Adam Gamoran in the Badger Herald

September 24, 2012

Adam Gamoran comments on reports that Wisconsin exceeds national averages in both SAT and Advanced Placement scores (Badger Herald, 24 Sept).


New Release of Video Analysis Software

September 17, 2012

Transana 2.51, a bug-fix release, is available


David Williamson Shaffer in the Boston Globe

September 16, 2012

David Williamson Shaffer says if we build smarter, more sophisticated tests, we can change education itself (Boston Globe, 16 Sept.)


Cultural Brokering Stresses Students, Families

September 15, 2012

When moving to a new country, families often need help navigating the culture and language. Through their experiences in school and making new friends, children usually learn the language and adjust to the culture more quickly than their parents.


Preparing African American Students for Computing Careers

September 10, 2012

The U.S. produces record numbers of PhDs in computing, but the number of African Americans receiving advanced degrees in computing lags behind those of other ethnic and racial groups.


Virtual Internships in Engineering Education

September 4, 2012

First-year engineering students stand to gain a more complete and accurate understanding of the engineering profession, specifically mechanical engineering, thanks to a novel computer simulation.


Discussing Privatization in Peru

August 31, 2012

Over recent decades Peru’s education system has expanded significantly. In spite of that, secondary education is not universal and higher education even less so.


Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education

August 27, 2012

Rich Halverson and colleagues are beginning to open the “black box” of instructional practice and administrative decision-making in undergraduate STEM courses.


Adam Gamoran in the Pacific Standard

August 22, 2012

Adam Gamoran says schools that want to keep ability-grouping should do a better job with students in the lowest tracks, but that the most capable students may not be sufficiently challenged in mixed-ability classes (Pacific Standard, 22 Aug).


Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

August 20, 2012

Exposure to poverty during childhood and adolescence predicts lower student achievement and higher dropout rates.


When Teaching Decisions Collide with Organizational Norms

August 15, 2012

Professionals in social marketing, public health, and applied anthropology frequently base behavior-change initiatives in a solid understanding of local practice.


Kurt Squire and Richard Davidson in the Epoch Times

August 14, 2012

Kurt Squire and Richard Davidson are developing two educational games: One to cultivate attention and the other to cultivate empathy, kindness, and pro-social behavior (the Epoch Times, 14 August).


Social Justice in Positive Behavioral Interventions

August 13, 2012

A new project directed by Aydin Bal is working to (a) form socially positive, academically rich, and inclusive school cultures in Wisconsin schools and to (b) transform the state-level policy and practices that exclude or marginalize students from non-majority families.


Sara Goldrick-Rab in The Chronicle

August 8, 2012

Sara Goldrick-Rab says The Pell Grant has a public-relations problem (The Chronicle, 8 August).


Implementing Interventions in Schools

August 6, 2012

About 6% of school-aged children exhibit disruptive behaviors that cause problems in the classroom