Faculty Bio

Dr. Slavin is Director of the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University, Director of the Institute for Effective Education at the University of York, and the co-founder and Chairman of the Success for All Foundation. He received his B. A. in Psychology from Reed College in 1972, and his Ph.D. in Social Relations in 1975 from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Slavin has authored or co-authored more than 200 articles and 20 books, including Educational Psychology: Theory into Practice (Allyn & Bacon, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003), Cooperative Learning: Theory, Research, and Practice (Allyn & Bacon, 1990, 1995), Show Me the Evidence: Proven and Promising Programs for America’s Schools (Corwin, 1998), Effective Programs for Latino Students (Erlbaum, 2000), and One Million Children: Success for All (Corwin, 2001). He received the American Educational Research Association's Raymond B. Cattell Early Career Award for Programmatic Research in 1986, the Palmer O. Johnson award for the best article in an AERA journal in 1988, the Charles A. Dana award in 1994, the James Bryant Conant Award from the Education Commission of the States in 1998, the Outstanding Leadership in Education Award from the Horace Mann League in 1999, and the Distinguished Services Award from the Council of Chief State School Officers in 2000.

Faculty CV

Education

B.A. Reed College, Portland, Oregon, 1972
Major: Psychology Minor: Education

Ph.D. Department of Social Relations, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
Maryland, 1975

Experience

2007 - Director, Institute for Effective Education, University of York
Present York, England

2004 - Director, Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education, Johns Hopkins
present University, Baltimore, MD

1997 - Chairman, Board of Directors, Success for All Foundation, Baltimore, MD
present

1994 - Principal Research Scientist and Co-Director, Center for Research on the
2004 Education of Students Placed at Risk, Johns Hopkins University

1989 - Principal Research Scientist and Co-Director, Early and Elementary
1994 Program, Center for Research on Effective Schooling for Disadvantaged Students, Johns Hopkins University

1985 - Director, Elementary School Program, Center for Research
1990 on Elementary and Middle Schools, Johns Hopkins University

1978 - Research Scientist, Center for Social Organization of
1985 Schools, Johns Hopkins University

1975 - Associate Research Scientist, Center for Social
1978 Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University.

1972 - Teacher, Aloha Children' s Center (children with mental disabilities),
1973 Aloha, OR.

1970 - Student teacher (Social Studies, Psychology, Minority
1971 Studies, U.S. History), Aloha High School, Aloha, OR

Awards and Scholarships

Outstanding Educator Award, Horace Mann League, 1999.

Honorary Doctorate, University of Liège, Belgium, 1999.

Distinguished Service Award, Council of Chief State School Officers, 2000.

Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing,
Educational Leadership, 2003.

Council of Scientific Society Presidents, 2005.

University of Pennsylvania-CPRE Award for Contributions to Educational Research, 2005.

Honorary Doctorate, University of Ghent, Belgium, 2008.

Palmer O. Johnson Award (best article in an AERA journal in 2007), American Educational
Research Association, 2008.

Professional Associations

American Educational Research Association
- Chair, Publications Committee, 1990-92
- Member-at-Large, AERA Council, 1996-99

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
International Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education
- Vice President, 1985-1988; President, 1988-1990

North American Editor, Educational Research and Evaluation, 1996-99.

Books (1995-Present)

Slavin, R. E. Cooperative learning: Theory, research, and practice. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1990. Second Edition, 1995.

Slavin, R. E., Madden, N. A., Karweit, N. L., Dolan, L. J., & Wasik, B. A. Success for All: A relentless approach to prevention and early intervention in elementary schools. Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service, 1992.

Slavin, R. E., Karweit, N. L., Wasik, B. A., & Madden, N. A. (Eds.) Preventing early school failure: Research, policy, and practice. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1994.

Slavin, R. E., Madden, N. A., Dolan, L. J., & Wasik, B. A. Every child, every school: Success for All. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 1996.

Slavin, R.E. Education for all. Lisse, The Netherlands: Swets & Zeitlinger, 1997.

Slavin, R.E., & Fashola, O.S. Show me the evidence: Proven and promising programs for America’s schools. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 1998.

Slavin, R.E., & Calderón, M. (Eds.) (2001), Effective programs for Latino students. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Slavin, R.E., & Madden, N.A. (Eds.) (2001). One million children: Success for All. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Slavin, R.E., & Madden, N.A. (Eds.) (2001). Success for All: Research and reform in elementary education. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Borman, G., Stringfield, S., & Slavin, R.E. (Eds.) (2001). Title I: Compensatory education at the crossroads. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Morris, D., & Slavin, R. (2003). Every child reading. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Slavin, R.E. (2007). Educational research in the age of accountability. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Slavin, R.E., Madden, N.A., Chambers, B., & Haxby, B. (2009). Two million children: Success for All. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Journal Articles ( 2005 - Present)

Borman, G., Slavin, R.E., Cheung, A., Chamberlain, A., Madden, N.A., & Chambers, B. (2005). Success for All: First year results from the national randomized field trial. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 27 (1), 1-22.

