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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Effects of a Preschool and Kindergarten Mathematics Curriculum: Big Math for Little Kids
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Presser, Ashley Lewis; Clements, Margaret; Ginsburg, Herbert; Ertle, Barbrina – Education Development Center, Inc, 2012
"Research Findings: Big Math for Little Kids" ("BMLK") is a mathematics curriculum designed for 4- and 5-year-old children. In this study, the curriculum was evaluated for effectiveness over two years, using a cluster-randomized controlled study. Over 750 children participated in the study and experienced either the "BMLK" curriculum or…
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Mathematics Curriculum, Control Groups, Mathematics Education
Preschool Teachers Can Use a Media-Rich Curriculum to Prepare Low-Income Children for School Success: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Summative Evaluation of the "Ready to Learn Initiative"
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Penuel, William R.; Pasnik, Shelley; Bates, Lauren; Townsend, Eve; Gallagher, Lawrence P.; Llorente, Carlin; Hupert, Naomi – Education Development Center, Inc, 2009
Described here is a study on the efficacy of a media-rich curriculum based on the idea that children can learn best from "media synergy," that is, when children have opportunities to learn a focused set of skills by engaging in repeated practice with them in many different formats and media. Participants in this study were low-income children ages…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Learning Readiness, Summative Evaluation, Reading Research
User-Centered Digital Library Project Phase 2: User Testing with Teachers and Students with Disabilities. Evaluation Report
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Moeller, Babette – Center for Children and Technology, Education Development Center, Inc, 2010
The goal of the User-Centered Digital Library Project, conducted by the National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) at WGBH, was to adapt the Teachers' Domain online digital library to enable teachers and students with disabilities to more readily use the resources in science classrooms. NCAM added accessibility features such as captions and audio…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Use Studies, Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Interfaces
Intel Teach to the Future[R] U.S. Classic Program and U.S. Expansion Program Master Teacher End of Training Survey. Summary Report. CCT Reports
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Hupert, Naomi; Martin, Wendy; Kanaya, Tomoe – Education Development Center, Inc, 2004
This report compares findings from application data the End of Training surveys administered to Master Teachers (MTs) participating in the Classic version of Intel Teach to the Future and those who took part in the Expansion version of Intel Teach to the Future. Classic survey data were collected between March 2001 and July 2002. Expansion survey…
Descriptors: Statistical Significance, Master Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Surveys
Intel Teach to the Future[R] U.S. Classic Program and U.S. Expansion Program Participant Teacher End of Training Survey. Summary Report. CCT Reports
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Hupert, Naomi; Martin, Wendy; Kanaya, Tomoe – Education Development Center, Inc, 2004
This report compares findings from the End of Training surveys administered to Participant Teachers (PTs) who took part in the Classic version of Intel Teach to the Future and who took part in the Expansion version of Intel Teach to the Future. Classic survey data were collected between March 2001 and July 2003. PT Expansion survey data were…
Descriptors: Statistical Significance, Teacher Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Educational Technology
Intel[R] Teach to the Future U.S. Implementation, Classic and Expansion Teachers 2004 End of School Year Survey Summary. CCT Reports
Martin, Wendy; Hupert, Naomi; Kanaya, Tomoe; Dial, Christopher – Education Development Center, Inc, 2004
Intel[R] Teach to the Future was designed to prepare teachers to use technology with their students. This report provides an analysis of findings from an End of School Year survey administered in April 2004 to participants in both the Classic and Expansion versions of Intel Teach to the Future (U.S. implementation only). The analysis compares…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes