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Download full textÖzek, Umut – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2014
In this paper, we present a closer look at the student achievement trends in the District of Columbia between 2006-07 and 2012-13. We have three main conclusions. First, we find that overall, math scores in the District have improved. The improvements in reading scores during this time frame, however, were primarily limited to the first year after…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Trends, Urban Schools, Achievement Gains
Peer reviewedWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2008
This study examines whether "SimCalc Mathworlds"[TM] improves students' knowledge of the algebra concepts of rate and proportionality. Strengths: The study is a well implemented randomized controlled trial (RCT) with acceptable sample attrition rates and no indications of other problems. Cautions: The study authors describe a rigorous…
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Software, Educational Technology, Mathematics Curriculum
Shultz, David – 1998
This report describes a project designed to decrease the number of missing, incomplete, and late assignments of seventh-grade students in a middle school science class. The students attended a small parochial school in a suburb of a large midwestern city. The students' problems with organization were documented through anecdotal records; surveys…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Grade 7, Homework
Eisele, Todd – 1996
This action research project evaluated a program to improve student motivation, attendance rate, percent of homework returned, and student academic growth. The targeted population was a seventh-grade class in a middle school in north central Illinois. The problem of inadequate student motivation was documented by means of attendance rates,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Grade 7
Rask, Glen – 1979
The Colorado Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) model was tested in 1978-79 in three rural sites and one urban site utilizing both alternative and infused program approaches. (The modified Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory EBCE model focuses on exploration for grades 7-10.) Evaluation was designed to evaluate three program components…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration, Community Surveys
PDF pending restorationEilers, Janet L.; Fox, Judith L.; Welvaert, Mona S.; Wood, Jacqueline M. – 1998
This action research study examined the problem of the loss of commitment to schoolwork by middle level students as evidenced by missing assignments; late work, incomplete work, or both; and an attitude of indifference on the part of the students. The study also reviewed a variety of strategies to improve student learning and students' view of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Assignments, Cooperative Learning
