Nancy Abigail Madden is an American psychologist who studies education.
Madden attended Reed College for her undergraduate degree, which she received in 1973.
[1] She went on to American University for graduate studies, where she received her PhD in 1980, with a thesis titled Effects of Cooperative Learning on the Social Acceptance of Mainstreamed Academically Handicapped Students.
[4] However, most teachers participating in Success For All, even ones who strongly support the program, have been found to make substantial changes in implementation in contrast to the expectations of developers.
[5] Madden was married to her research collaborator Robert Slavin until his death in 2021.