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Randomized Experiments in Education: Why Are They So Rare?.

Thomas D. Cook
- 01 Jan 2002 - 
- Vol. 24, Iss: 3
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This article is published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.The article was published on 2002-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 46 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Program evaluation & Educational research.

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Self-Regulation in the Classroom: A Perspective on Assessment and Intervention

TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose that when students have access to well-refined volitional strategies manifested as good work habits, they are more likely to invest effort in learning and get off the well-being track when a stressor blocks learning.
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Assessing the Contribution of Distributed Leadership to School Improvement and Growth in Math Achievement

TL;DR: In this article, a longitudinal study examines the effects of distributed leadership on school improvement and growth in student math achievement in 195 elementary schools in one state over a 4-year period.
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Leadership for Learning: Does Collaborative Leadership Make a Difference in School Improvement?

TL;DR: In this paper, a longitudinal study examines the effects of collaborative leadership on school improvement and student reading achievement in 192 elementary schools in one state in the USA over a 4-year period.
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Remediation in the Community College: An Evaluator's Perspective

TL;DR: In this paper, a conceptual framework for the evaluation of remedial education programs is provided, based on a list of ingredients for successful interventions, and a number of approaches to remediation that make use of these ingredients.
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Evidence on “What Works”: An Argument for Extended-Term Mixed-Method (ETMM) Evaluation Designs:

TL;DR: The authors argue for extended-term mixed-method (ETMM) designs, emphasizing the need to consider temporal factors in gaining thorough understandings of programs as they take hold in organizational or community settings.
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