Education
School and Teacher Effectiveness
Some of the issues AIR addresses as part of our work in this area are:
We conduct evaluations and critical reviews of the research, identify promising and proven practices, and provide tools and technical assistance to help implement them. For example, using experimental designs, we have tested the effectiveness of specific teacher professional development programs–programs designed on the basis of our reviews of the research on the key features of teacher professional development.
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The findings of this study suggest that middle and high school students who attend charter schools significantly outperform their counterparts attending traditional schools, while the differences in student performance between charter and pilot schools were mixed. Read More >
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The Good Behavior Game (GBG) is a team-based classroom behavior management strategy that helps young children master the role of student while developing the discipline needed to sit still, pay attention and complete their school work. AIR works with school districts and communities on all aspects of GBG implementation. Read More >
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This report examines one approach to internationally benchmarking mathematics standards for grades 1–6 against the composite standards of three high-mathematics-performing Asian countries: Hong Kong, Korea, and Singapore. Read More >
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