Education & learning publications
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Utilizing Usability Testing Methods To Improve Oerl
In this paper, we describe a method for leader detection in multiparty spoken discourse that relies on unsupervised topic modeling to segment the discourse automatically.
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Think Globally, Act Locally: An Analysis Of Community Participation Discourse In Education For All National Action Plans
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The Independent Evaluation of the Science Teachers Initiative (CASCITI): Year 1 Report
This evaluation describes the CSP’s work since from 2001-02 to 2003-04 and assesses whether it met its goals under CASCITI. This chapter first outlines the CSP’s background to enable the…
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Teaching To The Test? A Comparison Of Two High Schools’ Responses To Mandated Testing
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Participatory, Example-Based Data Modeling In Padi (Padi Technical Report 4)
We describe a Web-based tool for modeling that creates and manipulates a simple data model without representing it in UML, while promoting collaboration and the use of examples to compare…
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An Introduction to Padi Task Templates (Padi Technical Report 3)
Principled Assessment Designs for Inquiry (PADI) is a project supported by the National Science Foundation to improve the assessment of inquiry in science learning.
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A Collaborative Framework for Managing Uncertainty and Cognitive Bias
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Designing Handheld Software To Support Classroom Assessment: An Analysis Of Conditions For Teacher Adoption
In this paper, we focus on how teachers' initial teaching and assessment practices influenced the design of handheld software and the ways in which these designs have been used across…
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Executive Summary: Evaluation Of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s High School Grants, 2001-2004
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Getting To Results: Student Outcomes In New And Redesigned High Schools
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Foundations And Opportunities For An Interdisciplinary Science Of Learning
In this chapter, we argue that the learning sciences are poised for a “decade of synergy.” We focus on several key traditions of theory and research with the potential for…
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Nutrition Education Program Nutrition Pathfinders Teaches Children How To Make Healthy Food Choices