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Download full textAskew, Karyl; Stevenson, Olivia; Jones, Bridget – Grantee Submission, 2018
"INSPIRE" is an Investing in Innovation (i3) development grant funded by the Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. "INSPIRE" provides an innovative integrated K-12 STEM pipeline approach focused on STEM course content and instructional redesign. The INSPIRE model was implemented in Cabarrus County…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
A Delayed Treatment Control Group Design Study of an After-School Online Tutoring Program in Reading
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Direct linkPerry, S. Marshall – IGI Global, 2014
This chapter concerns a year-long, United States federally-funded evaluation of Educate Online, an online, at home, 1:1 tutoring program aimed at improving reading performance for middle school students who are below grade level. Participating students receive after-school instruction from teachers in real-time over Voice over Internet Protocol…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, After School Programs, Reading Instruction
Nowell, Sallie W.; Watson, Linda R.; Boyd, Brian; Klinger, Laura G. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the initial efficacy of a parent-assisted blended intervention combining components of Structured TEACCHing and Social Thinking, designed to increase social communication and self-regulation concept knowledge in 1st and 2nd graders (n = 17) diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their parents.…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence, Self Control, Metacognition
Wills, Howard; Kamps, Debra; Fleming, Kandace; Hansen, Blake – Exceptional Children, 2016
Schools continue to strive for the use of evidenced-based interventions and policies to foster well-managed classrooms that promote improved student outcomes. The present study examined the effects of the Class-Wide Function-related Intervention Teams (CW-FIT), a group contingency intervention, on the on-task and disruptive behavior of elementary…
Descriptors: Intervention, Outcomes of Education, Elementary School Students, At Risk Students
Kanive, Rebecca; Nelson, Peter M.; Burns, Matthew K.; Ysseldyke, James – Journal of Educational Research, 2014
The authors' purpose was to determine the effects of computer-based practice and conceptual interventions on computational fluency and word-problem solving of fourth- and fifth-grade students with mathematics difficulties. A randomized pretest-posttest control group design found that students assigned to the computer-based practice intervention…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Retention (Psychology), Memory
Long, Anna C. J.; Renshaw, Tyler L.; Camarota, Devon – Contemporary School Psychology, 2018
Managing classroom behavior is an important prerequisite to effective teaching and a salient need in alternative schools. Unfortunately, students from these schools are often underrepresented in the intervention literature. The primary aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two different theoretical approaches to classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Urban Schools, Intervention, Behavior Problems
LiCalsi, Christina; Reese, Kelly; Garcia-Piriz, Dionisio – American Institutes for Research, 2019
Three central Virginia school districts and engineering education researchers at the University of Virginia were awarded an Investing in Innovation development grant to design, implement, test, and nationally disseminate a project-based engineering curriculum for middle school students. Referred to as invention kits, the curriculum is developed to…
Descriptors: Physical Sciences, Science Education, Engineering Education, Middle Schools
What Works Clearinghouse, 2015
The study authors examined the effects of using "Diagnostic Assessment Tools" ("DAT") on mathematics and reading outcomes for students in Indiana schools during the 2009-10 academic year. "DAT" consists of interim assessment tools--Wireless Generation's mCLASS for students in grades K-2 and CTB/ McGraw-Hill's Acuity…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation
What Works Clearinghouse, 2015
In the 2014 study, "The Effects of Math Video Games on Learning," researchers examined the impacts of math video games on the fractions knowledge of 1,468 sixth-grade students in 23 schools. The video games focused on fractions concepts including: whole units, numerator and denominator, understanding the number line, fractions…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Grade 6, Instructional Effectiveness, Mathematics
Dolfin, Sarah; Richman, Scott; Choi, Jane; Streke, Andrei; DeSaw, Cheryl; Demers, Alicia; Poznyak, Dmitriy – Grantee Submission, 2019
This study assesses the implementation and impacts of the Teacher Potential Project (TPP), a program designed by EL Education and which includes an English language arts (ELA) standards-aligned curriculum and embedded professional development for teachers. The study uses a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design to assess the impacts of TPP on…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Language Arts, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers
What Works Clearinghouse, 2015
For the 2014 study, "The Iterative Development and Initial Evaluation of We Have Skills!, an Innovative Approach to Teaching Social Skills to Elementary Students", researchers examined the effects of We Have Skills! (WHS), a supplemental, video-based social skills program for early elementary students. WHS consists of three components:…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Elementary School Students, Video Technology, Interpersonal Competence
Gunter, Leslie; Caldarella, Paul; Korth, Byran B.; Young, K. Richard – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2012
The inclusion of social and emotional learning (SEL) curricula in preschools may help prevent emotional and behavioral problems. This study evaluated the effects of a SEL curriculum, "Strong Start Pre-K," on the social and emotional competence of 52 preschool students using a quasi-experimental, non-equivalent control group design.…
Descriptors: Socialization, Emotional Development, Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum
What Works Clearinghouse, 2015
For the 2013 study, "Transfer Incentives for High-Performing Teachers: Final Results from a Multisite Randomized Experiment," researchers examined the impact of the Talent Transfer Initiative (TTI) on students' reading and mathematics achievement in 10 school districts. The TTI enabled principals of low-performing schools to provide…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Teacher Competencies, Low Achievement
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The 2013 study, "Does Working Memory Moderate the Effects of Fraction Intervention? An Aptitude-Treatment Interaction," examined the impacts of the fluency and conceptual versions of "Fraction Face-Off!," a math instruction program designed to improve knowledge of fractions and decimals in fourth-graders at risk for low…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Mathematics, Intervention
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The 2014 study, Freshman Year Financial Aid Nudges: An Experiment to Increase FAFSA Renewal and College Persistence, measured the impact of sending text message reminders regarding annual Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) renewal to first-year college students who were already receiving financial aid. The study sample included 808…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Financial Aid Applicants, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Student Financial Aid
