Working Papers

A Final Case Study of SCALE Activities at California State University, Northridge: How Institutional Context Influenced a K–20 STEM Education Change Initiative

WCER Working Paper No. 2009-5   June 2009

Author(s): Matthew T. Hora and Susan B. Millar

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The Challenges of Producing Evidence-Based Claims: An Exploratory Study of NSF's Math and Science Partnership Community

WCER Working Paper No. 2009-4   June 2009

Author(s): Matthew T. Hora, Susan B. Millar, Jessica Arrigoni, and Kerry Kretchmar

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Middle School Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Equations: Evidence From Writing Story Problems

WCER Working Paper No. 2009-3   April 2009

Author(s): Martha W. Alibali, Alayna N. Brown, Ana C. Stephens, Yvonne S. Kao, and Mitchell J. Nathan

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District-Wide Reform of Mathematics and Science Instruction: Case Studies of Four SCALE Partner Districts

WCER Working Paper No. 2009-2   March 2009

Author(s): William H. Clune

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Instituting Change in Classroom Discourse Structure: Human and Computer-Based Motif Analysis

WCER Working Paper No. 2009-1   February 2009

Author(s): Mitchell J. Nathan , Suyeon Kim and Timothy S. Grant

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Policy Effectiveness of Interim Assessments in Providence Public Schools

WCER Working Paper No. 2008-10   October 2008

Author(s): William H. Clune and Paula A. White

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Learning to Read Across Time: Negotiations and Affiliations of a Reader, Grades 1-8

WCER Working Paper No. 2008-9   October 2008

Author(s): Catherine Compton-Lilly

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A Final Case Study of SCALE Activities at UW-Madison: The Influence of Institutional Context on a K-20 STEM Education Change Initiative

WCER Working Paper No. 2008-6   September 2008

Author(s): Matthew T. Hora and Susan B. Millar

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Students' Conceptual Metaphors Influence Their Statistical Reasoning About Confidence Intervals

WCER Working Paper No. 2008-5   August 2008

Author(s): Timothy Grant and Mitchell J. Nathan

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Using Occupational Characteristics Information from O*NET to Identify Occupations for Compensation Comparisons with K-12 Teaching

WCER Working Paper No. 2008-4   June 2008

Author(s): Anthony Milanowski

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K–20 Partnerships: Literature Review and Recommendations for Research

WCER Working Paper No. 2008-3   June 2008

Author(s): Matthew Clifford and Susan B. Millar, with Zachary Smith, Matthew Hora, and Laura DeLima

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Issues in the Development of Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives for WIDA Consortium States

WCER Working Paper No. 2008-2   April 2008

Author(s): H. Gary Cook, Tim Boals, Carsten Wilmes, and Martín Santos

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What Do We Know About Instruction From Large-Scale National Surveys?

WCER Working Paper No. 2008-1   February 2008

Author(s): Eric M. Camburn and Seong Won Han

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K–20 Partnership: A Definition and Proof of Concept

WCER Working Paper No. 2007-9   December 2007

Author(s): Matthew Clifford and Susan Millar

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Doctoral and Postdoctoral STEM Teaching-Related Professional Development: Effects on Training and Early Career Periods

WCER Working Paper No. 2007-8   October 2007

Author(s): Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Susan Millar, Shihmei Barger, and Mark Connolly

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