Too Good for Violence¶
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Evidence · 3 claims (2 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 causal),q3· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A scripted K–8 school-based character-education curriculum developed by the Mendez Foundation, using role-playing, cooperative learning, group activities, and classroom discussions to promote character values and social-emotional skills.
Components¶
Claims¶
- WWC improvement indices for Too Good for Violence are +18 percentile points for behavior and +16 for knowledge, attitudes, and values [+W]
- Too Good for Violence shows a substantively important but not statistically significant effect on students' knowledge, attitudes, and values [~W]
- Too Good for Violence produces statistically significant positive effects on elementary students' behavior 20 weeks after the program ends [+W]
Related Products and Programmes¶
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Key Sources¶
- What Works Clearinghouse. (2006). WWC Intervention Report: Too Good for Violence. U.S. Department of Education. https://www.mendezfoundation.org
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Too Good for Violence |
description |
A scripted K–8 school-based character-education curriculum developed by the Mendez Foundation, using role-playing, cooperative learning, group activities, and classroom discussions to promote character values and social-emotional skills. |
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by process:sweep-kinds on 2026-10-10 |
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1 — what-works-clearinghouse-2006 |
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