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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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Gersten, Russell; Taylor, Mary Jo; Keys, Tran D.; Rolfhus, Eric; Newman-Gonchar, Rebecca – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2014
This study used a systematic process modeled after the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) study review process to answer the question: What does the causal research say are effective math professional development interventions for K-12 teachers aimed at improving student achievement? The study identified and screened 910 research studies in a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Professional Development, Mathematics Instruction
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Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2010
Teacher quality research and the study of teacher effects received renewed attention and emphasis with Sanders and Rivers' (1996) startling finding that teacher effects are both additive and cumulative, persisting up to an estimated two years after the student has left the teacher's classroom. Sanders and Rivers estimated that a student receiving…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Influence, Academic Achievement, Educational Research
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Brown, Glyn; Scott-Little, Catherine; Amwake, Lynn; Wynn, Lucy – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2007
The report provides detailed information about the methods and instruments used to evaluate school readiness initiatives, discusses important considerations in selecting instruments, and provides resources and recommendations that may be helpful to those who are designing and implementing school readiness evaluations. Study results indicate that…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods