Search Results - "Farran, Dale"

Effects of a Statewide Pre-Kindergarten Program on Children's Achievement and Behavior Through Sixth Grade by Durkin, Kelley, Lipsey, Mark W., Farran, Dale C., Wiesen, Sarah E.

“…As state-funded pre-kindergarten (pre-K) programs expand, it is critical to investigate their short- and long-term effects. This article presents the results…”
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Early Math Trajectories: Low-Income Children's Mathematics Knowledge From Ages 4 to 11 by Rittle-Johnson, Bethany, Hofer, Kerry G., Fyfe, Emily R., Farran, Dale C.

“…Early mathematics knowledge is a strong predictor of later academic achievement, but children from low-income families enter school with weak mathematics…”
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Effects of Prekindergarten Curricula: Tools of the Mind as a Case Study by Nesbitt, Kimberly T., Farran, Dale C.

“…Research demonstrates that children's participation in quality early childhood care and education often has immediate positive effects on their…”
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Learning-Related Cognitive Self-Regulation Measures for Prekindergarten Children: A Comparative Evaluation of the Educational Relevance of Selected Measures by Lipsey, Mark W., Nesbitt, Kimberly Turner, Farran, Dale C., Dong, Nianbo, Fuhs, Mary Wagner, Wilson, Sandra Jo

“…Many cognitive self-regulation (CSR) measures are related to the academic achievement of prekindergarten children and are thus of potential interest for school…”
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Predicting Success on High-Stakes Math Tests From Preschool Math Measures Among Children From Low-Income Homes by Fyfe, Emily R., Rittle-Johnson, Bethany, Farran, Dale C.

“…State-mandated tests have taken center stage for assessing student learning and for holding teachers and students accountable for achieving adequate progress…”
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Data-Driven Improvement in Prekindergarten Classrooms: Report From a Partnership in an Urban District by Farran, Dale C., Meador, Deanna, Christopher, Caroline, Nesbitt, Kimberly T., Bilbrey, Laura E.

“…In 2014-2015 and 2015-2016, a metropolitan school system in the southern United States embarked on a unique mission to improve the quality of its public…”
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Teaching Teams: The Roles of Lead Teachers, Teaching Assistants, and Curriculum Demand in Pre-kindergarten Instruction by Mowrey, Sascha C., Farran, Dale C.

“…Teaching assistants are a common presence in pre-kindergarten programs, but their role and the dynamics between lead teachers and their assistants are…”
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Predicting First Graders' Social Competence from Their Preschool Classroom Interpersonal Context by Spivak, Asha Leah, Farran, Dale C.

“…Research Findings: This study investigates contributions of the preschool classroom interpersonal environment to students' social competence in 1st grade…”
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Marginalized Students' Perspectives on Instructional Strategies in Middle-School Mathematics Classrooms by Rittle-Johnson, Bethany, Farran, Dale C., Durkin, Kelley L.

“…Marginalized students face a range of gaps in experience, highlighting the importance of understanding these students' perspectives on their opportunities to…”
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Evaluating Math Recovery: Assessing the Causal Impact of a Diagnostic Tutoring Program on Student Achievement by Smith, Thomas M., Cobb, Paul, Farran, Dale C., Cordray, David S., Munter, Charles

“…Mathematics Recovery (MR) is designed to identify first graders who are struggling in mathematics and provide them with intensive one-to-one tutoring. We…”
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The relationship between kindergarten classroom environment and children's engagement by Aydoğan, Canan, Farran, Dale C., Sağsöz, Gülseren

“…The primary aim of the present study was to examine the way in which instructional and emotional aspects of teacher support combined to predict children's…”
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Preschool children's math-related behaviors mediate curriculum effects on math achievement gains by Hofer, Kerry G., Farran, Dale C., Cummings, Tracy Payne

“…▸ Examined how preschoolers’ behaviors mediate curricular effects on math gains. ▸ Children in treatment classrooms made greater math achievement gains. ▸…”
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EMC-PK2: An Experimental Observation Tool for Capturing the Instructional Coherence and Quality in Early Math Classrooms by Rainey, Luke, Farran, Dale Clark, Durkin, Kelley

“…This article explores the development of a new observation research tool called the EMC-PK2, designed to capture coherent mathematics teaching and learning…”
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First-Grade Teacher Behaviors and Children's Prosocial Actions in Classrooms by Spivak, Asha L., Farran, Dale C.

“…Research Findings: This study examines whether specific teacher instructional practices in early education are associated with children's engagement in…”
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Positive Early Math Experiences for African American Boys: Nurturing the Next Generation of STEM Majors by Davis, Danielle B., Farran, Dale C.

“…[...]many African American boys are often confronted with lowered expectations even when they are high achieving (Berry III 2008; Zilanawala et al. 2017)…”
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Executive Function Skills and Classroom Behaviors of U.S. Prekindergartners With Special Needs by Nesbitt, Kimberly T., Farran, Dale C.

“…This study explores the executive function (EF) skills in a sample of 4-year-old children enrolled in inclusive prekindergarten (pre-k) classrooms. We compare…”
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Preschool Classroom Processes as Predictors of Children's Cognitive Self-Regulation Skills Development by Fuhs, Mary Wagner, Farran, Dale C., Nesbitt, Kimberly Turner

“…This research focuses on the associations between interactive processes of early childhood classrooms and gains in children's cognitive self-regulation (CSR)…”
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Motivation and Self-Regulation as Predictors of Achievement in Economically Disadvantaged Young Children by Howse, Robin B., Lange, Garrett, Farran, Dale C., Boyles, Carolyn D.

“…The primary purpose of the present study was to better understand the roles of motivation and self-regulated task behavior for early school achievement…”
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Academic gains in kindergarten related to eight classroom practices by Christopher, Caroline, Farran, Dale

“…•Kindergarten students’ achievement gains are related to specific teacher behaviors.•Classroom observations based on repeated snapshots of teachers’ and…”
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PROTOCOL: Practices and Program Components for Enhancing Prosocial Behavior in Children and Youth: A Systematic Review by Spivak, Asha L., Lipsey, Mark W., Farran, Dale C., Polanin, Joshua R.

“…Prosocial behaviors or voluntary acts intended to help or promote the wellbeing of others are learned skills that accumulating research suggests have…”
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