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~~~~~~Table of Contents~~~~~~
May 2003: Education Research
> Education Research Organizations
> Studies Worth Highlighting
> Research by Topic
> Free from RBS
~~~~~~Education Research Organizations~~~~~~
AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is a
professional membership organization that strives to improve the
educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to
education. AERA provides scholarly publications, training,
fellowships, and meetings to advance educational research, to
disseminate knowledge, and to improve the capacity of the
profession. It publishes several journals that can be read
online.
http://www.aera.net/
THE CAMPBELL COLLABORATION
The Campbell Collaboration aims to provide information on the
effects of social and educational policies and practices by
preparing, maintaining, and disseminating reviews of studies.
The Campbell Education Coordinating Group, one of its three
coordinating groups, makes available evidence from systemic
reviews of educational research. Several studies that this group
is presently conducting are Peer Assisted Learning in Elementary
Schools, Teacher Induction and Mentoring, and High School
Dropout Prevention.
http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/index.html
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF TEACHING AND POLICY
The University of Washington houses the Center for the Study of
Teaching and Policy (CTP). CTP studies efforts to improve the
quality of teachers, teaching, and learning, as they are enacted
in various contexts and at multiple levels of the system. The
goal of CTP's research is to identify ways that leaders,
policymakers, teacher developers, and the reform community can
support teachers' work and careers and, ultimately, the quality
of young people's learning opportunities in U.S. elementary and
secondary schools. Its main research examines the connections
between policy environments and teaching practice. Its Web site
provides research reports, policy briefs, occasional papers, and
working papers on numerous topics.
http://depts.washington.edu/ctpmail/
CONSORTIUM FOR POLICY RESEARCH IN EDUCATION
The Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) is made
up of researchers from five institutions: The University of
Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Stanford University, the
University of Michigan, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Their goal is to improve elementary and secondary education
through practical research. They share their research through
print and electronic media, meetings, presentations, and
exhibits. They also consult with policymakers to provide them
with advice based on the consortium's research. There are
numerous policy briefs and bulletins, research reports, case
studies, and journal articles available on their Web site.
http://www.cpre.org/index_js.htm
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EARLY EDUCATION RESEARCH
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER),
located at Rutgers University, provides information based on
research to help improve early childhood education. NIEER offers
independent research-based advice and technical assistance to
policymakers, journalists, researchers, and educators to ensure
that children ages three and four receive a good education. Some
working papers that NIEER presently has online are The Battle
Over Head Start: What the Research Shows; Making Validated
Educational Models Central to Preschool Standards; and States'
Efforts in Improving the Qualifications of Early Care and
Education Teachers.
http://nieer.org/
NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON EVALUATION, STANDARDS, AND
STUDENT TESTING
Located within UCLA's Graduate School of Education and
Information Studies, the National Center for Research on
Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) develops
scientifically based evaluation and testing techniques and
promotes the accurate use of data, test scores, and technology
for improved accountability and decision-making. CRESST's main
program is evaluating different approaches to assessment and
accountability, with a specific emphasis on the requirements of
the No Child Left Behind legislation.
http://www.cresst.org/index5.htm
REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES
Supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the Regional
Educational Laboratory network is made up of 10 Regional
Educational Laboratories. The Laboratory that serves the Mid-
Atlantic region, the Laboratory for Student Success, is housed
at Temple University (http://www.temple.edu/lss/). The goal of
the Regional Laboratories is to provide research and knowledge
from practice to those involved in educational improvement at
the local, state, and regional levels. The Laboratories also
want to ensure that information about exemplary and promising
programs as well as other important lessons about school reform
developed or learned in one site can be appropriately applied
elsewhere.
http://www.relnetwork.org/
WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE
The What Works Clearinghouse was created by the Institute of
Education Sciences as a source of scientific evidence of what
works in education. The topic areas that it is studying at this
time are Interventions for Beginning Reading; Curriculum-Based
Interventions for Increasing K-12 Math Achievement; Programs for
Preventing High School Dropout; Programs for Increasing Adult
Literacy; Peer-Assisted Learning in Elementary Schools;
Interventions to Reduce Delinquent, Disorderly, and Violent
Behavior in and out of School; and Interventions for Elementary
School English Language Learners. Its Web site offers an
abstract for each of these topics and a timeline for its work in
these areas.
http://www.w-w-c.org/
WISCONSIN CENTER FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH
The Wisconsin Center for Educaton Research (WCER) conducts basic
and applied research in all areas of education. It focuses on
many major education subjects, including the teaching, learning,
and assessment of mathematics, science, and English. Its Web
site lists over 30 research and evaluation projects in
mathematics and science alone. Some of them are Uncovering and
Enhancing Mathematics Know-How of Students with Disabilities,
Understanding and Cultivating the Transition from Arithmetic to
Algebraic Reasoning, Examining the Impact of a Standards-Based
Program on Student Performance, and Tools and Curricula for
Enhancing Data Analysis in the Middle School.
