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Evaluating Curriculum Software

One of the districts we work with is evaluating curriculum software to determine what would be a valuable addition to their new elementary lab. Can anyone recommend any resources for evaluating and comparing software options? Is there anything like a What Works Clearinghouse for software?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Haudenschild on November 14, 2008 at 8:57am: Check out this guide from NCREL: http://www.ncrel.org/tech/claims/; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Nitin Julka on November 23, 2008 at 1:31pm: Abby - Chris Woofter at Nordonia said that the following product is the "Read 180 for Math" -

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Permalink Reply by Abby Thaker on April 13, 2009 at 4:30pm: I'm still working on this question... what I've learned since I originally posted this is that the What Works Clearinghouse DOES include curriculum software, but, there is very limited information. Most of what I could find on WWC just said that the studies that had been done weren't valid or statistically significant. The guide Mike posted from NCREL is helpful for guidelines for what to look for when evaluating software. What I'd really like to find at this point though are other resources, besides WWC, that have concrete, objective research on the effectiveness of various programs. I'll post again if/when I find anything!; ▶ Reply to This