Education & learning publications
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Measuring Student Learning in Introductory Block-Based Programming: Examining Misconceptions of Loops, Variables, and Boolean Logic
This research aims to develop assessment items for measuring student understanding in introductory CS classrooms in middle school using a principled approach for assessment design.
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Learner Modeling for Adaptive Scaffolding in a Computational Thinking-Based Science Learning Environment
We develop a learner modeling and adaptive scaffolding framework for CTSiM –an open ended learning environment that supports synergistic learning of science and Computational Thinking for middle school students.
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Impact of the National Writing Project’s College-Ready Writers Program in High-Need Rural Districts
This paper reports on a district-randomized controlled trial of the National Writing Project’s College-Ready Writers Program (CRWP), implemented in high-need rural districts in 10 states.
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Access & Equity in Linked Learning: A Report on Pathway Access and Academic Outcomes for Traditionally Underserved Students
This brief describes the successes and challenges the districts have experienced in fostering access and equity in Linked Learning pathways, examining five groups of students frequently underserved by traditional schools.
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How big is that? Reporting the Effect Size and Cost of ASSISTments in the Maine Homework Efficacy Study
In this technical report, we present alternatives for explaining the effect size, building on the guidance of Lipsey et al., a leading researcher who developed broad recommendations for effect size…
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Graduation Outcomes of Students Who Entered New York City Public Schools in Grade 5 or 6 as English Learner Students
This study describes high school graduation outcomes for students who entered New York City schools in grade 5 or 6 as English learner students.
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Pathway Schools Initiative Developmental Evaluation-Learning Brief 3 (February 2017)
To support its Pathway Schools Initiative, The McKnight Foundation has engaged initiative leaders in a developmental evaluation (DE) led by SRI International and Child Trends.
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Formative assessment and elementary school student academic achievement: A review of the evidence
This comprehensive and systematic review identifies 22 rigorous studies of the effectiveness of formative assessment interventions among elementary students.
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Future Directions for Rural Education Research: A Commentary and Call to Action
The chapters in this book demonstrate that researchers are doing rural education work that is both rigorous and responsive to (and inclusive of) the communities in which it takes place.
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How Clinical Coaches Support Candidate Development: Examining the Role of Clinical Coaches at CSU Fullerton to Improve Teacher Preparation
This report summarizes the initial work of California State University grantees participating in the NGEI. The report summarizes the five areas emphasized by the Bechtel Foundation for teacher education reform…
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Issue Brief: Career-Themed Curriculum
The brief describes the use of career-themed curriculum (CTC) as a dropout prevention strategy based on a nationally representative sample of more than 2,000 U.S. public high schools.
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Issue Brief: Competency-Based Advancement
The brief describes the use of competency-based advancement as a dropout prevention strategy based on a nationally representative sample of more than 2,000 U.S. public high schools.