News from WCER
Creating Dynamic Digital Text for STEM Instruction
January 14, 2013
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction in schools and colleges still tends to be static.
How Does Early Algebra Effect Students’ Algebra-Readiness?
January 7, 2013
It’s generally agreed that students should experience a long-term, sustained algebra education beginning in the elementary grades.
$15 Million Grant to Improve Student Achievement
January 2, 2013
More than 4,000 students and their families will be better prepared for success in school thanks to a new initiative based at WCER.
Visualizing Regional Climate Change
December 26, 2012
Sandra Rutherford and colleagues work to improve climate literacy in the Great Lakes region.
Professional Speaking: CEW’s Careers Conference 2013 to Discuss Careers in Rapidly Changing World
December 20, 2012
Career development begins at birth. By kindergarten, kids are already imagining the job they want when they grow up. Once they’re adults, dreams of a great job and fulfilling career only get more intense.
Implementing a Workflow Visualization System
December 18, 2012
Educators need data systems that will better document the implementation history of complex cyberlearning interventions, including their contexts, rationale, iterations and outcomes.
Value-Added Measurement: What It Is and Is Not
December 15, 2012
Whether we’re measuring teacher skills or school performance, value-added evaluation continues to shape our definition of successful education.
Assessment Design and Presidential Palaces in Kazakhstan
December 13, 2012
David Williamson Shaffer visited Kazakhstan in September to deliver the keynote address at the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) 2012 conference.
Engineering Success
December 12, 2012
It’s not common to see a graduate student participating in a National Science Foundation review panel. Consider Golnaz Arastoopour an outlier.
Models of Success at Minority Serving Institutions
December 3, 2012
There are many models of success at minority-serving institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and Tribal colleges and universities
Three Goals for K-12 STEM Education
November 26, 2012
A report from the National Research Council establishes indicators for measuring improvements to the K-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education system
How Reading Recovery Implementation Fails African American Students
November 20, 2012
Reading and literacy programs help many students catch up to their grade level.
The Role and Use of Examples in Learning to Prove
November 19, 2012
Mathematicians often spend lots of time considering and analyzing examples before they attempt to develop a formal proof of a conjecture.
Improving Students’ Postsecondary Outcomes
November 12, 2012
Sara Goldrick-Rab and colleagues are reviewing research evidence and developing products to support the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), primarily in the area of postsecondary education.
Code Talker: David Woods
November 10, 2012
David Woods can be found on the third floor of the Educational Sciences building, his face illuminated by six computer monitors arranged in a crescent around his desk. Behind him are five more monitors. Woods, hacking away on a field of keyboards, appears capable of docking the U.S.S. Enterprise into Starfleet Headquarters.
