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Mingyu Feng; Gary Weiser; Kelly Collins – WestEd, 2024
This report delves into the cost and effectiveness of the ASSISTments program as an online math support tool. Aiming to replicate previous findings, the study focused on the impact of ASSISTments on student learning in seventh-grade classrooms. The report outlines the study's objectives, setting, and participants alongside the study design,…
Descriptors: Costs, Cost Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Technology
Harris, Christopher J.; Feng, Mingyu; Murphy, Robert; Rutstein, Daisy W. – WestEd, 2022
This report describes initial findings from a study of middle school science curriculum materials that were designed to promote learning as called for by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). WestEd led an independent randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of the NGSS-designed Amplify Science Middle School (ASMS) curriculum.…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Academic Standards, Science Curriculum, Middle Schools
Jaquet, Karina; Skjoldhorne, Susann; Thomas, Colieen; Negrete, Deb; Robbins, Cate – WestEd, 2022
Elevate [Math] is a 19-day (76-hour) in-person summer math program created by the Silicon Valley Education Foundation to help middle school students who are struggling in math to achieve math proficiency, increase their interest in math, and develop a growth mindset. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person summer program was adapted to a…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Mathematics Instruction, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Achievement