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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>What Works Clearinghouse What's New</title><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/whatsnew/</link><description>For the latest in events, developments, and updates to the What Works Clearinghouse website, check back here often.</description><language>en-us</language><category>education</category><category>statistics</category><category>data access tools</category><category>libraries</category><category>schools</category><category>colleges</category><item><title><![CDATA[Study of School Vouchers and College Enrollment is Well Implemented]]></title><description><![CDATA[This 2012 randomized controlled trial examined the effects of the New York School Choice Scholarships Foundation Program on the college enrollment outcomes of 2,600 first- to fifth-grade New York City public school students. The voucher program provided private school vouchers to public school students from low-income families. This is a well-implemented study, and the research meets WWC evidence standards without reservations.]]></description><pubDate>5/14/2013 8:16:58 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/SingleStudyReview.aspx?sid=218</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[WWC Reviews Study of Teacher Incentives and Math Achievement]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this 2012 study, researchers examined the impacts of four different types of teacher incentive strategies on student math achievement in nine K&#8211;8 public schools in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The four types of incentives experimented with the idea of &#8220;loss aversion,&#8221; the preference to avoid loss rather than acquire gains, and individual and team responsibility. This study is a well-implemented randomized controlled trial, and the research meets WWC evidence standards without reservations.]]></description><pubDate>5/14/2013 6:18:02 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/SingleStudyReview.aspx?sid=219</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[WWC Reviews Study of POWERSOURCE&#169;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The POWERSOURCE&#169; intervention is designed to help teachers provide individual instruction to their students in Algebra I. This study examined the impact of POWERSOURCE&#169; on students in seven districts in Arizona and California during the 2007&#8211;08 school year. The randomized controlled trial of the teachers is well-implemented and has low levels of sample attrition. This research meets WWC evidence standards without reservations. The randomized controlled trial of the schools does not meet WWC evidence standards due to high levels of attrition, and analytic samples were not demonstrated to be equivalent at baseline.
]]></description><pubDate>4/30/2013 8:33:58 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/SingleStudyReview.aspx?sid=10051</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study of Playworks Program is Well-Implemented]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playworks is a program that utilizes full-time coaches to provide structured play opportunities during recess and class time. This study examined whether using the Playworks program reduced the number of disciplinary referrals in 25 low-income elementary schools in five US cities during the 2010&#8211;11 school year. This study is a well-implemented randomized controlled trial with low attrition at the school level, and the research described in the report meets WWC evidence standards without reservations.
]]></description><pubDate>4/30/2013 8:33:16 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/SingleStudyReview.aspx?sid=217</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[WWC Quick Review on &#8220;The Impact of Dual Enrollment on College Degree Attainment: Do Low-SES Students Benefit?&#8221;]]></title><description><![CDATA[This study used data from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88) to examine the effects of dual enrollment programs for high school students on college degree attainment. Dual enrollment programs allow high school students to take college courses and earn college credits while still in high school.]]></description><pubDate>4/24/2013 8:03:00 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/quickreview.aspx?sid=20004</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[WWC Quick Review on "Expanding College Opportunities for High-Achieving, Low Income College Students"]]></title><description><![CDATA[This study examined whether providing low income, high-achieving high school seniors with college application guidance and information about the costs of college affected their college application, acceptance, and enrollment patterns.]]></description><pubDate>4/17/2013 7:52:51 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/quickreview.aspx?sid=20005</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[WWC Quick Review on &#8220;KIPP Middle Schools: Impacts on Achievement and Other Outcomes, Final Report&#8221;]]></title><description><![CDATA[The study examined whether attending a Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) middle school improved students' reading, math, social studies, and science achievement for up to 4 years following enrollment. The study analyzed scores on state assessments for approximately 16,000 students attending 41 KIPP middle schools in 13 states and the District of Columbia. The study reported that students attending KIPP middle schools scored statistically significantly higher than matched students on all of the state assessments and follow-up periods examined, including reading and math 1-4 years following enrollment (effect sizes ranging from 0.05 to 0.36), and social studies and science 3-4 years following enrollment (effect sizes of 0.25 and 0.33, respectively). ]]></description><pubDate>3/27/2013 8:07:21 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/quickreview.aspx?sid=222</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Updated WWC Report on Fast ForWord for Beginning Readers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fast ForWord is a computer-based reading program intended to help students develop and strengthen the cognitive skills necessary for successful reading and learning. The WWC found that Fast ForWord has positive effects on alphabetics, no discernible effects on reading fluency, and mixed effects on comprehension for beginning readers.]]