The Academic Achievement Challenge

by Jeanne S. Chall

"This volume addresses one of the central issues in education: how best to instruct our students. From the late Jeanne S. Chall, a leading figure in American education, the book reviews and evaluates the many educational reforms and innovations that have been proposed and employed over the past century. Systematically analyzing a vast body of qualitative and quantitative research, Dr. Chall compares achievement rates that result from traditional, teacher-centered approaches with those resulting from progressive, student-centered methods. Her findings are striking and clear: the teacher-centered approaches result in higher achievement overall. Offering cogent recommendations for practice, the book makes a strong case for basing future education reforms and innovations on a solid empirical foundation." "This book is an essential resource for teacher educators and graduate students in education, teachers and school administrators, specialists in reading, math, science, and social studies,