Education & learning publications
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Behavioral Counseling and Varenicline Treatment for Smoking Cessation
This study compared the effectiveness of three modalities of a behavioral smoking-cessation program in smokers using varenicline.
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Productive Dispositions For Math Teaching: An Exploratory Study Of Adaptive Expertise
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Synergistic Use of Evidence-Centered Design and Universal Design for Learning for Improved Assessment Design
The integration and application of evidence-centered design (ECD) and universal design for learning (UDL) in assessment design increases the likelihood that items and tasks will be well aligned with content…
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Poster: Assessment Research to Inform Community College Instructional Goals
A poster presenting the team’s research on how to make visible, by means of assessment, the important, foundational knowledge in domain areas.
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Designing the Logistics for Large-Scale Randomized Controlled Trials: Six Strategies for Implementation at Scale
The Scaling Up SimCalc Project demonstrates how careful attention to logistics can permit use of a distributed data strategy in a set of large-scale experiments without compromising rigorous control and…
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Design Pattern On Model Use In Interdependence Among Living Systems (Large-Scale Assessment Technical Report 13)
The report outlines the key elements of the design pattern, describes the design pattern development process, and illustrates with examples how the design pattern supports storyboard and item design for…
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An Analysis of Student Practices in Asynchronous Computer Conferencing Courses
The current study examined the online habits and “survival strategies” of 57 students enrolled in graduate-level distance education courses.
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Preparing Students for Future Learning with Teachable Agents
One valuable goal of instructional technologies in K-12 education is to prepare students for future learning. Two classroom studies examined whether Teachable Agents (TA) achieves this goal.
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Leveraging Evidence-Centered Design In Large-Scale Test Development (Large-Scale Assessment Technical Report 4)
This brief on Early Warning Systems is the first in a series of briefs being released this fall with key findings about these high school improvement strategies.
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Scaffolding knowledge communities in the classroom: New opportunities in the Web 2.0 era
This chapter reports two studies that used a wiki to deliver a new curriculum model that blends scripted inquiry activities with collaborative knowledge construction in secondary school biology.
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Climate Literacy in an Informal Setting
Who We Are: Project Background and Partners • InnovaTE³: Mission, Goals, Curriculum, Participants • STEM Continuum Programming • Strategies for Building Relationships • Youth Development Approach • Evaluation • Successes…
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Meeting Student Challenges to Innovative Instruction with Improved Assessment Techniques
Presentation of an R&D project focused on the assessment of project-based learning involving community college instructors, and engagement in some of the reflection activities that helped instructors identify and measure…