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Efficacy Study of Zearn Math in a Large Urban School District
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Morrison, Jennifer R.; Wolf, Betsy; Ross, Steven M.; Risman, K. L.; McLemore, Caitlin C. – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2019
The purpose of the present study was to gather summative and formative data related to the implementation of Zearn Math during the first year of a two-year study. The sample included students in a large urban school district comprised of predominantly African American (58%) and Hispanic (28%) students. Roughly 90% of students are economically…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
Using School Reform Models to Improve Reading Achievement: A Longitudinal Study of Direct Instruction and Success for All in an Urban District
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Ross, Steven M.; Nunnery, John A.; Goldfeder, Elizabeth; McDonald, Aaron; Rachor, Robert; Hornbeck, Matthew; Fleischman, Steve – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2004
This research examined the effectiveness in an urban school district of 2 of the most widely used Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) programs-Direct Instruction (DI), implemented in 9 district elementary schools, and Success for All (SFA), implemented in 2 elementary schools. In examining impacts on student achievement and school change outcomes…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Urban Schools, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement
A Randomized Experimental Evaluation of the Impact of Accelerated Reader/Reading Renaissance Implementation on Reading Achievement in Grades 3 to 6
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Nunnery, John A.; Ross, Steven M.; McDonald, Aaron – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2006
Components of the School Renaissance[R] program, including Accelerated Reader and Reading Renaissance, have been implemented in more than 65,000 schools in the United States. Despite the program's popularity, there have been no published, well-controlled evaluations of its effectiveness. This randomized field experiment was designed to gauge…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement
School Observation Measure Reliability Study
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Sterbinsky, Allan; Ross, Steven M. – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2003
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) stimulates school-wide reform by covering virtually all aspects of school operations including instruction, assessment, classroom management, professional development, parental involvement, school management, and curriculum. Since whole-school reforms typically change practices in the classroom, educators need a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Federal Legislation, Observation, Educational Change