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Bos, Johannes M.; Dhillon, Sonica; Borman, Trisha – American Institutes for Research, 2019
This is the final report of a large-scale independent evaluation of the Building Assets and Reducing Risks (BARR) model in ninth grade in eleven high schools in Maine, California, Minnesota, Kentucky, and Texas. This sample of schools included large and small schools in urban, suburban, and rural areas, serving students from a wide range of…
Descriptors: Grade 9, High Schools, High School Freshmen, Program Effectiveness
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Snipes, Jason; Huang, Chun-Wei; Jaquet, Karina; Finkelstein, Neal – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2015
The Effects of the Elevate Math summer program on math achievement and algebra readiness: This randomized trial examined the effects of the Elevate Math summer program on math achievement and algebra readiness, as well as math interest and self-efficacy, among rising 8th grade students in California's Silicon Valley. The Elevate Math summer math…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Readiness
Borman, Trisha H.; Bos, Johannes M.; O'Brien, Brenna C.; Park, So Jung; Liu, Feng – American Institutes for Research, 2018
The Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) model is a comprehensive, strength-based approach to education that aims to improve achievement for all students by improving a school's effectiveness at building relationships, leveraging real-time student data, and capitalizing on the strengths of each student. The U.S. Department of Education's…
Descriptors: Models, Program Effectiveness, High Schools, Program Evaluation
Marquez, Brion; Marquez, Jessie; Vincent, Claudia G.; Pennefather, Jordan; Sprague, Jeffrey R.; Smolkowski, Keith; Yeaton, Pamela – Education and Treatment of Children, 2014
We describe the development and initial evaluation of the efficacy of "We Have Skills!" (WHS), a video-based social skills instructional program for early elementary school students. The components of WHS were designed to be scientifically sound, maximally useful to elementary school teachers, and effective in increasing students' social…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Pretests Posttests, Video Technology, Elementary School Students