Publications
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Partnering with Faith Communities to Expand Early Care and Education Access for Children in Foster Care
Abstract The Arkansas Office of Early Childhood is collaborating with SRI, the National Center for Children in Poverty, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to learn about the…
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Cale Gentry: Steering light, tracking lasers, and going quantum
Gentry explores how SRI research is pushing the envelope of photonics, optics, and quantum technologies.
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DUDA: Distilled unsupervised domain adaptation for lightweight semantic segmentation
Abstract Unsupervised Domain Adaptation (UDA) is essential for enabling semantic segmentation in new domains without requiring costly pixel-wise annotations. State-of-the-art (SOTA) UDA methods primarily use self-training with architecturally identical teacher…
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Technical report: Psychometric properties of self-directed learning survey measures in broad access institution contexts
Abstract The Postsecondary Teaching with Technology Collaborative (the Collaborative) conducted secondary analyses of survey datasets to advance the conceptualization and measurement of self-directed learning (SDL) in higher education. Drawing on…
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Lessons Learned Estimating Impacts of Extreme Weather on District-Level Achievement
Abstract The study highlights limitations of using integrated district-level education and county-level weather event data to estimate effects of weather events on student achievement. Limitations included imprecise geographic linkage between…
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Evaluation of the Career Connect Pathway Project. Final Report.
Abstract The Career Connected Pathways (CCP) project was designed to increase the number of high school students who graduate prepared to pursue high-wage, high-demand careers in computer science and cybersecurity. Launched…
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Interpolative Decoding: Exploring the Spectrum of Personality Traits in LLMs
Abstract Recent research has explored using very large language models (LLMs) as proxies for humans in tasks such as simulation, surveys, and studies. While LLMs do not possess a human…
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Collaborative Innovations: Bridging Gaps and Promoting AI Literacy Through Engagement and Dissemination in Education
Abstract SRI researchers reviewed existing studies to understand how AI literacy is taught across grade levels and what components are emphasized in each grade band. Our findings show AI literacy…
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Opening the Classroom Door: Can AI Improve Understanding of Pre-K Experiences
Abstract High-quality early childhood classrooms provide children with a nurturing environment to develop their physical, social, and academic capabilities. All day the classroom is in motion: children move from whole-group…
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Developing an AI-Supported Approach to Identify Instructional Groupings in Early Childhood Education Classrooms
Abstract High-quality early childhood classrooms provide children with a nurturing environment to develop their physical, social, and academic capabilities. Understanding how instructional time is organized in pre-K classrooms is essential…
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Developing an AI Model to Identify Math and Literacy Instruction in Early Childhood Education Classrooms
Abstract High-quality early childhood classrooms provide children with a nurturing environment to develop their physical, social, and academic capabilities. Accurately identifying when instruction occurs in early childhood classrooms is essential…
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Progress and Potential: School System Approaches to Strengthening Literacy Instruction
Abstract In 2024, Schusterman commissioned SRI to conduct an independent study of four districts receiving support from Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies (Schusterman) to build upon and improve their…