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Zaromb, Franklin; Adler, Rachel M.; Bruce, Kelly; Attali, Yigal; Rock, JoAnn – ETS Research Report Series, 2014
This study investigates the benefits of no-stakes educational testing during students' summer vacation as a strategy to mitigate summer learning loss. Fifty-one students in Grades 3-8 from the Every Child Valued (ECV) and Lawrence Community Center (LCC) summer programs in Lawrenceville, NJ, took short, online assessments throughout the summer,…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Summer Programs, Grade 3, Grade 4
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Tienken, Christopher H.; Maher, James A. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2008
The issue of lower than expected mathematics achievement is a concern to education leaders and policymakers at all levels of the U.S. PK-12 education system. The purpose of this quantitative, quasi-experimental study was to determine if there was a measurable difference in achievement on the mathematics section of the state test for students (n =…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement
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Smith-Sebasto, N. J.; Cavern, Lisa – Journal of Environmental Education, 2006
The authors measured the impact of adding pre- and posttrip in-class activities to the residential environmental education program at the New Jersey School of Conservation (NJSOC). Seventh-grade students (N = 169) from a suburban, northern New Jersey school district participated in a 3-day, 2-night experience. The Environmental Adaptation,…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Student Attitudes, Educational Experience, Field Trips