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DR K-12 Nuts & Bolts Session (Campbell, Buckley)

Author/Presenter

David Campbell

Laura Buckley

Year
2011
Short Description

View a recording of the entire webinar presentation, here: http://edc.adobeconnect.com/p4tqfgcvvp1/ The webinar is designed to introduce awardees to the ins and outs of project management. This session is adapted from the in-person meeting held during the past several PI meetings. For specific questions about your award, please contact your program officer directly. For questions about CADRE, the network for the DR K-12 program, please email us at cadre@edc.org.

Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12):Descriptive Summary of Portfolio Analysis

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) maintains a portfolio of complementary programs aimed at improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning at all stages.

Author/Presenter

Alina Martinez

Eddie Breaux

Year
2010

Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12): Descriptive Overview of Portfolio

The Discovery Research K-12 (DR K-12) program, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL), supports high-quality research and development on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning and teaching. The portfolio of DR K-12 projects span what NSF has characterized as a cycle of research and development—a dynamic, ongoing process through which knowledge and products are conceived,developed, disseminated and revised.

Author/Presenter

Martinez, Alina

Bozzi, Laurie

Donoghue, Nathaniel

DellaRocco, Nicole

Freeman, Brian

Sharoff, Morgan

Year
2012

Development of Illustrations as Image Supports for English Language Learners in Large-Scale Testing: A Report on the Procedure for Designing Vignette Illustrations

This paper presents a framework and a procedure for developing vignette illustrations as a form of testing accommodation for English language learners (ELLs). Vignette illustrations are defined as illustrations added to test items originally created without illustrations, with the intent to provide a visual support for ELLs that increases their chances of accessing the content of those test items.

Author/Presenter

Solano-Flores, Guillermo

Year
2011

Design Patterns for Assessing Model-Based Reasoning (Large-Scale Assessment Technical Report 6)

Understanding, exploring, and interacting with the world through models characterizes science in all its branches and at all levels of education.  Model-based reasoning is central to science education and thus science assessment.  Building on research in assessment, science education, and learning sciences, this report provides a set of desgin patterns to help assessment designers, researchers, and teachers create tasks for assessing aspects of model-based reasoning: Model Formation, Model Use, Model Elaboration, Model Articulation, Model Evaluation, Model Revision, and Model-Based Inquiry.

Author/Presenter

Mislevey, Robert

Riconscente, Michelle

Rutstein, Daisy

Year
2009