Over the past 15 years, there has been a concerted
effort in education research to find out «what works» and to share these policies and practices with schools.
Nevertheless, the report served as a catalyst for a fundamental
change in education research and the framework within which policymakers, educators, and citizens conduct debates over education policy.
A new analysis from the Editorial
Projects in Education Research Center finds that the graduation rate for America's public schools stands just shy of 75 percent for the class of 2010, the most recent year for which data are available.
Those trends emerge from an analysis by the Editorial Projects
in Education Research Center of results released by 34 states and the District of Columbia by Sept. 8.
Kristian Holden is currently a Researcher with the Analysis of Longitudinal
Data in Education Research Program at the American Institutes for Research.
Ben Backes is currently a Researcher with the Analysis of Longitudinal Data
in Education Research Program at the American Institutes for Research.
The fact that such large improvements in student learning could be achieved with these common metrics going in the «wrong direction» reinforces a common
finding in education research: teacher credentials and turnover are not always good barometers of effectiveness.
John Hopkins University, a world
leader in education research also recently conducted a study showing ORIGO Stepping Stones students outperformed their peers.
There is not much research to be found or reported on
in Education Research in the Public Interest: the interests of the editors and contributors are mostly elsewhere, this despite the fact that one editor is the past president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the other is the president - elect.
Nick holds a Master of
Arts in education research from the University of Michigan, and Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Brown University.
The author reports on the seventh annual survey of commercialism in schools conducted by the Commercialism
in Education Research Unit of the Education Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State University.
«Tom is uniquely suited to assist the Gates Foundation as they develop a strategy for
investments in education research,» said Kathleen McCartney, dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
She brings 20 years of experience with research and data analysis to E3 Alliance where she engages
in education research studies and program evaluations addressing the state of education in Central Texas.
For HGSE Professor Chris Dede, the rise of data
science in education research is a potentially transformative development in our understanding of how people learn — and how best to teach them.
Grounded in education research, the initial section of this pack contains a number of resources that will be of use to CPD leaders, including links to clear explanatory videos and theory.
With Luk's background in psychology, neuroscience, and research, the lab seemed like a logical and necessary
step in education research, though it...
Dr. Johanek currently serves on the board of Research for Action, a non-profit organization
engaged in education research and evaluation, on the Advisory Group for the Inter-American Teacher Education Network (AGITEN), Organization of American States, and on the Advisory Council of the Penn Center for Educational Leadership.
Zhaogang Qiao, Ph.D., Senior Associate, Research and Evaluation, plays a leading
role in education research and evaluation work in various CTAC projects.
Nick holds a Master of Arts
in education research from the University of Michigan, and Bachelor of Arts in computer science from Brown University.
Meaningful Student
Involvement in education research turns the microphone around, making the student the examiner as well as the examined, and turns the feedback loop an engine for school change.
Seminar
in education research methodology; library resources; critiquing data collection, analyses, interpretation in research articles; writing research papers; for elementary adn secondary teaching, early childhood, reading, administration, counseling, special education, related fields
Good Morning LFC president Ann Duplessis participated yesterday
in the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans» panel discussion on the future of the Louisiana Scholarship Program, held in conjunction with the release of a new study on the Scholarship program.
Roeser and the Dalai Lama will participate in a panel discussion titled «Ethics and
Compassion in Education Research» as part of the Dharamsala Dialogue, a five - day discussion sponsored by the Mind & Life Institute.
At the Harvard Graduate School of Education, you will learn from and work alongside the foremost
minds in education research, policy, and practice.
The best example of this is the push for rigorous
evidence in education research through the Institute of Education Sciences and the What Works Clearinghouse.
Some people have expressed skepticism about the focus on «non-cog» or
character in education research because they believe that these capture personality traits that are largely inherited and immutable.
Not to mention that the data emerging from the same tests used for school accountability have powered a
revolution in education research that has allowed scholars to dramatically improve the relevance and rigor of their work.
Alito jumped headlong into the funding debate by citing «a growing
consensus in education research that funding alone does not improve student achievement.»
This information has called attention to achievement gaps along lines of race, ethnicity and class, across entire states and within specific schools; it has ushered in a new
era in education research; and it has made it possible to develop new indicators of schools» performance based on their contribution to student learning.