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Defining and Measuring Academic Success
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York, Travis T.; Gibson, Charles; Rankin, Susan – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2015
Despite, and perhaps because of its amorphous nature, the term "academic success" is one of the most widely used constructs in educational research and assessment within higher education. This paper conducts an analytic literature review to examine the use and operationalization of the term in multiple academic fields. Dominant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Educational Research
Can Online Learning Communities Achieve the Goals of Traditional Professional Learning Communities? What the Literature Says. REL 2013-003
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Blitz, Cynthia L. – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2013
For more than a decade practitioners have promoted professional learning communities (PLCs) as an effective structure for providing teachers with professional development (Chappuis, Chappuis, & Stiggins, 2009; DuFour, Eaker, & DuFour, 2005). These collaborative networks are believed to be effective because they expose teachers to new ideas…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication
Can Online Learning Communities Achieve the Goals of Traditional Professional Learning Communities? What the Literature Says. Summary. REL 2013-003
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Blitz, Cynthia L. – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2013
Professional learning communities (PLCs)--teams of educators who get together regularly to exchange ideas--have sprung up to meet school districts' growing interest in promoting professional development that engages teachers and administrators. PLCs meet to develop lesson plans, monitor student progress, assess instructional effectiveness, and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Mediated Communication
A Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Intelligent Tutoring Systems on K-12 Students' Mathematical Learning
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Steenbergen-Hu, Saiying; Cooper, Harris – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
In this study, we meta-analyzed empirical research of the effectiveness of intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) on K-12 students' mathematical learning. A total of 26 reports containing 34 independent samples met study inclusion criteria. The reports appeared between 1997 and 2010. The majority of included studies compared the effectiveness of ITS…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement
Comprehensive School Reform and Achievement: A Meta-Analysis. Educator's Summary
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Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (NJ3), 2008
Which comprehensive school reform programs have been proven to help elementary and secondary students achieve? To find out, this review summarizes evidence on comprehensive school reform (CSR) models in elementary and secondary schools. Comprehensive school reform models are programs used schoolwide to improve student achievement. They typically…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Secondary Schools, Nonprofit Organizations, Professional Development
Comprehensive School Reform and Student Achievement: A Meta-Analysis.
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Borman, Geoffrey D.; Hewes, Gina M.; Overman, Laura T.; Brown, Shelly – 2002
Using 232 studies, this meta analysis reviewed the research on the achievement effects of the nationally disseminated and externally developed school improvement programs known as "whole-school" or "comprehensive" reforms. In addition to reviewing the overall achievement effects of comprehensive school reform (CSR), the meta…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Educational Change, Educational Research