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Applying Learning Curves to Modeling Future Coal and Gas Power Generation Technologies
Ripudaman Malhotra, John Chase, Chris Ordowich, Daniel Steele, Michiaki Harada, & Keiji Makino

To forecast competing technologies under various scenarios of electricity demand, fuel cost, and research investment, SRI International researchers and partners have created a Power Technology Futures Model (PTFM).

Jan, 2012 Journal Details
Topics: Carbon Capture + Separation Economic + Technical Analysis Energy + Sustainability Energy Efficiency Industry Competitiveness + Positioning
Understanding the Implications of Online Learning for Educational Productivity
Marianne Bakia, Linda Shear, & Austin Lasseter

To improve educational productivity, In the U.S., online learning alternatives are proliferating rapidly. This report supports educational administrators and policymakers in becoming informed consumers of information about online learning and its potential impact on educational productivity.

Jan, 2012 Technical Report Download PDF Details
Topics: 21st Century Skills Higher Education + Workforce Development Learning Technologies Out-of-School Learning School Improvement Training Systems
Evaluation of the Texas High School Project: Third Comprehensive Annual Report
Viki Young, Nancy Adelman, Nancy Bier, Lauren Cassidy, Kyle Goss, Ann House, Kaeli Keating, C.J. Park, David Sherer, Corinne Singleton, Victoria Tse, Haiwen Wang, Kaily Yee, Kristin Klopfenstein, & Priyanka Singh

Third and culminating report of the four-year longitudinal evaluation of the Texas High School Project (THSP).

Dec, 2011 Technical Report Details
Topics: School Improvement Science, Technology, Engineering + Mathematics Education
Sharing Models and Research to Build Leadership in Program Improvement
Louise Yarnall, Judy Fusco, & Ken Kubo

This presentation presents an overview of the architecture of problem-based learning (PBL) and a faculty perspective on how it provided support for classroom implementation of PBL in a STEM workforce course.

Oct, 2011 Article Download PDF Details
Topics: Community College: Transitions Teacher Quality + Learning
National Evaluation of Writing Project Professional Development: Year 4 Report
H. Alix Gallagher, Katrina Woodworth, Kristin Bosetti, Lauren Cassidy, Teresa McCaffrey, Kaily Yee, Haiwen Wang, Patrick Shields, Robert Murphy, & William Penuel

Final 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 Local Writing Project sites.

Jun, 2011 Technical Report Download PDF Details
Topics: 21st Century Skills Educational Impact Evaluation Randomized Controlled Trials + Quasi-Experimental Designs Reading, Writing + Humanities Teacher Quality + Learning
Contextualized Learning and Assessment
Louise Yarnall

Contextualized instruction involves developing activities that involve students in applying knowledge in real-world situations, working on teams, reflecting on what they learned through an activity, and involves teachers in coaching more, which requires more formative assessment.

Jun, 2011 Miscellaneous Download PDF Details
Topics: Assessment Design + Evaluation Community College: Transitions School Improvement: Curriculum + Instruction
Getting on the Same Page using Scenario-Based Learning: An Alignment of Education and Industry Goals for Technician Education
Carolyn Dornsife, Geneva Haertel, Bladimir Lopez-Prado, Eric Snow, & Louise Yarnall

This report examines how community college and industry experts rated a problem-based learning curriculum. The report indicates that industry experts and instructors diverge in their expectations about how "real-world," problem-based learning curriculum needs to be.

May, 2011 Technical Report Download PDF Details
Topics: Assessment Design + Evaluation Community College: Transitions Community College: Reform to Support Real-World Learning
Domain-specific Assessment: What Foundational Concepts and Reasoning Skills are Community College Students Learning?
Louise Yarnall, Larry Gallagher, Geneva Haertel, Patrick Lundh, & Yukie Toyama

The Domain-Specific Assessment project developed a set of tools and assessment items that measure students’ capacity to apply knowledge rather than simply memorize vast amounts of it. An overview of the approach to the methodology is presented in this paper.

Apr, 2011 Miscellaneous Download PDF Details
Topics: Assessment Design + Evaluation Community College: Transitions Community College: Reform to Support Real-World Learning School Improvement: Student Success
The Design Pattern: A Blueprint for a New Domain-specific Assessment
Louise Yarnall

This presentation focuses on a scenario-based assessment to measure how well college students learn.

Apr, 2011 Miscellaneous Download PDF Details
Topics: Assessment Design + Evaluation Community College: Transitions Learning Technologies
Global Skills for College Completion: Tools and Routines
Diane Woolis, Gail Mellow, Louise Yarnall, & Marisa Klages

Less than 30 percent of students complete an associates degree, and 60-80 percent need developmental education. How do we change this?

Feb, 2011 Article Download PDF Details
Topics: Community College: Transitions Community College: Reform to Support Real-World Learning Learning Technologies