Education & learning publications
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Disability Identification and Self-Efficacy Among College Students on the Autism Spectrum
This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 to examine the prevalence and correlates of disability identification and self-efficacy among college students on the autism spectrum.
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Research Brief: New Findings on the Benefits of Student Participation in Linked Learning
This brief presents the latest findings from the evaluation of the California Linked Learning District Initiative. The new results are based on a hierarchical linear model (HLM) that estimated a…
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Taking Stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative: Fourth-Year Evaluation Report
New results from an ongoing, rigorous evaluation of the Linked Learning District Initiative show significant gains in student outcomes.
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Taking Stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative: Fourth-Year Evaluation Report Executive Summary
These results, as well as lessons learned based on a multi-year evaluation conducted by SRI International, are available in this new research report.
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Teaching and Assessing Foundational Data Literacy
Our paper describes two NSF-funded research and development projects, Thinking with Data and Foundational Tools in Data Literacy, which have studied how school cultures, course content, and instructional methods can…
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Evaluating the Impact of Professional Development to Meet Challenging Writing Standards in High-Need Elementary Schools
The adoption of the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts (CCSS-ELA) has brought a new prominence to writing instruction. Additionally, the CCSS-ELA increase the focus on argument and…
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Homeostasis, Complexity, and Educational Policy Informatics: Exploring Unanticipated Consequences and Unrealized Opportunities of Policy Decisions
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Evaluating the Impact of Professional Development to Meet Challenging Writing Standards in High-Need Elementary Schools: Executive Summary
SRI conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial to estimate the effects of the SEED professional development on teachers’ writing instruction and student argument writing, while documenting the implementation of the…
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Taking Stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative: Technical Supplement to the Fourth-Year Evaluation Report
Technical supplement to SRI International’s fourth annual evaluation report on the California Linked Learning District Initiative. This document provides information and data supporting the analysis of student engagement and achievement…
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Opening the “black box”: Organizational differences between charter schools and traditional public schools
Using survey data collected from teachers in Texas, this study explores differences in school organization that contribute to the experiences of charter school and traditional public school teachers.
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Young Youth Explore Geospatial Data for Citizenship Project: A case study
Whether in formal or informal science youths’ engagement with data, particularly raw data, is threatened when supports are insufficient for drawing meaning from the data. For example, there may be…
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Designing Geospatial Exploration Activities To Build Hydrology Understanding In Middle School Students
We designed activities that gave students map-based data relevant to the water cycle processes of evaporation, condensation, runoff, and infiltration.