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New from the W-W-C

Published on 4 October 2006 in Administration, Arithmetic and mathematics, Reading, Research, Social behavior and Technology. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

The What Works Clearinghouse has released additional reviews of reports summarizing the research on various interventions.

What Works Clearinghouse Releases 10 New Reports: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Character Education, English Language Learning, and Elementary School Mathematics
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), an initiative of the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, announces 10 new intervention reports highlighting available research on Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Character Education, English Language Learning, and Elementary School Mathematics. New WWC Reports include:
Beginning Reading:

More information about the Beginning Reading review is available at http://whatworks.ed.gov/Topic.asp?tid=01&ReturnPage=default.asp.
Early Childhood Education:

More information about the Early Childhood review is available at http://www.whatworks.ed.gov/Topic.asp?tid=13&ReturnPage=default.asp.
Character Education:

More information about the Character Education review is available at http://www.whatworks.ed.gov/Topic.asp?tid=12&ReturnPage=default.asp.
English Language Learning:

More information regarding the English Language Learning review is available at http://www.whatworks.ed.gov/Topic.asp?tid=10&ReturnPage=default.asp.
Elementary School Mathematics:

More information regarding the Elementary School Mathematics review is available at http://www.whatworks.ed.gov/Topic.asp?tid=04&ReturnPage=default.asp.
The WWC is releasing an ongoing series of reports over the next few months covering these topics, as well as releasing reports for Dropout Prevention and Middle School Mathematics. Approximately 30 additional reports will be released by the end of the year. Weekly updates will be sent to the WWC subscribers notifying them of the latest available findings.

See earlier posts on Teach Effectively! regarding reports from the W-W-C.

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What Works Clearinghouse

Published on 7 January 2005 in News. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

The What Works Clearninghouse is a potentially wonderful resource for those of us who care about communicating about those methods that produce benefits for learners. In its overview, the WWC says,

The WWC promotes informed education decision making through a set of easily accessible databases and user-friendly reports that provide education consumers with ongoing, high-quality reviews of the effectiveness of replicable educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies) that intend to improve student outcomes. To do this, the WWC uses standards for reviewing and synthesizing research. The WWC is currently conducting systematic reviews of existing research, and producing study, intervention, and topic reports.

Established in 2002, it has issued one report after spending most of its first years organizing and planning. That report is about middle school math curricula. I’ve got to wonder about the choice of middle school math as the first topic, but I’m glad the clearinghouse is there. What would be your first choice of topics? Other topics–beginning reading and character education, for example–are listed as up-coming foci.

The WWC will deserve attention over the next few years. Teach Effectively will be attending!

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