Education & learning publications
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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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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
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Evaluating The Impact Of Implementing Student Information And Instructional Management Systems
This paper explores the drivers for this trend, the variety of systems now available, and the different purposes and emphases for their use, with the goal of helping to frame…
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A Quasi-Experimental Study Of Student Conceptual Understanding And Inquiry Skills In Water Science
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Jason Academy Summative Program Evaluation Final Report
SRI conducted an evaluation study of JASON Academy courses to ascertain whether they are effective in increasing teachers’ content knowledge on topics that they must teach and that are part…
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Rigor, Relevance, And Results: The Quality Of Teacher Assignments And Student Work In New And Conventional High Schools
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s High School Grants initiative seeks to catalyze the creation of a new kind of American high school—one where every student has a challenging academic…
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Web-Based Performance Support For Evaluation
The Online Evaluation Resource Library (OERL) is a Web-based electronic performance support system for improving the evaluation of projects funded by theDirectorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) of the…
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Scaling Up Technology-Based Educational Innovations
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Teaching With Student Response System Technology: A Survey Of K-12 Teachers
The current questionnaire study is a first step toward understanding how teachers in K-12 settings integrate student response systems into their teaching.