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Slavin, Robert E.; Cheung, Alan; Holmes, GwenCarol; Madden, Nancy A.; Chamberlain, Anne – American Educational Research Journal, 2013
A district-level reform model created by the Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE) provided consultation with district leaders on strategic use of data and selection of proven programs. Fifty-nine districts in seven states were randomly assigned to CDDRE or control conditions. A total of 397 elementary and 225 middle schools were…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Change, Models, Data
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Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Chambers, Bette; Cheung, Alan; Davis, Susan – Review of Educational Research, 2009
This article systematically reviews research on the achievement outcomes of four types of approaches to improving the reading success of children in the elementary grades: reading curricula, instructional technology, instructional process programs, and combinations of curricula and instructional process. Study inclusion criteria included use of…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Instructional Design, Beginning Reading, Reading Programs
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Slavin, Robert E.; Cheung, Alan; Groff, Cynthia; Lake, Cynthia – Reading Research Quarterly, 2008
This article systematically reviews research on the achievement outcomes of four types of approaches to improving the reading of middle and high school students: (1) reading curricula; (2) mixed-method models (methods that combine large-and small-group instruction with computer activities); (3) computer-assisted instruction; and (4)…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Reading Programs, Professional Development, Teaching Methods
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Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Cheung, Alan; Davis, Susan – Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education, 2009
This article systematically reviews research on the achievement outcomes of three types of classroom approaches to improving the reading achievement of students in grades 2-5: Reading curricula, computer-assisted instruction (CAI), and instructional process programs. Study inclusion criteria included use of randomized or matched control groups,…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Cross Age Teaching
Chambers, Bette; Cheung, Alan; Madden, Nancy A.; Slavin, Robert E.; Gifford, Richard – Success for All Foundation, 2005
Embedded multimedia refers to teaching methods that embed video content within teachers' lessons. The research of Mayer and others has suggested that multimedia instruction can enhance learning by using the capacity of both visual and verbal memory systems. The present study is an evaluation of embedded multimedia in a year-long randomized…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Beginning Reading, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Hurley, Eric A.; Chamberlain, Anne; Slavin, Robert E.; Madden, Nancy A. – 2001
This report presents analyses of data from the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) reading measures. It evaluates outcomes in all of the 111 Texas schools that began Success for All from 1994-97. Success for All is a comprehensive reform model for elementary schools, especially Title I schoolwide projects. TAAS reading scores were collected…
Descriptors: Black Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, High Risk Students