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Empowering Community Perspectives in Evaluation Research

Digital Promise

What is equitable evaluation? As funders, government agencies, and service providers become increasingly focused on program evaluation results to make evidence-based decisions, evaluators and other researchers seek to answer this question. Why does equitable evaluation matter? .

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Michigan School Administrators’ Journey Toward Increased Equity and Inclusion

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Careful listening and data analysis can then lead to a strategic diversity plan that includes prioritizing resources, creating multicultural goals, and developing aligned professional development. Griffin and her colleagues have developed an 18-month series of professional learning courses about equity and social justice.

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The dark side of education research: widespread bias

The Hechinger Report

Leave this field empty if you're human: An analysis of 30 years of educational research by scholars at Johns Hopkins University found that when a maker of an educational intervention conducted its own research or paid someone to do the research, the results commonly showed greater benefits for students than when the research was independent.

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5 Principles for Evaluating State Test Scores

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The answer, of course, is to visit the school, talk to the staff and students, and observe the learning process. First, data analysis is reductive; details about the data are lost when aggregated at the school, district, or state level. What’s the best way to know what’s going on in schools? What’s the easier way? Christina Luke, Ph.D.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Same for Matific, which gives students math practice tailored to their skill level, and Edgenuity, which develops online courses. Online course creator Edgenuity claims that its math course led to an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests at Altamont High School in Utah. This story also appeared in USA Today.

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Bring Science to Life: The Impact of Video Game Simulations

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Disciplinary core ideas that focus science curricula, instruction, and assessments on the most important aspects of science. Tropf explained that demonstrations, technology, or simulations are ideal for framing and involving learners in the study and analysis of phenomena through interactive text and activities. The Game Connection.

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Debunking the ‘Gold Standard’ Myths in Edtech Efficacy

Edsurge

Few can offer buyers independent assessments of the value of their products, even if those same entrepreneurs have sweated and toiled to build great wares. Students are also not “prequalified”—in other words, they frequently begin a course of study with radically different levels of knowledge.

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