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Download full textCondliffe, Barbara; Zhu, Pei; Doolittle, Fred; van Dok, Mark; Power, Hannah; Denison, Dakota; Kurki, Anja – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2022
To prevent and address students' problem behaviors and support their learning, the Department of Education and many states have promoted the use of multi-tiered systems of support for behavior (MTSS-B). This study evaluated one promising, intensive program of MTSS-B training and technical assistance. The MTSS-B approach seeks to change the school…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Positive Behavior Supports, Training
Heppen, Jessica B.; Kurki, Anja; Brown, Seth – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2020
Chronic absence is a nationwide problem, even among young students. Those with poor attendance are more likely to face challenges later in school and in life. This study tested four versions of an adaptive text messaging strategy to see which, if any, would reduce chronic absence among 26,000 elementary school students. During the fall of the…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Parent School Relationship, Interpersonal Communication
Condliffe, Barbara; Zhu, Pei; Doolittle, Fred; van Dok, Mark; Power, Hannah; Denison, Dakota; Kurki, Anja – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2022
Students' early problem behaviors in school can be disruptive and even hinder their learning and long-term success. To prevent and address these problem behaviors, schools across the country report adopting Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Behavior (MTSS-B). The MTSS-B approach seeks to change the school learning environment by consistently…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Positive Behavior Supports, Training
Heppen, Jessica B.; Kurki, Anja; Brown, Seth – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2020
Chronic absence is a nationwide problem, even among young students. Those with poor attendance are more likely to face challenges later in school and in life. This study tested four versions of an adaptive text messaging strategy to see which, if any, would reduce chronic absence among 26,000 elementary school students. The study compared two…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Parent School Relationship, Interpersonal Communication
Direct linkHitchcock, John H.; Kurki, Anja; Wilkins, Chuck; Dimino, Joseph; Gersten, Russell – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2009
When attempting to determine if an intervention has a causal impact, the "gold standard" of program evaluation is the randomized controlled trial (RCT). In education studies random assignment is rarely feasible at the student level, making RCTs harder to conduct. School-level assignment is more common but this often requires considerable resources…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Instruction, Program Effectiveness, Reading Programs
Garet, Michael S.; Cronen, Stephanie; Eaton, Marian; Kurki, Anja; Ludwig, Meredith; Jones, Wehmah; Uekawa, Kazuaki; Falk, Audrey; Bloom, Howard S.; Doolittle, Fred; Zhu, Pei; Sztejnberg, Laura – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2008
To help states and districts make informed decisions about the professional development (PD) they implement to improve reading instruction, the U.S. Department of Education commissioned the Early Reading PD Interventions Study to examine the impact of two research-based PD interventions for reading instruction: (1) a content-focused teacher…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Reading Instruction, Professional Development, Intervention
