Describe the specific elements of an effective program so it can be replicated¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

After an intervention is shown effective, document its specific program elements so practitioners can replicate it. This paper follows that approach: given positive random-assignment results, "this new paper describes the specific elements of the successful program so it can be replicated." The elements documented are those present in the successful BELL summer program.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

A prior evaluation establishing the program as effective, so that the documented elements come from a demonstrably successful program

Constraints¶

The authors state they cannot distinguish which elements caused the positive impacts, so documented elements are of potential rather than proven importance

Target Learners¶

Elementary school students in summer learning programs

Learning Goals¶

Literacy and academic skill retention over the summer

Claims¶

Bell Summer Program Random Assignment Effective [+M]

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Jeffrey Capizzano, Kendra Bischoff, Nicola Woodroffe, Duncan Chaplin. (2007). Ingredients of a Successful Summer Learning Program: A Case Study of the Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL) Accelerated Learning Summer Program. https://www.mathematica.org

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`title`	`Describe the specific elements of an effective program so it can be replicated`
`description`	`After an intervention is shown effective, document its specific program elements so practitioners can replicate it.`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-10-10`
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`sources`	1 — `jeffrey-capizzano-2007`

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