Designing aircraft using computer models isn't new, but in the past, studies either used low - fidelity models or confined themselves to
a single area of investigation — the aerodynamics of the wing or its structural integrity.
Key examples include Cawelti and Protheroe's (2001) study
of change in six school districts in four states; Snipes, Dolittle and Herlihy's (2002) case studies
of improvement in four urban school systems and states; Massell and Goertz's (2002)
investigation of standards - based reform in 23 school districts across eight states; McLaughlin and Talbert's (2002) analysis
of three urban or metropolitan
area California districts; Togneri and Anderson's (2003)
investigation of five high poverty districts (four urban, one rural) from five states; and several
single - site case studies
of district success (e.g., Hightower, 2002; Snyder, 2002).