Journal Articles
Recent publications authored by WCER researchers include:
“Constructing Graphical Representations: Middle Schoolers’ Intuitions and Developing Knowledge About Slope and Y-intercept,” Shanta Hattikudur, Richard W. Prather, Pamela Asquith, Martha W. Alibali, Eric J. Knuth and Mitchell Nathan, School Science and Mathematics, 2012.
“Embodied Social Thought: Linking Social Concepts, Emotion, and Gesture,” Autumn B. Hostetter, Martha W. Alibali and Paula M. Niedenthal, The SAGE Handbook of Social Cognition, 2012.
“Disagreement and Causal Learning: Others’ Hypotheses Affect Children’s Evaluations of Evidence,” Andrew G. Young, Martha W. Alibali and Charles W. Kalish, Developmental Psychology, 2012.
“Using Flashcard Drill Methods and Self-Graphing Procedures to Improve the Reading Performance of English Language Learners,” Craig A. Albers and Alicia Hoffman, Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2012.
“Alternate English Language Proficiency Assessment for ELLs with Significant Disabilities: Validity Evidence from Alignment with English Language Proficiency Standards,” Craig A. Albers, The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, April 2012.
“Ecologies of Education Quality,” Elizabeth Graue, Katherine Delaney and Anne Karch in Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2012.
“Reinventing School Finance: Falling Forward,” Lawrence O. Picus and Allan Odden, Peabody Journal of Education, 2011.
“The Dollars and Sense of Comprehensive Professional Learning,” Allan Odden, Journal of Staff Development, 2011.
“Improving Teaching and Learning When Budgets are Tight,” Allan Odden and Lawrence O. Picus, Phi Delta Kappan, 2011.
“Schools Can Still Improve,” Allan Odden Educational Leadership, 2011.
“Editor's Introduction: Symposium on Genetic Data in Health Economics Research,” John Mullahy, Heath Economics, 2011.
“Understanding Socioeconomic and Racial Differences in Adult Lung Function,” David Van Sickle, Sheryl Magzamen and John Mullahy, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2011.
“How Professional Development in Project Lead the Way Changes High School STEM Teachers’ Beliefs about Engineering Education,” Mitchell J. Nathan, Amy K. Atwood, Amy Prevost, L. Allen Phelps and Natalie A. Tran, Journal of Pre-college Engineering Education Research, 2011.
“Education Alignment and Accountability in an Era of Convergence: Policy Insights from States with Individual Learning Plans and Policies,” Allen Phelps, Julie Durham and Joan Wills, Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2011.
“The Accreditation Process for Science: The Path Leads to Unintended (Positive) Consequences,” Beth Kubitskey, Sandra Rutherford, Bonnie Wylo, Peggy Liggit, Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011.
“Mentor Modeling: The Internalization of Modeled Professional Thinking in an Epistemic Game,” Padraig Nash and David Williamson Shaffer, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2011.
“How Well-Aligned Are State Assessments of Student Achievement With State Content Standards?,” Morgan S. Polikoff, Andrew C. Porter and John Smithson, American Educational Research Journal, 2011.
“A Randomized Experiment Comparing Random to Cutoff-based Assignment,” William R. Shadish, Rodolfo Galindo, Vivian C. Wong, Peter M. Steiner, Thomas D. Cook, Psychological Methods, 2011.
“On the Importance of Reliable Covariate Measurement in Selection Bias Adjustments Using Propensity Scores,” Peter M. Steiner, Thomas D. Cook and William R. Shadish, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2011.
“Middle School Students’ Understanding of Core Algebraic Concepts: Equivalence & Variable,” Eric J. Knuth, Martha W. Alibali, Nicole M. McNeil, Aaron Weinberg and Ana C. Stephens, Early Algebraization: Advances in Mathematics Education, 2011.