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What Works Clearinghouse, 2013
The study examined the effects of "Fraction Challenge," a supplemental small-group tutoring math program that focuses on improving student understanding of fractions. Study authors randomly assigned fourth grade "at-risk" students in 53 classrooms in 13 schools to either an intervention group that received "Fraction…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Instructional Effectiveness, Small Group Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
Brown, Eric L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Despite increases in overall academic achievement, African American males continue to struggle in the area of mathematics. Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) indicates that eighth grade African American males had the lowest levels of mathematics success of all subgroups in 2013, with only 13% performing at or above…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Males, African American Students, Mathematics Achievement
Radcliffe, Richard; Bos, Beth – American Secondary Education, 2011
Based on NAEP data, many adolescents may not be adequately prepared for postsecondary education. This is a Year Five report from a seven-year longitudinal study of a student cohort starting in sixth grade year (n = 50). It uses a quasi-experimental design, and collects data from surveys, interviews, and reflective statements to evaluate mentoring…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Mentors, College Preparation, Goal Orientation
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Elliott, Arthur H. – Clearing House, 1977
Evidence is mounting in support of the belief that student tutoring is highly effective in achieving the basic goals of public education, namely, the cognitive, affective and social development of the child. (Author) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Program Description.
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Entrance Examinations, Crime, Educational Problems
Ascher, Carol – 1983
Poor, minority, and low ability students suffer most from the general lack of sustained opportunity to study mathematics in American public schools. Studies indicate that preschool and kindergarten students show only minor social class or racial differences in mathematical thinking and that differences in mathematical performance among older…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Lilles, Elena; Griffiths, Amy-Jane; Lee, Allison; Cardenas, Santiago; Chacko, Yasmin; Jimerson, Shane R. – California School Psychologist, 2008
Poor reading ability is associated with numerous negative consequences. School psychologists should provide teachers with resources and support to improve student reading ability and prevent these negative outcomes. This paper offers a guide for school psychologists to use in the consultation process when working with teachers to address students'…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Consultants, School Psychologists