Education & learning publications
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Representational Competence And Chemical Understanding In The High School Chemistry Classroom
This chapter reports on the use of representational resources within a computer-based environment, called ChemSense, to support high school chemistry students’ representational practices and their understanding of key chemical concepts.
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Can An Intelligent Tutoring System Predict Math Proficiency As Well As A Standardized Test?
We propose a new method of using students test scores from multiple years (referred to as cross-year data) for determining whether a student model is as good as the standardized…
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Designing For Growth: Enabling Communities Of Practice To Develop And Extend Their Work Online
This chapter provides examples of using a phased approach to help CoPs become virtual CoPs in Tapped In!, a Web-based virtual environment for professional development providers and educators, and CLTNet,…
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La Educacion En Ciencia Y Technologia Comp Derecho Social En La Economia Del Conocimiento
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Mathematics Worth Knowing, Resources Worth Growing, And Research Worth Nothing: A Response To The National Mathematics Advisory Panel Report
The authors praise Foundations for Success: The Final Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel (2008) for focusing on the mathematics within mathematics education.
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How Post-Secondary Journalism Educators Teach Advanced Car Data Analysis Skills In The Digital Age
Survey responses from 232 journalism educators in 33 nations were analyzed for descriptions of how they have taught a subset of the most pedagogically challenging computer-assisted reporting (CAR) skills-advanced data…
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What Works to Reduce Behavior Problems in the Classroom
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Comparing Three Approaches To Preparing Teachers To Teach For Deep Understanding In Earth Science: Short-Term Impacts On Teachers And Teaching Practice
This study used an experimental design to compare the efficacy of three different approaches to professional development for preparing teachers to implement curriculum units aimed at teaching for deep conceptual…
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Technology Tools For Collecting, Managing, And Using Assessment Data To Inform Instruction And Improve Achievement
The purpose of this chapter is to examine the ways in which technology is transforming practices of assessment and educational decision making.
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What Works to Reduce Behavior Problems in the Elementary School Classroom
Introduction The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) publishes practice guides in education to bring the best available evidence and expertise to bear on the types of systemic challenges that cannot…
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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.