Education & learning publications
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Development of a Multidimensional Measure of Academic Engagement
This article describes development of a measure of academic engagement using items from an existing survey of undergraduates enrolled at the University of California.
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The Science Behind Nanosunscreens: Learning About Nanoparticulate Ingredients Used To Block The Sun’S Ultraviolet Rays.
In this article, we provide a brief overview of the emerging field of nanoscience and why it is an important area for education.
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Using Learning Decomposition And Bootstrapping With Randomization To Compare The Impact Of Different Educational Interventions On Learning
This paper presents a study to determine the relative efficacy of different instructional strategies by applying an educational data mining technique, learning decomposition.
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Analyzing Online Social Networking in Professional Learning Communities: Cyber Networks Require Cyber-Research Tools
The authors argue that conceptual and methodological limitations in existing research approaches severely hamper theory building and empirical exploration of teacher learning and collaboration through cyber-enabled networks.
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The Links Between Parent Behaviors and Boys’ and Girls’ Science Achievement Beliefs
This study examined whether parental involvement in children's science schoolwork varies for boys and girls, and how these behaviors relate to children's science achievement beliefs at the end of a…
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Using Learning Decomposition To Analyze Instructional Effectiveness In The ASSISTment System
This paper presents a study determining the relative efficacy of different instructional content by applying an educational data mining technique, learning decomposition.
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A Nationally Representative Analysis of Naps in Child Care
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Implementing Data-Informed Decision Making in Schools–Teacher Access, Supports and Use
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Using Learning Decomposition To Analyze Instructional Effectiveness In The Assistment System
This paper presents a study determining the relative efficacy of different instructional content by applying an educational data mining technique, learning decomposition.
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Analyzing Teachers’ Professional Interactions in a School as Social Capital: a Social Network Approach
Our objective was to present and illustrate the application of social capital theory for analyzing the role of formal and informal teacher interactions in helping teachers enact changes to instruction…
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Beyond Accessibility: Evidence Centered Design For Learning (Ecdl) For Improving The Efficiency Of Instruction.
This paper illustrates how Evidence Centered Design (ECD) can be used to address the accessibility of learning-centered assessments, and how such efforts lay a critical foundation for improvements in other…
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Infant Sleep Characteristics in a Nationally Representative Sample: Concurrent and Prospective Relationships with Child Outcomes