Education & learning publications
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“Systems of Assessments” for Deeper Learning of Computational Thinking in K-12
This paper argues for the need for multiple measures or “systems of assessments” that are complementary, attend to cognitive and non-cognitive aspects of CT, and contribute to a comprehensive picture…
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Using Technology and Evidence to Promote Cultures of Educational Innovation: The Example of Science and Mathematics Education
To increase the opportunities for students to learn the knowledge and skills that are valued in the 21st century, education must become more innovative.
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Balanced Designs for Deeper Learning in an Online Introductory CS Course for Middle School Students
This paper describes our efforts to use the design-based research methodology to design a 6-week middle school course on the OpenEdX platform for blended in-class learning.
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Creating Writing Items of Graduated Complexity for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
This paper presents: a design methodology for improving the validity of inferences about the performance of students with significant cognitive disabilities on large-scale ELA writing assessments...
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Predicting the Academic Achievement of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students from Individual, Household, Communication, and Educational Factors
Research suggests that the academic achievement of deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) students is the result of a complex interplay of many factors.
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ENHANCE Final Report
This report presents the findings from a series of studies conducted to examine the validity of the child outcomes data produced through the Child Outcomes Summary (COS) process.
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Assessments for Computational Thinking in K-12
This BoF session will involve discussion around ongoing work at SRI International (under several NSF-funded projects) on the design and development of formative and summative assessments for the ECS curriculum.
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Evaluation of California’s Statewide Mental Health Prevention and Early Intervention Programs: Summary of Key Year 2 Findings
This report summarizes key findings from the second year of an evaluation of the California Mental Health Services Authority’s statewide prevention and early intervention programs.
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The local control funding formula: Staking out the ground for early learning
The authority and flexibility the LCFF gives districts creates a potential opening for expanding preschool offerings for the California’s three- and four-year-olds.
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Establishing a Coherent PreK–3 Literacy Program
Schools participating in The McKnight Foundation’s Education and Learning (E&L) Program identified program coherence as an essential ingredient for establishing PreK–3 pathways that support proficient third grade readers.
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Foster Youth and Early Implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula: Not Yet Making the Grade
The LCFF calls out foster youth as a distinct sub-population of underserved students to whom added attention must be paid to improve their educational outcomes.
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Hugging and Bridging: What It Is and Why You Should Be Doing It
Pedagogies such as ‘bridging’, ‘hugging’, and ‘preparation for future learning’ (PFL) have shown promise in the context of education research in STEM domains at the secondary level.