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San, Ismail; Kis, Ali – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2018
Nearly all studies aiming to determine the effect of modern teaching methods on academic success using an experimental design contain control groups in which traditional methods are used. Effect of traditional methods in geometry and numbers learning domains on academic achievement has not been conclusively studied by researchers yet. On the other…
Descriptors: Geometry, Numbers, Mathematics Instruction, Academic Achievement
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Dietrichson, Jens; Bøg, Martin; Filges, Trine; Klint Jørgensen, Anne-Marie – Review of Educational Research, 2017
Socioeconomic status is a major predictor of educational achievement. This systematic review and meta-analysis seeks to identify effective academic interventions for elementary and middle school students with low socioeconomic status. Included studies have used a treatment-control group design, were performed in OECD and EU countries, and measured…
Descriptors: Intervention, Tutoring, Middle School Students, Elementary School Students
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Porath-Waller, Amy J.; Beasley, Erin; Beirness, Douglas J. – Health Education & Behavior, 2010
This investigation used meta-analytic techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of school-based prevention programming in reducing cannabis use among youth aged 12 to 19. It summarized the results from 15 studies published in peer-reviewed journals since 1999 and identified features that influenced program effectiveness. The results from the set of…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Meta Analysis
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Becker, Kurt Henry; Park, Kyungsuk – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2011
Within the literature there has been a call for the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Little research has been conducted to investigate the effects of integrative approaches among STEM subjects. The purpose of this study was to synthesize findings from existing research on the effects of…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Mathematics Achievement, Effect Size, Engineering
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Yu, Nan Sook – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2012
This meta-analysis reviewed the effect of practical reasoning instruction (PRI) on student outcome in Home Economics education in Korea. In this meta-analysis, 25 studies with 35 effect sizes were analyzed. The results of this review indicated that PRI is more effective than traditional instruction on student outcomes. A medium and significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Control Groups
Haystead, Mark W.; Marzano, Robert J. – Marzano Research Laboratory, 2009
This is a summary of 300 plus studies from Marzano Research Laboratory (MRL) on instructional strategies. This report synthesizes a series of action research projects conducted between the fall of 2004 and the spring of 2009. The data used for analysis can be found in MRL's Action Research Meta-Analysis Database. Appended are: (1) Instructions for…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Action Research, Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis
Haystead, Mark W. – Marzano Research Laboratory, 2009
This report describes the findings of an analysis of a series of action research projects conducted by Goshen Community Schools at the middle school level. During the 2008-2009 school year, six teachers at Goshen Middle School participated in independent action research studies regarding the extent to which a six step approach to direct vocabulary…
Descriptors: Action Research, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Development, Direct Instruction
Haystead, Mark W. – Marzano Research Laboratory, 2009
This report summarizes the findings of an analysis of a series of action research projects conducted by Goshen Community Schools at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. During the 2008-2009 school year, 40 teachers participated in independent action research studies regarding the extent to which a six step approach to direct vocabulary…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers
Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Groff, Cynthia – Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education, 2008
This article reviews research on the achievement outcomes of mathematics programs for middle and high schools. Study inclusion requirements included use of a randomized or matched control group, a study duration of at least twelve weeks, and equality at pretest. There were 102 qualifying studies, 28 of which used random assignment to treatments.…
Descriptors: Evidence, Cooperative Learning, Effect Size, Control Groups