Learning in secondary > Pedagogical practices (eLS) > Newman 2012
Detailed Information
| Country | Country: United States |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita | 53.874 |
| Context details | Schools from Alabama which scored below the average in the National Assessment of Educational Progress scores |
| Age | Grades 4-8 |
| Implementation year | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Implementer | Government |
| Duration (months) | 9 |
| Cost | By 2009, about 40 % of the state’s 1,518 schools were in the program; funding for the program from the state legislature was $46 million in 2009 |
| Intervention details | Teachers received 10-day training, follow-up sessions, program materials, manipulatives and technology to foster hands-on, inquiry-based instruction |
| Evaluation design | Randomized evaluation |
|---|---|
| Cluster definition | School |
| Sample | Outcome | Test | Source Table | Observations | Statistics on Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4-8 | Language | SAT 10 | 6 | 18710 | YT1: 665.50; YC1: 663.20; SDC1: 36.80; NT1: 10019 NC1: 8691 |
| Grades 4-8 | Math | SAT 10 | 4 | 18713 | YT1: 661.80; YC1: 659.70; SDC1: 42.40; NT1: 10022 NC1: 8691 |