Reports and Tools

Marzano Resources is dedicated to providing customers with useful tools and information to support their work in education. Here, we present a selection of reports from educator action research projects, evaluations, studies with clients, and the analyses that produced our Critical Concepts proficiency scales. Quantitative tools, such as the Marzano True Score Estimator/Growth Calculator, are designed to support educators as they implement best practices in the classroom.

Marzano Resources Tools

• Marzano True Score Estimator/Growth Calculator
• The Marzano School Leadership Evaluation Model
• Teacher Development Toolkit for the Marzano Teacher Evaluation Model
• Introduction—A Handbook for High Reliability Schools
• Research Base for the New Art & Science of Teaching

Critical Concepts

• The Critical Concepts
• The Critical Concepts in Social Studies
• The Critical Concepts – Alignment to Source Standards
• The Critical Concepts – Alignment Between NWEA''s Map Learning Continuum and The Critical Concepts

Studies with Clients

• An Analysis of the Relationship Between English Language Arts and Mathematics Achievement and Essential Learning Mastery in Grades 3 and 4
• 2010–2011 Adams 50 Instructional Model Study
• What Works in Oklahoma Schools: A Comprehensive Needs Assessment of Oklahoma Schools
• RISC vs. Non-RISC Schools: A Comparison of Student Proficiencies for Reading, Writing, and Mathematics
• The Effects of Focused Academic Vocabulary Instruction on Underperforming Math Students
• Developing a Systems Process for Improving Instruction in Vocabulary: Lessons Learned
• Marzano Program for Building Academic Vocabulary: Supplemental Report of Effects on Specific Subgroups (FRL & ELL Students)
• Marzano Program for Building Academic Vocabulary: Preliminary Report of the 2004–2005 Evaluation

Evaluations

• Using Technology to Enhance the Art and Science of Teaching Framework
• A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Promethean ActivClassroom
• A Second-Year Evaluation Study of Promethean ActivClassroom

Action Research Reports

• An Analysis of the Effects of Selected Instructional Strategies on Student Achievement at Terre Haute South Vigo High School
• An Analysis of the Effects of Selected Instructional Strategies on Student Achievement at Terre Haute North Vigo High School
• Report on Professional Development: A Summary of Findings for Ten Teachers on Three Critical Commitments to School Reform
• Meta-Analytic Synthesis of Studies Conducted at Marzano Resources on Instructional Strategies
• A Summary of Findings on a Series of Action Research Projects Conducted by Goshen Community Schools
• Report on Action Research Projects Moreland Ridge Middle School, Blue Springs School District
• Blue Springs School District Instructional Strategies Project: Final Report (study)