Talent Development Middle School

Kevin L. Cuffie
Talent Development Middle School Program
Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk
Johns Hopkins University
3505 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
    Telephone: (410) 516-2348
    Fax: (410) 516-8890
    Email: kcuffie@csos.jhu.edu

Program Description

Focus Area     Age Group
Whole School Reform; use of transitional program in 9th grade and Career Academies in grades 10 through 12     9th through 12th Grades
     

Research Description

Outcomes

Tests of significance were not reported on the following outcomes:
  • Increased attendance rates by 10 to 15 points
  • Decreased grade retention
  • Increased percentage of students who passed state math and writing exams

Research Category

      4   Research Reviewed by Other Systems: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory: Catalog of School Improvement Models

Design

  Quasi Experimental   Compared experimental and control group attendance rates, grade retention, and percentage of students who passed state exams over the course of 5 years

Multiple Studies

  Yes   1996; 1998

Sample Size

  >50   Total=ranged from approximately 1,800 to 2,100 students in experimental and control groups

Valid/ Reliable
Instrument

  Yes   Attendance records and school records for promotion rates; State Functional Exams

Results

  No   Tests of significance were not performed.

Published

  Yes   Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 1998

Follow-up Data

  No   There were no follow-up studies.

Award

  No   There were no awards to the program.