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PowerTeaching: A Cooperative Learning Program to Improve Math Achievement in Middle Schools

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Intervention Details

Subject

Math

Academic Program

General Education

Duration

Full school year

Grades

6, 7, 8

Personnel

General Education Teacher, Principal, Paraprofessional

Intervention Summary

PowerTeaching

Statistical Finding Summary

No effect on math performance for sixth-, seventh-, or eighth-graders

Source

Ivonne, G., Jean, G., Kelly, G., Osvaldo, A., Pei, Z. & Shelley, R. (2017). Group Work is Not Cooperative Learning: An Evaluation of PowerTeaching in Middle Schools. A Report from the Investing in Innovation (i3) Evaluation (ED575643). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED575643.pdf.

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