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11 Apr 2005
Report

Evaluating the Implementation of Comprehensive School Reform and Its Impact on Growth in Student Achievement

A Paper Prepared for the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, April 11–15, 2005

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between the implementation of comprehensive school reform (CSR) and growth in student achievement. Survey data about CSR implementation and school-level achievement were collected in multiple years from a sample of CSR schools and compared with a sample of matchedpair schools. The sampled CSR schools adopted several promising CSR models. Findings indicate that implementation level of some components is a growth function of implementation length, with a large variation. On average, growth in mathematics and reading achievement among students at CSR schools is not consistently greater than the growth among similar students at comparison schools. However, after controlling for implementation level and limiting the implementation length to 3–5 years, overall CSR schools made larger growth in mathematics and reading achievement relative to the matched comparison schools when CSR schools had a high level of implementation or made progress in implementation level in some components over time. The relationship between CSR implementation level and growth in reading varies by CSR model.

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11 Apr 2005
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More Than 100 AIR Experts Participate at the American Educational Research Association Conference

At-risk students show improved test scores when challenged by rigorous, engaging instruction, according to findings to be released by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in Montreal April 11 - 15. More than 100 AIR experts will be participating in the conference, covering topics from full-day Kindergarten to adult literacy.

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  • Wisconsin Reading First
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