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Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Including English Language Learners in the Process of Test Development: A Study on Instrument Linguistic Adaptation for Cognitive Validity
This paper reports preliminary results from an investigation, still in progress, on the use of verbal protocols among native Spanish-speaking, English language learners (ELLs) of various proficiency levels and background characteristics. We focus on language use among ELLs during various stages of a cognitive interview designed to probe whether and how studentsbenefitted from the inclusion of…
This paper reports preliminary results from an investigation, still in progress, on the use of verbal protocols among native Spanish-speaking, English language learners (ELLs) of various proficiency levels and background characteristics. We focus on language use among ELLs during various stages of a cognitive interview designed to probe whether and how studentsbenefitted from the inclusion of…
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Illustrations with Graphic Devices in Large-Scale Science Assessments: An Exploratory Cross-Cultural Study of Students’ Interpretations
In this exploratory, cross-cultural study, we examined students’ interpretations of graphic devise-based illustrations used in science tests. Graphic devices are visual components (e.g., arrows, dotted lines) intended to ensure proper understanding of the scientific processes or phenomena represented by the illustrations. We address cultural differences in terms of the interaction of two factors…
In this exploratory, cross-cultural study, we examined students’ interpretations of graphic devise-based illustrations used in science tests. Graphic devices are visual components (e.g., arrows, dotted lines) intended to ensure proper understanding of the scientific processes or phenomena represented by the illustrations. We address cultural differences in terms of the interaction of two factors…
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | How can coaching knowledge be measured?
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | How can coaching knowledge be measured?
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Highlights from Dissemination in STEM Education R&D: Perspectives on Knowledge Use
Highlights from Dissemination in STEM Education R&D: Perspectives on Knowledge Use DR K–12 projects at all stages, from early design work through completion, can benefit from an awareness and understanding of the challenges of knowledge use, so that what is designed can be suitably adapted and scaled. Communication Approaches Informed by Dissemination Research: ü Communication should…
Highlights from Dissemination in STEM Education R&D: Perspectives on Knowledge Use DR K–12 projects at all stages, from early design work through completion, can benefit from an awareness and understanding of the challenges of knowledge use, so that what is designed can be suitably adapted and scaled. Communication Approaches Informed by Dissemination Research: ü Communication should…
Posted: Monday, October 15
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Helping Staff Developers: Improve Math Education for Students with Disabilities (Moeller)
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | Growth of Empowerment in Career Science Teachers - Project Instrument Development (Hobbs, Moreland)
Posted: Monday, October 15
Resource | GROWTH OF EMPOWERMENT IN CAREER SCIENCE TEACHERS - PROJECT INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT (handout)
Posted: Friday, October 12
Resource | Geniverse/NextBio Proposal
The proposal for the Geniverse project. This project was proposed as NextBio; the name was subsequently changed to Geniverse.
The proposal for the Geniverse project. This project was proposed as NextBio; the name was subsequently changed to Geniverse.
Posted: Friday, October 12
Posted: Friday, October 12
Resource | Fostering Knowledge Use in STEM Education: A Brief on R&D Partnerships with Districts and Schools
Produced by a CADRE work group of NSF-supported researchers and developers, this practice brief makes a case for substantive partnerships between STEM education R&D projects and districts and schools. Despite leading a wide variety of projects, the authors have found that these kinds of partnerships can enhance the quality, relevance, and usability of project outcomes, with implications for…
Produced by a CADRE work group of NSF-supported researchers and developers, this practice brief makes a case for substantive partnerships between STEM education R&D projects and districts and schools. Despite leading a wide variety of projects, the authors have found that these kinds of partnerships can enhance the quality, relevance, and usability of project outcomes, with implications for…
Posted: Friday, October 12
Resource | Examining the Induction of Middle School Mathematics Teachers (McGraner)
The Role of the Institutional Setting in Teachers’ Development of Ambitious Instruction in Middle School MathematicsKara Jackson, Paul Cobb, and Kristin McGraner, Vanderbilt University Three DR-K12 projects report findings on aspects of the institutional setting of teaching thataffects teachers’ development of ambitious instructional practices in middle-school mathematics.
The Role of the Institutional Setting in Teachers’ Development of Ambitious Instruction in Middle School MathematicsKara Jackson, Paul Cobb, and Kristin McGraner, Vanderbilt University Three DR-K12 projects report findings on aspects of the institutional setting of teaching thataffects teachers’ development of ambitious instructional practices in middle-school mathematics.
Posted: Friday, October 12
Resource | Examining Problem Solving Strategies on Multiple-choice Science Items Among English Language Learners Through Cognitive Interviews
This paper introduces a coding system used to compare the ways English language learners (ELLs) and mainstream students make sense of multiple-choice science items administered in English. Thirty-nine native Spanish-speaking ELLs and thirty-nine monolingual, mainstream students participated in cognitive interviews in which they were asked to report their thinking during and after responding to…
This paper introduces a coding system used to compare the ways English language learners (ELLs) and mainstream students make sense of multiple-choice science items administered in English. Thirty-nine native Spanish-speaking ELLs and thirty-nine monolingual, mainstream students participated in cognitive interviews in which they were asked to report their thinking during and after responding to…
Posted: Friday, October 12
Announcement | 2013-14 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship
The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 Fellowship Year. The Einstein Fellowship Program is available to current K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educators with a demonstrated excellence in teaching and leadership. Selected teachers spend 11 months in Washington, D.C., sharing their expertise with…
The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 Fellowship Year. The Einstein Fellowship Program is available to current K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educators with a demonstrated excellence in teaching and leadership. Selected teachers spend 11 months in Washington, D.C., sharing their expertise with…
Posted: Friday, October 12
Posted: Friday, October 12
Posted: Friday, October 12
Resource | Evaluating and Improving a Learning Trajectory for Linear Measurement in Elementary Grades 2 and 3: A Longitudinal Study
We examined children’s development of strategic and conceptual knowledge for linear measurement. We conducted teaching experiments with eight students in grades 2 and 3, based on our hypothetical learning trajectory for length to check its coherence and to strengthen the domain-specific model for learning and teaching.We checked the hierarchical structure of the trajectory by generating formative…
We examined children’s development of strategic and conceptual knowledge for linear measurement. We conducted teaching experiments with eight students in grades 2 and 3, based on our hypothetical learning trajectory for length to check its coherence and to strengthen the domain-specific model for learning and teaching.We checked the hierarchical structure of the trajectory by generating formative…
Posted: Friday, October 12
Posted: Friday, October 12
Posted: Friday, October 12
Posted: Friday, October 12
Posted: Friday, October 12
Posted: Friday, October 12
Posted: Friday, October 12
Posted: Friday, October 12
Resource | Educational Game Design Model
Posted: Friday, October 12
Resource | Education R&D Partnership Tool
Education research and development (R&D) partnerships have the potential to develop knowledge and resources that contribute to improved student learning. Often districts and schools are asked to participate in R&D projects, and yet, there is little guidance in the field of education R&D regarding strategies to make project partnerships effective and mutually beneficial. Based on the…
Education research and development (R&D) partnerships have the potential to develop knowledge and resources that contribute to improved student learning. Often districts and schools are asked to participate in R&D projects, and yet, there is little guidance in the field of education R&D regarding strategies to make project partnerships effective and mutually beneficial. Based on the…
Posted: Friday, October 12