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/
~~~~~~Studies Worth Highlighting~~~~~~
BEYOND ISLANDS OF EXCELLENCE
The Learning First Alliance has recently released the case study
"Beyond Islands of Excellence: What Districts Can Do to Improve
Instruction and Achievement in All Schools." This study looks at
five school districts, chosen for their ability to demonstrate
at least three years of improvement in student achievement in
mathematics and/or reading across multiple grades and across all
races and ethnicities. The report outlines lessons from the five
districts and identifies practical steps that school districts
can take to move beyond a few excellent schools to success
across entire systems.
http://www.learningfirst.org/bie/bie.html
PROGRESS IN INTERNATIONAL READING LITERACY STUDY
The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is
a large international comparative study of the reading literacy
of young students. The PIRLS study focuses on the reading
experiences and achievement of children in 35 countries in
grades equivalent to fourth grade in the U.S. The study includes
a written test of reading comprehension and a series of
questionnaires focusing on the factors associated with the
development of reading literacy. Comparisons and findings from
this study can be found at the URL below.
http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pirls/
PROJECT 2061 TEXTBOOK EVALUATIONS
Project 2061, a long-term initiative of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science dedicated to reforming science
and mathematics education, recently won the National Association
for Research in Science Teaching's Distinguished Paper Award.
This was awarded to Sofia Kesidou and Jo Ellen Roseman of
Project 2061 for their article "How Well Do Middle School
Science Programs Measure Up? Findings from Project 2061's
Curriculum Review," which describes how they conducted their
study of middle school science textbooks to evaluate how likely
they are to support the teaching and learning of key science
ideas. The results of the evaluations of middle grades science
and mathematics, algebra, and biology textbooks are available
online at the URL below.
http://www.project2061.org/newsinfo/research/textbook/default.htm
TIMSS 1999 VIDEO STUDY REPORT
A report from the mathematics video study, part of the final
project of the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMSS), is now available. The mathematics report is the
first of three studies stemming from the video project. Next
year, researchers will release a similar report comparing
science-teaching practices. The final report will analyze
changes in teaching practices in the United States from 1995 to
1999. The mathematics video study examines classroom-teaching
practices through in-depth analysis of videotapes of eighth-
grade mathematics lessons taught in Australia, the Czech
Republic, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the U.S.,
and reanalyzed videos of Japanese classrooms taped in 1995. This
report presents initial results from the study.
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2003013
~~~~~~Research by Topic~~~~~~
EDUCATION RESEARCH INFORMATION CENTER
The Education Research Information Center (ERIC) is made up of
16 subject-specific clearinghouses as well as other components
that provide products on a broad range of education-related
issues. Its Web site, AskERIC, allows you to search through its
extensive database to find links to research and other materials
on numerous education topics. One can search through categories
such as subject, education level, teaching, education
management, and others. It is also possible to search by keyword
like author name, institution name, or title, or to ask a
specific question of an ERIC expert.
http://www.askeric.org/
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
The National Education Association's Web site offers a section
called "Hot Topics" that lists several education issues like
rural education, teacher quality, technology in schools, and
class size. Along with the resources it provides on each of
these topics, it also lists a number of research studies that
have been completed on the issues and what conclusions can be
drawn from the studies.
http://www.nea.org/index.html
~~~~~~FREE from RBS~~~~~~
ENC FOCUS: MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS
In this new issue of ENC Focus, experts in teaching students
with special needs share their ideas on various teaching issues.
Strategies are offered to help educators adjust their classroom
and practice to enable all students to experience hands-on
science lessons, avert potential problems in the inclusive
classroom, and preserve the dignity of people with special
needs. In addition, there is a list of resources to support
educators in the classroom and in expanding their professional
knowledge, from "Helping Children Understand Disabilities" to
"Science and Math Instruction for All Learners." Educators can
request copies at
http://www.rbs.org/mathsci/free_pubs/index.shtml.
RBS CURRENTS: NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
The spring/summer issue of RBS Currents is now available online
and in print. Most of the articles in this issue focus on the No
Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). It provides an overview of the
expectations of NCLB, ideas for how best to meet those
expectations, information on the Institute of Education
Sciences, a list of resources on NCLB, and much more. Print
copies can be requested at
http://www.rbs.org/mathsci/free_pubs/index.shtml or it can be
read online at the URL below.
http://www.rbs.org/currents/0602/index.shtml.
To request other free mathematics and science resources, visit
the "Free Publications" page of the RBS web site at
http://www.rbs.org/mathsci/free_pubs/.
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