Education & learning publications
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Predictors of 12-Month Outcome in Smokers Who Received Bupropion Sustained-Release for Smoking Cessation
These results indicate the presence of a substantial amount of variation in outcome following treatment with both dosages of bupropion SR, with substantial cost consequences.
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Supporting Learning In A Technology-Rich Environment: Sixth Grade Science Students’ Use Of An Online Chat In And Out Of School
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Promoting Environmental Justice Through Community-Based Participatory Research: the Role of Community and Partnership Capacity
This article presents the results of a cross-site case study of four CBPR partnerships in the United States that researched environmental health problems and worked to educate legislators and promote…
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Scaling Build IT
This paper outlines the need for sustainable, scalable afterschool computer science programs targeting girls and describes the development of one such curriculum.
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Complex Systems And Educational Change: Towards A New Research Agenda
In this article we begin to define possible agendas for research toward developing systematic frameworks and shared terminology for such a project.
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Applying What We Know To Improve Teaching And Learning
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Characteristics of Effective Alternative Teacher Certification Programs
Findings suggest that an effective alternative certification program places candidates in schools with strong leadership, a collegial atmosphere, and adequate materials.
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Designing And Assessing Numeracy Training For Journalists: Toward Improving Quantitative Reasoning Among Media Consumers
The Numerically Driven Inferencing (NDI) paradigm’s research suggested that a curricular module highlighting evidential/scientific thinking might enhance reporters’ quantitative and analytic skills.
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National Evaluation of Writing Project Professional Development: Year 1 Report
Year 1 report on SRI’s examination of changes in students’ writing proficiency, students’ writing practices, teachers’ instructional practices, and teachers’ professional communities in middle schools that have formed partnerships with…
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Preparing Teachers To Teach For Deep Understanding: A Curriculum-Based Approach
A central goal of most professional development in Earth science is to help teachers prepare their students to develop a deep understanding of subject matter. We describe an approach that…
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STEM High Schools
The concept of secondary schools offering specialized curricula in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is not new.
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Teachers’ Use Of Student Data Systems To Improve Instruction: 2005-2007
This report describes an exploratory substudy on teachers’ thinking about data conducted in conjunction with the larger Study of Education Data Systems and Decision Making data collection and the implications…