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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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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

Without conceptualizing an explanatory mechanism—a reason to believe a difference might exist—they simply compare the outcomes of students whose required course materials are openly licensed with those whose materials are traditionally copyrighted. Grimaldi et al. To be clear – I don’t believe Grimaldi et al.

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Invest in the Workforce of the Future with Data-Driven Collaboration

Digital Promise

By connecting data across silos, the DataHUB will allow researchers and program evaluators to measure the effectiveness of programs in new ways. One promising pattern shows how investments in CTE programs at the high school level are resulting in higher wages for graduates.

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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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Michigan School Administrators’ Journey Toward Increased Equity and Inclusion

edWeb.net

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. The Path Forward. Shivers teaches doctoral-level coursework at Madonna University.

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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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Bring Science to Life: The Impact of Video Game Simulations

edWeb.net

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. program (Telecommunications, Education, and Multimedia). Next Generation Science Storylines offers an array of phenomenon-based lessons.).

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