Education & learning publications
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Reading and Math Achievement Profiles and Longitudinal Growth Trajectories of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study examined the reading and math achievement profiles and longitudinal growth trajectories of a nationally representative sample of children ages 6 through 9 with an autism spectrum disorder.
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Authentic Student Work Samples Support Formative Assessment in Middle School
Examination of how Assessment Work Sample Method (AWSM) professional development (PD) impacts teacher practice of mathematics formative assessment.
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Evidence for Effective Uses of Dynamic Visualisations in Science Curriculum Materials
We review research to clarify the impacts of dynamic visualisations and to identify instructional scaffolds that mediate their success.
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Reading and Math Achievement Profiles and Longitudinal Growth Trajectories of Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study examined the reading and math achievement profiles and longitudinal growth trajectories of a nationally representative sample of children with an autism spectrum disorder.
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The Effects of Using Dynabook to Prepare Special Education Teachers to Teach Proportional Reasoning
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to understand how special education college faculty used the proportional Dynabook and how it affected the learning of teacher candidates in their…
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Making Computer Science a First-Class Object in the K-12 Next Generation Science Standards
In the course of our work on building assessments for the Exploring Computer Science course (including drawing from the AP CS Principles framework) we have identified a manageable set of…
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Transition to Adulthood: Employment, Education, and Disengagement in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders
We found variations in disproportionate transition patterns by gender, family income, functional cognitive skills, and conversational skills.
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The association of injury with substance use disorder among women of reproductive age: an opportunity to address a major contributor to recurrent preventable emergency department visits?
The goals of this study were to describe and compare the prevalence of patterns of injury requiring emergency department visits and to investigate the association of specific categories of injury…
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SimCalc: Democratizing Access to Advanced Mathematics
Over the course of a program of research lasting more than 20 years and involving contributors from institutions throughout the United States and worldwide, the representationally innovative design of SimCalc…
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Taking Stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative: Fifth-Year Evaluation Report
New results from an ongoing, rigorous evaluation of the Linked Learning District Initiative show promising student outcomes.
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Curriculum Materials Make a Difference for Next Generation Science Learning: Results from Year 1 of a Randomized Controlled Trial (Updated December 2014)
In the study, middle school science teachers who used curriculum materials that presented opportunities for students to engage in science practices improved their students’ performance on next generation science assessments.
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Leadership for a PreK– 3 Literacy Initiative
The McKnight Foundation’s Education and Learning (E&L) Program relies on leaders to cultivate the conditions and encourage the strategies needed for PreK–3 literacy pathways that result in increased student reading…