></description><pubDate>3/19/2013 9:56:29 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/interventionreport.aspx?sid=172</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Read Naturally Has Potentially Positive Effects for Adolescent Readers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read Naturally, a supplemental reading program designed to improve reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension, uses a combination of books, audio CDs, and computer software. The WWC found that Read Naturally has potentially positive effects on general literacy achievement for adolescent readers.]]></description><pubDate>3/19/2013 9:56:01 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/interventionreport.aspx?sid=625</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Updated Report on Ladders to Literacy Now Available]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ladders to Literacy is a supplemental early literacy curriculum composed of 60 activities designed to develop children's print/book awareness, metalinguistic awareness, and oral language skills. After reviewing the research, the WWC found that Ladders to Literacy has potentially negative effects on oral language and no discernible effects on print knowledge, phonological processing, and math for preschool children, based on two studies that included 139 children in 26 preschool classrooms in southern New Hampshire.]]></description><pubDate>3/12/2013 8:52:17 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/interventionreport.aspx?sid=260</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Effectiveness of School-Based Mentoring Programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[This study examined the effects of Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) school-based mentoring programs on students in grades 4-9 in schools working with ten BBBS agencies across the country. The part of the study that demonstrates the effectiveness of BBBS mentoring relative to a business-as-usual comparison group is a well-implemented randomized controlled trial that meets WWC standards without reservations. The study also examined the effects of using youth mentors versus adult mentors for BBBS school-based mentoring, and this part of the study meets WWC standards with reservations.]]></description><pubDate>3/12/2013 8:51:18 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/SingleStudyReview.aspx?sid=10024</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[WWC Reviews Study of Tools for Getting Along Curriculum]]></title><description><![CDATA[This study examined the impact of Tools for Getting Along (TFGA) on fourth- and fifth-grade students' behavioral outcomes in 14 Florida elementary schools. TFGA is a classroom curriculum that aims to help students develop social problem-solving skills. The study is a well-implemented randomized controlled trial with low levels of sample attrition for three outcomes (rational problem solving, impulsiveness/ carelessness, and avoidance) and this research meets WWC evidence standards without reservations. The analysis samples for six other outcomes that showed high levels of attrition meet WWC evidence standards with reservations.]]></description><pubDate>3/12/2013 8:50:35 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/SingleStudyReview.aspx?sid=10029</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Research Needed on Second Step]]></title><description><![CDATA[Second Step, a classroom-based social skills program for students in preschool through junior high, is designed to reduce impulsive, high-risk, and aggressive behaviors and increase children's social competence and other protective factors. After reviewing the available research on Second Step and its effects on children classified with an emotional disturbance (or children at risk for classification), the WWC found that none of the studies meet WWC evidence standards. More high-quality research is needed to determine if the program is effective for these children.]]></description><pubDate>3/5/2013 7:32:05 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/interventionreport.aspx?sid=623</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of Research Evidence on Voyages Curriculum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voyages is a supplementary mathematics curriculum that utilizes activity-based instruction, independent student practice, and regular topic assessments. The WWC reviewed the available research on the program and its effects on elementary school students. No studies meet WWC evidence standards. Therefore, the WWC is unable to draw any conclusions based on research about the impacts of Voyages on elementary school students. More high-quality research is needed on the program to determine its effectiveness.]]></description><pubDate>3/5/2013 7:31:18 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/interventionreport.aspx?sid=539 </link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using Vmath for Struggling Math Students: More Research Needed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vmath is a supplemental mathematics curriculum for students in grades 2-8 who are struggling with math. After reviewing the available research on Vmath and its effects on elementary school students, the WWC found no studies meeting WWC evidence standards. Therefore, the WWC is unable to draw any conclusions based on research about the impacts of Vmath on elementary school students. More high-quality research is needed on the program to determine its effectiveness.]]></description><pubDate>3/5/2013 7:29:44 AM</pubDate><link>http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/interventionreport.aspx?sid=624 </link></item></channel></rss>
