Education & learning publications
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Report To The Ready To Learn Initiative: Review Of Research On Media And Young Children’S Literacy
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Scan Rate: A new metric for the analysis of reading behaviours in asynchronous computer conferencing environments
This article introduces a new computer conferencing metric called Scan Rate, which is a measure of students’ and instructors’ online reading speed.
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Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Products: Findings from the First Student Cohort
The study used an experimental design to assess the effects of technology products, with volunteering teachers randomly assigned to use or not use selected products.
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Sustaining A Community Computing Infrastructure For Online Teacher Professional Development: A Case Study Of Designing Tapped In
Based on more than nine years of design experience with Tapped In—an online community of practice for education professionals—we present a case study that discusses four design interventions that have…
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Designing Formative Assessment Software With Teachers: An Analysis Of The Co-Design Process
In this paper, we define co-design as a highly-facilitated, team-based process in which teachers, researchers, and developers work together in defined roles to design an educational innovation, realize the design…
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National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS) Final Report
This National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS) report presents the key findings from a national longitudinal study. This report summarizes some of the key findings from this 10-year study and…
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Can Nanoscience Be A Catalyst For Education Reform?
This essay explores the implications of national initiatives to prepare students with the science and engineering knowledge necessary to function in a highly technological society and to maintain the momentum…
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Dimensions of Behavior of Toddlers Entering Early Intervention: Child and Family Correlates
This study examined the nature and correlates of the behavioral characteristics of a nationally representative sample of 1612 toddlers 18–31 months of age entering Part C early intervention services in…
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Local Strategies And Practice For Using Technology In K-12 Education
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Teaching and California’s Future: California’s Teaching Force 2006: Key Issues and Trends
This annual report discusses trends in the supply, demand, and distribution of California teachers; details the impact of state policy changes on the teacher development system; and highlights themes that…
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Infusing IT/STEM Skill Standards in Informal ITEST Learning
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Mystery Powders: An Application Of The Padi Design System Using The Four-Process Delivery System (Padi Technical Report 15)
This report illustrates how the general principles and structural components of the PADI framework were applied to a Mystery Powders assessment demonstration project that was computer-based. The body of this…