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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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Duesbery, Luke; Braun-Monegan, Jenelle; Werblow, Jacob; Braun, Drew – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2012
In this series of studies, we explore the ideal frequency, duration, and relative effectiveness of measuring oral reading fluency. In study one, a sample of 389 fifth graders read out loud for 1 min and then took a traditional state-level standardized reading test. Results suggest administering three passages and using the median yields the…
Descriptors: Field Tests, Reading Fluency, Reading Tests, Standardized Tests
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Meissner, Barbara; Bogner, Franz X. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2012
To improve science learning under demanding conditions, we designed an out-of-school lesson in compliance with cognitive load theory (CLT). We extracted student clusters based on individual effectiveness, and compared instructional efficiency, mental effort, and persistence of learning. The present study analyses students' engagement. 50.0% of our…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level, Efficiency
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Lee, Valerie E.; Zuze, Tia Linda; Ross, Kenneth N. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2005
In this article, school characteristics linked with educational effectiveness in 14 sub-Saharan African countries are identified. Effectiveness has been defined in terms of students' literacy achievement at the end of Grade 6, after taking their social and academic backgrounds into account. The data used are from the second major educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, School Effectiveness, Reading Achievement