Project CRISS® produced statistically significant greater free-recall gains than regular instruction in grades 4 and 6 (Horsfall & Santa, 1994)¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2010 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 In a randomized study across three school settings, grade 4 and grade 6 students taught by CRISS-trained teachers showed significantly greater gains on a staff-developed free-recall assessment than control students. → Project CRISS® (CReating Independence through Student-owned Strategies) 2010

Evidence¶

Project CRISS® (CReating Independence through Student-owned Strategies) 2010¶

Project CRISS® (CReating Independence through Student-owned Strategies). (2010). WWC Intervention Report: Project CRISS®, Adolescent Literacy. U.S. Department of Education, What Works Clearinghouse. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/388

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Random assignment study in which teachers within each school were assigned to Project CRISS® or regular instruction; the WWC rated effectiveness on 120 CRISS students and 111 control students in grades 4 and 6 after approximately 18 weeks. Appendix A3 prints effect sizes of 1.17 (grade 4) and 0.96 (grade 6), both statistically significant, with improvement indices of +38 and +33. The report states students "demonstrated significantly greater gains in a staff-developed CRISS free-recall assessment than comparison students."

"Horsfall and Santa (1994) reported, and WWC calculations confirmed, that students in the Project CRISS® condition demonstrated significantly greater gains in a staff-developed CRISS free-recall assessment than comparison students in the 4th and 6th grades."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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