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Using Knowledge about How People Learn to Define Learning Goals
Louise Yarnall

How well are college general education classes preparing students to apply big ideas to real-world problems? What are the major steps of domain-specific assessment design?

Mar, 2010 Miscellaneous Download PDF Details
Topics: Assessment Design + Evaluation Community College: Transitions
National Evaluation of Writing Project Professional Development: Year 3 Report
H. Alix Gallagher, Katrina Woodworth, Kristin Bosetti, Teresa McCaffrey, & Patrick Shields

Year 2 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.

Jan, 2010 Technical Report Download PDF Details
Topics: 21st Century Skills Educational Impact Evaluation Randomized Controlled Trials + Quasi-Experimental Designs Reading, Writing + Humanities Teacher Quality + Learning
Dual Enrollment: Lessons Learned on School‐Level Implementation
Lauren Cassidy, & Viki Young

SRI studied programs across several states that offer college enrollment to high school-age students, and recommended improvements.

Jan, 2010 Article Details
Topics: Community College: Transitions School Improvement School Improvement: Curriculum + Instruction School Improvement: Student Success
21st Century Skills in STEM Workforce Training Assessments
Louise Yarnall

What skills do tech employers seek? A new vision for teaching STEM tech education is posited.

Jan, 2010 Miscellaneous Download PDF Details
Topics: 21st Century Skills Assessment Design + Evaluation Community College: Transitions Community College: Reform to Support Real-World Learning Science, Technology, Engineering + Mathematics Education Technology Opportunities
Ready Schools Miami: Year 2 Evaluation Findings
Shari Golan, Marjorie Wechsler, Ashley Campbell, C.J. Park, Dana Petersen, & Tracy Huang

Since receiving support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in 2007, Ready Schools partners have made significant progress toward improving the systems in Miami-Dade that contribute to school readiness and success. This report presents findings of the second year of evaluation.

Jan, 2010 Technical Report Download PDF Details
Topics: Case Studies in Education Early Childhood Educational Impact Evaluation Implementation Evaluation School + Community Partnerships School Improvement: Student Success
Scenario-Based Learning Assessment Reflection Toolkit
Louise Yarnall, Ann House, Ken Rafanan, Thomas Gaffney, & Ruchi Tirumala Bhanot

SRI developed evidence-centered assessment reflection tools (EC-AR) that help educators to broaden learning objectives to shift from content topics to student competencies.

Nov, 2009 Miscellaneous Download PDF Details
Topics: Assessment Design + Evaluation Community College: Transitions
Poster: A System for Creating Assessment of Higher-Order Reasoning in Specific Undergraduate Domains
Louise Yarnall, Geneva Haertel, Larry Gallagher, Rob Johnstone, Robert Mislevy, & Ernest Pascarella

Poster presentation at the annual project manager’s meeting of the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, D.C.

Jun, 2009 Miscellaneous Download PDF Details
Topics: Assessment Design + Evaluation Community College: Transitions
National Evaluation of Writing Project Professional Development: Year 2 Report
H. Alix Gallagher, William Penuel, Robert Murphy, Kristin Bosetti, Patrick Shields, Yukie Toyama, & Kaily Yee

Year 2 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.

Apr, 2009 Technical Report Download PDF Details
Topics: 21st Century Skills Educational Impact Evaluation Randomized Controlled Trials + Quasi-Experimental Designs Reading, Writing + Humanities Teacher Quality + Learning
Evaluation of the Texas High School Project: Study of State Context for Policy Reform Final Report, State Policy Review
Kaeli Keating, Lauren Cassidy, Victoria Tse, & Kaily Yee

The evaluation of the Texas High School Project (THSP) is being conducted by SRI with the overarching goal of discerning the impact of THSP on student outcomes.This report describes the process of and findings from the study on the state context for high school reform.

Dec, 2008 Technical Report Details
Topics: School Improvement Science, Technology, Engineering + Mathematics Education
Early Implementation of Ready Schools Miami: Findings of the First-Year Evaluation
Shari Golan, Marjorie Wechsler, Ashley Campbell, C.J. Park, Dana Petersen, & Mario Snow

In only a year, Ready Schools partners have made significant progress toward improving the systems in Miami-Dade County that contribute to school readiness and success—early care, education, health and family support. This report presents findings of the first year of evaluation.

Dec, 2008 Technical Report Download PDF Details
Topics: Case Studies in Education Early Childhood Educational Impact Evaluation Implementation Evaluation School + Community Partnerships School Improvement: Student Success