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Michael Cook; Ashley Grant – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background/Context: Schools are spending more money than ever on a growing number of educational technology programs which are designed to boost student learning outcomes, especially after the integration of online learning that was necessitated by COVID-19 pandemic school closures and disruptions (Instructure, 2024; Teras et al., 2020). Rigorous…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Susan Copeland; Michael A. Cook; Ashley A. Grant; Steven M. Ross – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of IXL Math in an elementary school context, using a randomized-control trial (RCT). This study examined mathematics achievement trajectories of 545 Grades 3-5 students across four elementary schools in a small Michigan school district during the 2022-23 school year. Teachers were randomly…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Eberts, Randall W.; Brown, Zachary – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2022
This report evaluates the impact of intensive student support services provided by Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo (CISK) to elementary students of Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS). These intensive services typically follow a case-management format and include activities related to academic assistance, basic needs, enrichment/motivation, and…
Descriptors: Pupil Personnel Services, Elementary School Students, Public Schools, Outcomes of Education
Cyr, Mary Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the engagement of 11 middle school-aged students from a southeast Michigan public school, who were given laptop computers with twenty-four-hour-a-day Internet access in order to complete homework assignments. Specifically, this study examined the perceptions of sixth-grade students regarding the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Student Motivation, Computer Uses in Education
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Hill, K. Dara – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2013
In this study, a researcher investigated how teachers can negotiate their practice to engage high-needs students whose life experiences are not reflected in the curriculum, without compromising administrative demands for standardized curriculum and pacing. A fourth-grade teacher in a high-achieving, high-poverty urban primary school in Detroit…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Urban Schools
Temple, Aja – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine patterns of academic achievement among minority students and investigate teacher-student relationships, teachers' classroom and future educational expectations for students, and students' levels of classroom engagement in order to better understand their patterns of academic achievement. Participants (n =…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement, Models, Teacher Student Relationship