Classroom Organization and Management Program (COMP)

Alene H. Harris
P.O. Box 541
Peabody College Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN 37203		     Telephone: (615) 322-8050
    Email: alene.harris@vanderbilt.edu

Program Description

Focus Area     Age Group
Professional Development; focusing on planning, implementing, and maintaining classroom management skills     Teachers serving Grades 1-9
     

Research Description

Outcomes
  • Increased student reading and math achievement scores
  • Increased academic engagement by students.
  • Increased effective use of classroom management practices
  • Decreased student inappropriate and disruptive behavior

Research Category

       1,2   Large Scale, Externally Reviewed and Validated* Program Research (*Gr 1-9 only)

Design

   Experimental    

Multiple Studies

   Yes   Publications in 1985 and 1989; annual evaluations

Sample Size

   >50   Experimental Group=51 teachers; Control Group=51 teachers in 1985 study; Experimental Group 252 students; Control Group=171 students in 1995 study

Valid/ Reliable
Instrument

   Yes   Stanford Diagnostic Reading Tests (SDRT); Curriculum Based Measurement Math Test; Observations with event recording (interrater reliability between 80-90%)

Results

   Yes   Statistically significant and educationally meaningful based on indicated effect size (.40 to .76)

Published

   Yes   Journal of Educational Research, 1985, 1989

Follow-up Data

   No   There were no follow-up studies.

Award

   No   There were no awards to the program.