Research to Practice
aha! Process, Inc. is deeply committed to improving our programs, trainings and materials through consistent attention to national statistics and impact assessments. Research approaches range from national surveys to smaller, focused projects that collect data on specific topics.

Blue-Ribbon Schools Winners Cite From Research To Practice -- A brief look at aha! Process, Inc. research findings and contributions to community and educational programs. These two-page briefs provide an understanding of our measurable research outcomes.

Research Publications – This list consists of research reports written by staff members of aha! Process, by external evaluators and doctoral students.

  • External Review of Program Evaluations (2007)
  • The Payne School Model’s Impact on Student Achievement—A National Study (2007)
  • Impact of the Payne School Model on Student Achievement, North Little Rock School District, North Little Rock, Arkansas, Arkansas, Interim Report: 2005-06 Data
  • Impact of the Payne School Model on Student Achievement, Hutchinson Public Schools, Hutchinson, Kansas, Second-Year Report: 2005-06 Data
  • Impact of the Payne School Model on Student Achievement, Ridgeroad Middle Charter School, North Little Rock, Arkansas, Interim Report: 2004-05 Data
  • Impact of the Payne School Model on Student Achievement, Bowler School District, Bowler, Wisconsin, First-Year Report: Fall 2005 Data
  • Impact of the Payne School Model on Student Achievement, Cannon County Schools, Woodbury, Tennessee, First-Year Report: 2004-05 Data
  • Impact of the Payne School Model on Student Achievement, Windsor Middle School, Windsor, New York, First-Year Report: 2004-05 Data
  • Impact of the Payne School Model on Student Achievement, Ridgeroad Middle Charter School, North Little Rock, Arkansas, Interim Report: 2003-04 Data
  • • Impact of Ruby Payne’s Instructional Framework on Student Achievement in East Allen County Schools, Indiana, 2001-03
  • The Effect of Understanding Poverty Training on Teacher Sense of Efficacy (2006)
  • Disparity in Poverty: The interrelatedness of Staff Development and Factors Impacting Children from Poverty (2001 Dissertation)
  • Does Increasing Teachers’ Cultural Fluency Through Staff Development Increase the Student’s Sense of Belonging at an Alternative School (2004 Dissertation)
  • Professional Development: The Use and Impact of Payne’s Model on Teachers in a Midwestern Elementary School (2005 Dissertation)
  • Perceptions of Texas High School Principals Concerning their Roles and Strategies Used in Increasing Hispanic Completion Rates. (2006 Dissertation)
  • Classroom SIM Discipline Strategies: Effectiveness Evaluation Full Report (2007) – Effectiveness Evaluation Brief
School Programs: Research & Development -- for additional information about research pertaining to The Payne School Model, click here.

Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading -- Research reveals that students who learn the Tucker signs outperform their peers in word-recognition skills.
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