These articles address challenges of educators, especially those frequently experienced in classrooms. We strive to keep in touch on a daily basis with life in the classrooms, lunchrooms, playgrounds, and hallways of schools around the country. Our work is based on the lived reality of people for whom theory is important but not sufficient to meet the needs of the great variety of learners who come to school. Teachers and administrators author many of the articles; researchers and Origins consultants contribute their expertise as well.
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RESEARCH A Multi-year Evaluation of the Responsive Classroom
Dr. Stephen N. Elliott
Research on the effectiveness and acceptability of the Responsive Classroom approach in promoting social and academic competence VIEW COMPLETE ARTICLE
Research Basis for the Developmental Designs for Middle School Approach
Origins
Literature review of the research and theoretical frameworks supporting the Developmental Designs for Middle School approach VIEW COMPLETE ARTICLE
RESEARCH Caring to Learn
Dr. Stephen N. Elliott
A Report on the Positive Impact of a Social Curriculum: Research on the Responsive Classroom approach VIEW COMPLETE ARTICLE
RESEARCH Connecting Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development
Origins
Links to research supporting the use of arts-integration to boost academic and social learning VIEW COMPLETE ARTICLE
Research Evidence for the Responsive Classroom® Approach
Origins
Prepared by Origins staff, this research compilation connects published, controlled research findings with principles, premises, and specific components of The Responsive Classroom approach. VIEW COMPLETE ARTICLE
RESEARCH In progress: The Responsive Classroom Efficacy Study (RCES)
Dr. Sara Rimm-Kaufman
A large-scale, randomized, controlled trial to test the Responsive Classroom approach. The study will focus on how the children perform in math and whether the methods improve teachers’ capacity to teach and, ultimately, lead third to fifth graders to achieve higher test scores. VIEW COMPLETE ARTICLE
RESEARCH Social and Academic Learning Study on the Contribution of the Responsive Classroom® Approach
Dr. Sara Rimm-Kaufman
FULL REPORT and SUMMARY on Six Findings
In a major study, researchers at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education found that children at schools using the Responsive Classroom approach showed greater increases in reading and math test scores. Read about this and five other key findings from the study. VIEW COMPLETE ARTICLE
RESEARCH The Responsive Classroom Approach: Its Effectiveness and Acceptability
Dr. Stephen N. Elliott
Responsive Classroom research project in the District of Columbia Public Schools VIEW COMPLETE ARTICLE
Only by learning to see children as they are, and especially as they see themselves, will we get our clues. It is not as simple as it sounds. —Dorothy Cohen
Research
We bring to you articles and reports that vary from Action Research projects undertaken by teachers and administrators in schools to the results of formal controlled research projects led by outside researchers. As new studies come out, we provide synopses and/or links to full reports for your perusal.
School Stories
Please send us your School Stories if you think others could learn from your work with The Responsive Classroom approaches. You do not need to submit a story in finished form; we have writers that can help develop your submission for publication.
