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Eric.ed.gov – A Multisite Cluster Randomized Trial of the Effects of CompassLearning Odyssey[R] Math on the Math Achievement of Selected Grade 4 Students in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Final Report. NCEE 2009-4068

…improve math learning for K-12 students. The software consists of a web-accessed series of learning activities, assessments, and math tools. These components constitute the basic framework of the software. CompassLearning… Continue Reading

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Eric.ed.gov – The Efficacy and Relevancy of the Language Courses in the Preparation of Elementary Science and Mathematics Prospective Teachers

…questionnaires is to determine the participants’ conceptions of the efficacy of the foreign language courses, and whether those courses meet the needs of the science and mathematics students. Results indicate… Continue Reading

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Eric.ed.gov – The Mechanisms behind the Results: Moderators of “Building Blocks” Curricular Effects

…occur. Moderators can be the key to answering those questions. A moderator is a variable that affects either the direction or the strength of the relationship between the predictor (curriculum… Continue Reading

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Eric.ed.gov – Testing the Test: A Study of PARCC Field Trials in Two School Districts. Policy Brief

…administration of the PBA tests (i.e., post-test survey). Almost 400 staff members, across the two districts, responded to the pre-test survey and about 250 to the post-test survey. The overall… Continue Reading

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Eric.ed.gov – Establishing a Strong Foundation: District and School Supports for Classroom Implementation of the MDC Framework

…that during the MDC pilot year, the use of FALs was limited in most sites. Many districts received the beta versions of the FALs towards the end of the school… Continue Reading

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tandfonline.com – The Swedish Sámi boarding school reforms in the era of educational democratisation, 1956 to 1969

…inspired by Biesta’s educational functions. This study identified the continued importance of reindeer husbandry (RH), while the reform transformed the traditional RH context towards adaptation to the needs of the Continue Reading

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tandfonline.com – Citizen Scientist: Frank von Hippel’s Adventures in Nuclear Arms Control PART 4. Soviet Nuclear Transparency, the Collapse and After

…end of the Cold War. The discussion then turns to the US-Russian lab-to-lab program in which the US nuclear-weapon laboratories helped Russia upgrade the security of its plutonium and highly-enriched… Continue Reading

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tandfonline.com – The role and determinants of women labor force participation for household poverty reduction in Debre Birhan town, North Shewa zone, Ethiopia

…critical role in driving economic development throughout the world. This study aims to analyze the role and determinants of women’s labor force participation for reducing household poverty in the case… Continue Reading

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Eric.ed.gov – The Green Bean Has to Be Longer than Your Thumb: An Observational Study of Preschoolers’ Math and Science Experiences in a Garden

…garden was an authentic context for enjoying, learning about, and valuing the natural world. The results of this study support the conclusion that with appropriate teacher guidance, a preschool garden… Continue Reading

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Eric.ed.gov – Inclusion in High-Achieving Singapore: Challenges of Building an Inclusive Society in Policy and Practice

…in education. Governments are becoming increasingly aware of the need to review their educational systems as they attempt to define what an inclusive society is and how to make inclusion… Continue Reading