Research Base – MIDDLE SCHOOL MATTERS

Research Base for Explicit Math Instruction

Jitendra, A. K., & Star, J. R. (2011). Meeting the needs of students with learning disabilities in inclusive mathematics classrooms: The role of schema-based instruction on mathematical problem-solving. Theory Into Practice, 50(1), 12-19. doi:10.1080/00405841.2011.534912

Kamps, D. M., Greenwood, C., Arreaga-Mayer, C., Veerkamp, M. B., Utley, C., Tapia, Y., … Bannister, H. (2008). The efficacy of classwide peer tutoring in middle schools. Education and Treatment of Children, 31(2), 119-152.

Montague, M., Krawec, J., Enders, C., & Dietz, S. (2014). The effects of cognitive strategy instruction on math problem solving of middle-school students of varying ability. Journal of Educational Psychology, 106(2), 469-481. doi:10.1037/a0035176

National Mathematics Advisory Panel. (2008). Foundations for success: The final report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from: http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/mathpanel/ report/final-report.pdf

Slavin, R. E., Lake, C., & Groff, C. (2009). Effective programs in middle and high school mathematics: A best evidence synthesis. Review of Educational Research, 79(2), 839-911. doi:10.3102/0034654308330968

Research Base for Helping Teachers Use Data

Abbott, D. V. (2008). A functionality framework for educational organizations: Achieving accountability at scale. In E. Mandinach & M. Honey (Eds.), Data driven school improvement: Linking data and learning (pp. 257-276). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Bigger, S. L. (2006). Data-driven decision-making within a professional learning community: Assessing the predictive qualities of curriculum-based measurements to a high-stakes, state test of reading achievement at the elementary level. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania.

Brunner, C., Fasca, C., Heinze, J., Honey, M., Light, D., Mandinach, E., & Wexler, D. (2005). Linking data and learning: The Grow Network study. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 10(3), 241-267.

Fiarman, S. E. (2007). Planning to assess progress: Mason Elementary School refines an instructional strategy. In K. P. Boudett & J. L. Steele (Eds.), Data wise in action: Stories of schools using data to improve teaching and learning (pp. 124-148). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

Halverson, R., Pritchett, R. B., & Watson, J. G. (2007). Formative feedback systems and the new instructional leadership. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Center for Educational Research.

Hamilton, L., Havlerson, R., Jackson, S., Mandinach, E., Supovitz, J., & Wayman, J. (2009). Using student achievement data to support instructional decision making (NCEE 2009-4067). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U. S. Department of Education. Retrieved 8/1/2010, from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide.aspx?sid=12

Research Base for Establishing a Schoolwide Data Team

Copeland, M. A. (2003). Leadership of inquiry: Building and sustaining capacity for school improvement. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 25(4), 375-395.

Farley-Ripple, E. N., & Buttram, J. (2015). The development of capacity for data use: The role of teacher networks in an elementary school. Teachers College Record, 117(4).

Wayman, J. C. (2005). Involving teachers in data-driven decision making: Using computer systems to support teachers’ inquiry and reflection. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 10(3), 295-308.

Wayman, J. C., Midgley, S., & Stringfield, S. (2006). Leadership for data-based decision-making: Collaborative educator teams. In A. B. Danzig, K. M. Borman, B. A. Jones, & W. F. Wright (Eds.), Learner-centered leadership: Research, policy, and practice (pp.189-206). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Research Base for Selecting and Implementing Reading Intervention

Flynn, L. J., Zheng, X., & Lee, S. H. (2012). Instructing struggling older readers: A selective meta-analysis of intervention research. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, 27, 21-32. doi:10.1111/j.1540-5826.2011.00347.x32

Kamil, M. L., Borman, G. D., Dole, J., Kral, C. C., Salinger, T., & Torgesen, J. (2008). Improving adolescent literacy: Effective classroom and intervention practices: A practice guide (NCEE 2008-4027). National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/practice_guides/adlit_pg_082608.pdf1

Wanzek, J., Vaughn, S., Scammacca, N. K., Metz, K., Murray, C. S., Roberts, G., & Danielson, L. (2013). Extensive reading interventions for students with reading difficulties after grade 3. Review of Educational Research , 83 (2), 163- doi:10.3102/003465431347721235

Flynn, L. J., Zheng, X., & Lee, S. H. (2012). Instructing struggling older readers: A selective meta-analysis of intervention research. Learning Disabilities Research & Practice , 27 (1), 21-32. doi:10.1111/j.1540-5826.2011.00347.x

Vaughn, S., Cirino, P. T., Wanzek, J., Wexler, J., Fletcher, J. M., Denton, C. A., . . . Francis, D. J. (2010). Response to intervention for middle school students with reading difficulties: Effects of a primary and secondary intervention. School Psychology Review , 39 (1), 3-21.

Vaughn, S., Wexler, J., Leroux, A .J., Roberts, G., Denton, C. A., Barth, A. E., & Fletcher, J. M. (2012). Effects of intensive reading intervention for eighth-grade students with persistently inadequate response to intervention. Journal of Learning Disabilities , 45 (6), 515-525. doi:10.1177/0022219411402692 Middle School Matters Field Guide, Second Edition, March 2016 PAGE A-30

Wanzek, J., Vaughn, S., Roberts, G., & Fletcher, J. M. (2011). Efficacy of a reading intervention for middle school students identified with learning disabilities. Exceptional Children, 78(1), 73-87.

Research Base for Increasing Positive Behavior

Epstein, M., Atkins, M., Cullinan, D., Kutash, K., & Weaver, R. (2008). Reducing behavior problems in the elementary school classroom: A practice guide (NCEE 2008-012). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wWc/PracticeGuide.aspx?sid=4

Gallup Inc. (2013). U.S. overall Gallup student poll results. Retrieved from http://www.gallupstudentpoll.com/174020/2013-gallup-student-poll-overall-report.aspx

Gallup Inc. (2014). U.S. overall Gallup student poll results. Retrieved from http://www.gallup.com/services/180029/gallup-student-poll-2014-overall-report.aspx

Wentzel, K. R. (1993). Does being good make the grade? Social behavior and academic competence in middle school. Journal of Educational Psychology, 85 (2), 357-364.