Education & learning publications
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Evaluating The Impact Of Implementing Student Information And Instructional Management Systems
This paper explores the drivers for this trend, the variety of systems now available, and the different purposes and emphases for their use, with the goal of helping to frame…
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A Quasi-Experimental Study Of Student Conceptual Understanding And Inquiry Skills In Water Science
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Jason Academy Summative Program Evaluation Final Report
SRI conducted an evaluation study of JASON Academy courses to ascertain whether they are effective in increasing teachers’ content knowledge on topics that they must teach and that are part…
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National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS): Family Outcomes at the End of Early Intervention
The report has two primary aims: to describe the outcomes reported by families following their experience with early intervention programs, and to identify a subset of families who were less…
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Assessment In The Palm Of Your Hand: Handheld Computers Transform The Assessment Process
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National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study: Birth History and Health Status of Children Entering Early Intervention. NEILS Data Report 5
This report describes the birth history and health status of the children participating in early intervention.
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National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS): Expenditure Study
This study used the “ingredients” approach or Resource Cost Model (RCM) to analyze early intervention expenditures. The RCM represents a bottom-up methodology for organizing and analyzing resource allocation data.
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Teacher Professional Development, Technology, And Communities Of Practice: Are We Putting The Cart Before The Horse?
In this paper, we seek guideposts to help education technologists understand the nature of local K-12 education communities of practice specifically their reciprocal relationship with teacher professional development and instructional…
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Demonstrating Boolean Logic Using Simple Electrical Circuits
To provide a more direct and tangible connection of logic with a real-world application, I developed this enrichment activity.
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Evaluation Of Bias Correction Methods For ‘Worst-Case’ Selective Non-Participation In NAEP
Although NAEP has not been given an official confirmatory role under NCLB, one can expect greater scrutiny of the relationship between state scores and state NAEP scores in the coming…
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Assigning Adaptive NAEP Booklets Based On State Assessment Scores: A Simulation Study Of The Impact On Standard Errors
This simulation assessed the improvements that could be expected if students were pre-assigned to test booklets that were adapted to their level of performance.
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Investigation of Moisture-Assisted Fracture in SiO2 Films Using a Channel Cracking Technique
The technique of channel cracking was developed to study moisture-assisted crack growth in SiO2 films.