Educational Impact Evaluation

SRI's education researchers conduct objective impact evaluations designed to assess how well a program or policy is meeting its goals. Using experimental and quasi-experimental impact evaluation methods, we assess short- and long-term impacts on students, teachers, schools, and systems.

Projects

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ASSISTments Efficacy Study

SRI is conducting an efficacy study of more than 2,500 students on the benefits of online homework support for students' mathematics learning.

Topics: Educational Impact Evaluation
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Efficacy Study of Check + Connect to Improve Student Outcomes

SRI is evaluating the efficacy of a program promoting school success and completion for students at high risk of school failure and dropout.

Topics: Behavioral Health Community College + Workforce: Disabled Veterans: Transitions to Civilian Life Educational Impact Evaluation Research on Learning
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ENHANCE

SRI is studying the quality of child outcomes data reported by states to the federal government under Part C and Part B Preschool services of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Topics: Assessment Design + Evaluation Early Childhood Educational Impact Evaluation Extant Data Analysis Policy Analysis School Improvement: Student Success
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Evaluation of Ready Schools Florida

SRI analyzed the effectiveness of an initiative to promote children's school readiness and long-term academic success.

Topics: Case Studies in Education Early Childhood Educational Impact Evaluation Implementation Evaluation School + Community Partnerships School Improvement: Student Success
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Evaluation of the Illinois Early Childhood Block Grant Programs

SRI conducted a statewide evaluation of this program that provides home visiting, parenting education, and preschool programs to improve children's school readiness and other outcomes.

Topics: Educational Impact Evaluation School + Community Partnerships School Improvement: Student Success
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Evaluation of the McKnight Foundation’s Education + Learning Program

SRI is evaluating the McKnight Foundation’s effort to improve the literacy achievement of pre–K through third grade students in the Twin Cities through pathways that integrate and enhance prekindergarten through third grade literacy education.

Topics: Case Studies in Education Early Childhood Educational Impact Evaluation Extant Data Analysis Implementation Evaluation Randomized Controlled Trials + Quasi-Experimental Designs School Improvement School Improvement: Curriculum + Instruction School Improvement: Student Success Teacher Quality + Learning
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Impact Evaluation of Michigan’s Striving Readers Program

SRI is evaluating the effectiveness of a program for struggling adolescent readers.

Topics: Educational Impact Evaluation Policy Analysis Reading, Writing + Humanities School Improvement School Improvement: Curriculum + Instruction School Improvement: Student Success Special Education/Disability
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Impact Evaluation of Response to Intervention Strategies

SRI is evaluating strategies to improve the academic achievement of children with disabilities as they tackle early reading challenges.

Topics: Educational Impact Evaluation Policy Analysis Reading, Writing + Humanities School Improvement Special Education/Disability
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National Behavior Research Coordination Center

Through the Center, SRI conducted randomized trials of interventions for students with severe behavior problems in first through third grades.

Topics: Behavioral Health Educational Impact Evaluation Research on Learning
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National Evaluation of Writing Project School Partnerships

The study design included a multimethod approach to documenting how the partnerships were developed and implemented in participating schools and sites.

Topics: 21st Century Skills Educational Impact Evaluation Randomized Controlled Trials + Quasi-Experimental Designs Reading, Writing + Humanities Teacher Quality + Learning

Press Releases

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National Science Foundation-funded Study to Examine if New AP Science Courses Advance Student Progress onto Science and Engineering Career Track

New research study will provide the first experimental evidence on the effects of high school students taking an inquiry-based AP science course and whether it impacts educational progress and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects.

Topics: 21st Century Skills Educational Impact Evaluation School Improvement: Curriculum + Instruction School Improvement: Student Success Science, Technology, Engineering + Mathematics Education

SRI In the News

Kindergarten Readiness: Are Shy Kids at an Academic Disadvantage?

This article reports on a new study showing that “overly shy preschool children are at greater academic risk than their chatty and boisterous peers.” The University of Miami study was co-authored by Ximena Dominguez, research social scientist at SRI International.

Topics: Early Childhood Educational Impact Evaluation

Publications

National Evaluation of Writing Project School Partnerships - Final Report (Executive Summary)

Final report on SRI's examination of the effects of partnerships on teacher practices and student writing. The cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) included a multimethod study to document how partnerships were developed and implemented in participating schools and sites.

Topics: 21st Century Skills Educational Impact Evaluation Randomized Controlled Trials + Quasi-Experimental Designs Reading, Writing + Humanities Teacher Quality + Learning
National Evaluation of Writing Project School Partnerships - Final Report (with Appendices)

Final report on SRI's examination of the effects of partnerships on teacher practices and student writing. The cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) included a multimethod study to document how partnerships were developed and implemented in participating schools and sites.

Topics: 21st Century Skills Educational Impact Evaluation Randomized Controlled Trials + Quasi-Experimental Designs Reading, Writing + Humanities Teacher Quality + Learning
National Evaluation of Writing Project School Partnerships - Final Report (without Appendices)

Final report on SRI's examination of the effects of partnerships on teacher practices and student writing. The cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) included a multimethod study to document how partnerships were developed and implemented in participating schools and sites.

Topics: 21st Century Skills Educational Impact Evaluation Randomized Controlled Trials + Quasi-Experimental Designs Reading, Writing + Humanities Teacher Quality + Learning
Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) Teacher Characteristics

A summary of findings about the characteristics of teachers involved in the Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) program evaluation conducted by Erikson Institute and SRI.

Topics: Educational Impact Evaluation School + Community Partnerships School Improvement: Student Success
Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) Family Involvement

This fact sheet summarizes findings about family involvement in the Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) program evaluation conducted by Erikson Institute and SRI.

Topics: Educational Impact Evaluation School + Community Partnerships School Improvement: Student Success
Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) Program Evaluation

A summary of findings and implications for policy and practice of an Erikson Institute-led, SRI-supported evaluation of the Illinois Preschool for All program.

Topics: Educational Impact Evaluation School + Community Partnerships School Improvement: Student Success
Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) Child Outcomes

This fact sheet summarizes findings on child incomes from the Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) program evaluation conducted by Erikson Institute and SRI.

Topics: Educational Impact Evaluation School + Community Partnerships School Improvement: Student Success
Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) Evaluation Overview

This fact sheet summarizes an evaluation of the Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) program evaluation conducted by Erikson Institute and SRI.

Topics: Educational Impact Evaluation School + Community Partnerships School Improvement: Student Success
Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) Program Quality

This fact sheet summarizes findings about the quality of the Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) program that was evaluated by Erikson Institute and SRI International.

Topics: Educational Impact Evaluation School + Community Partnerships School Improvement: Student Success
National Evaluation of Writing Project Professional Development: Year 4 Report

Final report on SRI's examination of changes in students’ writing proficiency, students’ writing practices, teachers’ instructional practices, and teachers’ professional communities in middle schools that have formed partnerships with Local Writing Project sites.

Topics: 21st Century Skills Educational Impact Evaluation Randomized Controlled Trials + Quasi-Experimental Designs Reading, Writing + Humanities Teacher Quality + Learning

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