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Rimm-Kaufman, Sara E.; Merritt, Eileen G.; Lapan, Candace; DeCoster, Jamie; Hunt, Ashley; Bowers, Nicole – Grantee Submission, 2020
This randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of an elementary school service-learning program, Connect Science (CS), on classroom practices and students' science achievement, civic engagement, and social skills. Fourth grade teachers were enrolled into intervention versus control conditions resulting in 41 classrooms (20 intervention)…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness, Science Achievement
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Fayowski, V.; MacMillan, P. D. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2008
Supplemental Instruction (SI) incorporates collaborative learning in small, peer-led, group settings in order to integrate instruction in learning and reasoning skills with course content. Several meta-analyses speak to the efficacy of SI but fail to address selection bias due to ability/motivation and gender. In this study, SI was paired with a…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Student Motivation, Course Content, Calculus
Kaiser, Ann P.; And Others – 1990
Preliminary findings are reported from a study examining changes in preschool-aged child communication skill occurring when parents were trained to apply one of two procedures: milieu teaching and responsive-interactive teaching. Three families participated in milieu language training in which the adult uses naturally occurring situations as…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Interaction, Interpersonal Communication, Intervention