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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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A Randomized Experimental Evaluation of the Impact of Accelerated Reader/Reading Renaissance Implementation on Reading Achievement in Grades 3 to 6
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Nunnery, John A.; Ross, Steven M.; McDonald, Aaron – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2006
Components of the School Renaissance[R] program, including Accelerated Reader and Reading Renaissance, have been implemented in more than 65,000 schools in the United States. Despite the program's popularity, there have been no published, well-controlled evaluations of its effectiveness. This randomized field experiment was designed to gauge…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement
Using School Reform Models to Improve Reading Achievement: A Longitudinal Study of Direct Instruction and Success for All in an Urban District
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Ross, Steven M.; Nunnery, John A.; Goldfeder, Elizabeth; McDonald, Aaron; Rachor, Robert; Hornbeck, Matthew; Fleischman, Steve – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2004
This research examined the effectiveness in an urban school district of 2 of the most widely used Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) programs-Direct Instruction (DI), implemented in 9 district elementary schools, and Success for All (SFA), implemented in 2 elementary schools. In examining impacts on student achievement and school change outcomes…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Urban Schools, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement
A Comparison of Teachers' Assessment Practices in School Restructuring Models by Year of Implementation.
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Bol, Linda; Ross, Steven M.; Nunnery, John A.; Alberg, Martha S. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2002
Surveyed and interviewed Title I elementary teachers regarding their assessment practices in the first and fourth years of restructuring efforts. Schools in their fourth year of restructuring had significantly higher mean ratings on alternative assessment items than did schools in their first year. Differences were significant for portfolios and…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, School Restructuring