Target Teach schools improved in all tested subjects, not only the aligned reading tests, suggesting factors beyond test alignment contributed¶

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q2 i? Despite alignment targeting only third and fourth grade reading, Target Teach schools' ratings improved in mathematics, language arts, science and social studies as well. → Bruce Thompson 2006

Evidence¶

Bruce Thompson 2006¶

Bruce Thompson. (2006). Evaluating Three Programs Using a School Effectiveness Model: Direct Instruction, Target Teach, and Class Size Reduction. Third Education Group Review, Vol. 2, No. 3. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ874476

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Comparison of 34 Target Teach schools' ratings on six state tests between 1996-97 and 2000-01 (Table 2), reported in the Results section. Total score change was 0.42, with gains in every subject, leading the author to suggest "factors other than alignment may be at work."

"Despite the emphasis on alignment, Target Teach school results improved in all subjects. This suggests that factors other than alignment may be at work."

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