer-assisted instruction. Study inclusion criteria included use of randomized or well-matched control groups, study duration of at…
Descriptors: Evidence, Control Groups, Phonetics, Academic Achievement
THE EFFECT OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION IN VOCABULARY CONCEPTS ON READING ACHIEVEMENT.
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LIEBERMAN, JANET E. – 1967
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING VOCABULARY CONCEPTS THROUGH DIRECT EXPERIENCE AND THE INFLUENCE ON READING ACHIEVEMENT AND CONCEPT ACHIEVEMENT WERE STUDIED. FORTY-TWO FIFTH-GRADE PUPILS DIVIDED INTO 21 PAIRS MATCHED ON SEX AND INTELLIGENCE WERE ASSIGNED RANDOMLY TO AN EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUP. FOR 19 WEEKS, TWICE A WEEK FOR A TOTAL OF 40…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Context Clues, Diction