The Schooling Practices That Matter Most
by Kathleen Cotton
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The School Improvement Research Series (SIRS) includes:
- Topical Syntheses of research findings and bibliographic information on special topics
- Close-Ups on specific methods and techniques that can be adopted as a part of school improvement efforts including statements of research results, examples of practices, and bibliographic information
- Snapshots describing exemplary uses of effective schooling practices
We are interested in receiving nominations for additional topics to investigate in our Topical Syntheses and Close-Ups. These summaries present findings from research on the relationship between teaching and learning practices, on the one hand, and student results (achievement, attitudes, and/or social behavior) on the other.
We are also interested in receiving nomination for sites to visit and write about for our feature Snapshots. To be considered for a snapshot article, a school or district must have implemented some research-supported practice(s) and have data indicating that the practice(s) are making a positive difference with students. The practices may relate to academic achievement, attitudes or social behavior or some combination. We will consider sites anywhere in the U.S. Since the availability of data is one of our criteria for featured sites, please do not nominate a site unless you know that staff have data linking the schooling practice(s) to student results.
SIRS materials currently available via the Web are:
Effective Schooling Practices: A Research Synthesis
- 1995 Update
- Close-Up #20 - School Size, School Climate, and Student Performance
- Close-Up #19 - Educating for Citizenship
- Snapshot #40 - Leading an Inner-City School to "Overall Excellence"
- Snapshot #39 - Improving Elementary School Climate
- Snapshot #38 - Integrating Middle School Curriculum Around Real-World Issues
- Snapshot #37 - Providing Integrated Services in an Inner-City School
- Topical Synthesis #8 - Community-Based Learning: A Foundation for Meaningful Educational Reform
- Close-Up #18 - Peer and Cross-Age Tutoring
- Close-Up #17 - Reducing the Dropout Rate
- Snapshot #36 - Preparing High School Students for the World of Work in a Tech Prep Program
- Snapshot #35 - Applying Total Quality Management Principles to Secondary Education
- Snapshot #34 - Promoting Student Mathematics Learning Through A Hands-On and Visual Math Program
- Snapshot #33 - Engendering School Improvement Through Strong Instructional Leadership
- Close-Up #16 - Integrated Curriculum
- Close-Up #15 - Developing Employability Skills
- Snapshot #32 - Rejuvenating a Multiethnic Urban School
- Snapshot #31 - Restructuring at the Secondary Level: Grouping, Instruction, and Assessment
- Snapshot #30 - School Improvement Through Teacher Decision Making
- Snapshot #29 - Implementing a Nongraded Elementary Program
- Topical Synthesis #7 - Fostering Intercultural Harmony in Schools: Research Findings
- Close-Up #14 - Nongraded Primary Education
- Close-Up #13 - Developing Empathy in Children and Youth
- Snapshot #28 - Restructuring in a Multiethnic Environment
- Snapshot #27 - Success for At-Risk Students Through Computer-Assisted Instruction
- Snapshot #26 - Achieving Success in Mathematics Through Innovative Programming
- Snapshot #25 - Building Positive Self-Concept
- Topical Synthesis #6 - School-Based Management
- Close-Up #12 - Staff Development
- Close-Up #11 - Teaching Thinking Skills
- Snapshot #24 - Restructuring the Curriculum to Promote Child-Initiated Activity
- Snapshot #23 - Improving Student Performance Through Mastery Learning
- Snapshot #22 - Using School Time Productively
- Snapshot #21 - Learning to Write and Assess Writing Quality
- Topical Synthesis #5 - School-Community Collaboration to Improve the Quality of Life for Urban Youth and Their Families
- Close-Up #10 - Computer-Assisted Instruction
- Close-Up #9 - Schoolwide and Classroom Discipline
- Snapshot #20 - Mathematics Problem Solving Improvement
- Snapshot #19 - Improving Student Reading
- Snapshot #18 - Frequent Monitoring and Student Recognition
- Snapshot #17 - Improving Mathematics Learning
- Topical Synthesis #4 - Educating Urban Youth: Research on Effective Practices
- Close-Up #8 - Educational Time Factors
- Close-Up #7 - Expectations and Student Outcomes
- Snapshot #16 - Staff Development to Improve Student Writing Performance
- Snapshot #15 - Teaching and Assessing Writing Skills
- Snapshot #14 - Improving Student Attitude and Behavior
- Snapshot #13 - Teaching Questioning Skills
- Close-Up #6 - Parent Involvement in Education
- Close-Up #5 - Classroom Questioning
- Snapshot #12 - Parent Involvement
- Snapshot #11 - Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum
- Snapshot #10 - Creative Staffing Arrangements
- Snapshot #9 - Literature-Based Reading Instruction
- Topical Synthesis #3 - Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education
- Close-Up #4 - Monitoring Student Learning in the Classroom
- Close-Up #3 - Instructional Reinforcement
- Snapshot #8 - Monitoring and Reinforcement
- Snapshot #7 - Cooperative Learning
- Snapshot #6 - Clear, Consistent Discipline
- Snapshot #5 - Peer Tutoring
- Topical Synthesis #2 - Teaching Composition: Research on Effective Practices
- Close-Up #2 - Instructional Grouping in the Classroom
- Close-Up #1 - Homework
- Snapshot #4 - Grouping for Mastery
- Snapshot #3 - Improving Writing Skills
- Snapshot #2 - Improving School Culture
- Snapshot #1 - Cooperative Learning
- Topical Synthesis #1 - Effective Schooling Practices and At-Risk Youth: What the Research Shows
The School Improvement Research Series is produced by the School Improvement Program of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory under a contract with the Office of Educational Research and Improvement U.S. Department of Education.
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