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CRESPAR Report #4: The Talent Development Middle School Creating a Motivational Climate Conducive to Talent Development in Middle Schools: Implementation and Effects of Student Team Reading
(1996-09)
Central East Middle School in Philadelphia and CRESPAR are working together to implement a Talent Development Middle School model of schooling. Part of this effort includes use of the Student Team Reading (STR) program, ...
CRESPAR Report #3: The Talent Development Middle School Essential Components
(1996-09)
The Talent Development approach to helping greater numbers of students succeed in middle school is based on a belief that all students can learn challenging material if the right types of support are given. The approach ...
CRESPAR Report #46: Lessons for Scaling Up: Evaluations of the Talent Development Middle School's Student Team Literature Program
(2000-06)
Comprehensive school reform efforts are an increasingly visible part of the educational landscape. Policymakers, educators, and researchers are eager to assess the effectiveness of these models, especially regarding their ...
CRESPAR Report #21: The Talent Development Middle School: An Elective Replacement Approach to Providing Extra Help in Math -- The CATAMA Program (Computer- and Team-Assisted Mathematics Acceleration)
(1998-07)
In Talent Development Middle Schools, students needing extra help in mathematics participate in the Computer- and Team-Assisted Mathematics Acceleration (CATAMA) course. CATAMA is an innovative combination of computer-assisted ...
CRESPAR Report #25: Teachers' Appraisals of Talent Development Middle School Training, Materials, and Student Progress: Results from Focus Groups
(1998-10)
The Talent Development Middle School model is a comprehensive school-changedesign aimed at raising the academic proficiency of all children in schools where large proportions of children are at risk of failure. Thirty-one ...
CRESPAR Report #20: Implementing a Highly Specified Curricular, Instructional, and Organizational School Design in a High-Poverty, Urban Elementary School -- Three Year Results
(1998-07)
In Talent Development Middle Schools, students needing extra help in mathematics participate in the Computer- and Team-Assisted Mathematics Acceleration (CATAMA) course. CATAMA is an innovative combination of computer-assisted ...
CRESPAR Report #15: Working Together to Become Proficient Readers: Early Impact of the Talent Development Middle School's Student Team Literature Program
(1997-08)
The Talent Development Middle School’s Student Team Literature (STL) program includes: (1) curricular materials designed to assist students study great literature; (2) recommended instructional practices, peer assistance ...