Slavin, R.E. (2005). Evidence-based reform in education: Promise and pitfalls. Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 18 (1), 8-13.

Slavin, R.E., Daniels, C., & Madden, N.A. (2005). The Success for All Middle School: Adding content to middle grades reform. Middle School Journal, 36 (5), 4-8.

Cheung, A., & Slavin, R.E. (2005). Effective reading programs for English language learners and other language minority students. Bilingual Research Journal, 29 (2), 241-267.

Slavin, R. E., & Cheung, A. (2005). A synthesis of research on language of reading instruction for English language learners. Review of Educational Research, 75 (2), 247-284.

Borman, G., Slavin, R. E., Cheung, A., Chamberlain, A., Madden, N. A., & Chambers, B. (2005). The national randomized field trial of Success for All: Second-year outcomes. American Educational Research Journal 42 (4), 673-696.

Chambers, B., Cheung, A., Madden, N., Slavin, R. E., & Gifford, R. (2006). Achievement effects of embedded multimedia in a Success for All reading program. Journal of Educational Psychology, 98 (1), 232-237.

Chambers, B., Slavin, R.E., Madden, N.A., Cheung, A., & Gifford, R. (2005). Effects of Success for All with embedded video on the beginning reading achievement of Hispanic children. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Chambers, B., Slavin, R.E., Madden, N.A., Abrami, P.C., Tucker, B.,J., Cheung, A., & Gifford, R. (2008). Technology infusion in Success for All: Reading outcomes for first graders. Elementary School Journal, 109 (1), 1-15.

Slavin, R.E. (2006, October 18). Research and effectiveness: A ‘10 percent solution’ that can make evidence-based form a reality. Education Week.

Slavin, R.E., & Madden, N.A. (2006). Reducing the gap: Success for All and the achievement of African American students. The Journal of Negro Education, 73 (3), 389-400.

Borman, G., Slavin, R.E., Cheung, A., Chamberlain, A., Madden, N.A., & Chambers, B. (2007). Final reading outcomes of the national randomized field trial of Success for All. American Educational Research Journal, 44 (3), 701-731.

Chamberlain, A., Daniels, C., Madden, N.A., & Slavin, R.E. (2007). A randomized evaluation of the Success for All Middle School reading program. Middle Grades Reading Journal, 2 (1), 1-22.

Slavin, R.E., Chamberlain, A., & Daniels, C. (2007). Preventing reading failure. Educational Leadership, 65(2), 22-27.

Slavin, R.E., Lake, C., & Groff, C. (in press). Effective programs in middle and high school mathematics. Review of Educational Research.

Borman, G., Slavin, R.E., Cheung, A., Chamberlain, A., Madden, N.A., & Chambers, B. (2007). Final reading outcomes of the national randomized field trial of Success for All. American Educational Research Journal, 44(3) 701-703. Winner of the 2008 Palmer O. Johnson Award, AERA.

Slavin, R.E. (2008). What works? Issues in synthesizing educational program evaluations. Educational Researcher, 37(1), 5-14.

Slavin, R.E. (2008). Evidence-based reform in education: Which evidence matters? Educational Researcher, 37(1), 47-50.

Slavin, R.E. (2008). Evidence-based reform in education: What will it take? European Educational Research Journal, 7(1), 124-128.

Chambers, B., Abrami, P.C., Tucker, B.J., Slavin, R.E., Madden, N.A., Cheung, A., & Gifford, R. (2008). Computer assisted tutoring in Success for All: Reading outcomes for first grade. Journal of Research on Effective Education 1 (2), 120-137.

Slavin, R., & Lake, C. (2008). Effective programs in elementary mathematics; A best-evidence synthesis. Review of Educational Research, 78 (3), 427-515.

Chambers, B., Slavin, R. E., Madden, N. A., Abrami, P. C., Tucker, B., J., Cheung, A., & Gifford, R. (in press). Technology infusion in Success for All: Reading outcomes for first graders. Elementary School Journal.

Slavin, R.E., Cheung, A., Groff, C., & Lake, C. (2008). Effective reading programs for middle and high schools: A best evidence synthesis. Reading Research Quarterly, 43 (3), 290-322.

Slavin, R.E., Holmes, G.C., & Daniels, C. (2008/2009). Raising the bar at Furness High. Educational Leadership, 66 (4). Retrieved January 23, 2009 from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/dec08/vol66/num04/Raising_the_Bar_at_Furness_High.aspx

Slavin, R.E. (2009). Can financial incentives enhance educational outcomes? Evidence from international experiments. Manuscript submitted for publication.

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