Education & learning publications
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The Bio-Link Career Exploration Web Site Final Report
This report illustrates how web tools can support the particular information needs of these three types of prospective workers in biotechnology technician fields.
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Use of Education Data at the Local Level: From Accountability to Instructional Improvement
The use of student data systems to improve education and help students succeed is a national priority.
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How ITEST Projects Are Meeting NAEP’s Technological Literacy Framework
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Student Modeling In An Intelligent Tutoring System.
In this chapter we review and summarize some of the main studies we have done with the system. Our results are surprising- by providing tutoring to students while they are…
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Language Analytics for Assessing Brain Health: Cognitive Impairment, Depression and Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimers Disease
We present data demonstrating how brain health may be assessed by applying data-mining and text analytics to patient language.
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Representational Technology For Learning Mathematics: An Investigation Of Teaching Practices In Latino/A Classrooms
This paper explores representation- and language-rich mathematics instruction in two classrooms with low-income Latino/a students.
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Nicotine Withdrawal Sensitivity, Linkage to Chr6Q26, and Association of OPRM1 SNPS in the SMOking in FAMilies (SMOFAM) Sample
A Rasch model has been used to develop a unidimensional sensitivity score representing multiple correlated measures of nicotine withdrawal.
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The National Behavior Research Coordination Center: Coordinating Research and Implementation of Evidence-Based School Interventions for Children with Serious Behavior Problems
The U.S. Department of Education funded four Behavior Research Centers, each to test the efficacy of a separate intervention to improve the behavior of elementary school students with or at…
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Teaching For Understanding In Earth Science: Comparing Three Professional Development Designs For Middle School Science Teachers
This paper compares and contrasts the impacts of three professional development designs aimed at middle school Earth science teachers on how teachers plan and enact instruction.
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Bringing Out The Playful Side Of Mathematics: Using Methods From Improvisational Theater In Professional Development For Urban Middle School Math Teachers
Many urban districts are underfunded, are low performing by current measures, and serve a high number of students who have special challenges of language, poverty, and cultural differences.
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Scenario-Based Learning Assessment Reflection Toolkit
SRI developed these evidence-centered assessment reflection tools (EC-AR) that help educators to broaden learning objectives to shift from content topics to student competencies.
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Preparing Teachers To Design Instruction For Deep Understanding In Middle-School Earth Science
Our results suggest that to realize positive effects on both their planning and coordination of instruction, teachers need access to high-quality curriculum materials and professional development that helps them plan…