An Evaluation of the Merit Reading Software Program in the Calhoun County (WV) Middle/High School

Jerry D. Jones; William D. Staats; Noel Bowling; Robert D. Bickel; Michael L. Cunningham; Connie Cadle

Journal of Research on Technology in Education Vol. 37, No. 2 (2005) pp. 177–195

We were asked by Merit Software to conduct a quasi-experimental research study to evaluate the effects of its reading software on middle school students. Because the No Child Left Behind Act emphasizes the importance of evidence-based interventions...