Working Papers

A Preliminary Case Study of SCALE Activities at the California State University, Northridge: Factors Influencing Change Initiatives in STEM Undergraduate Education, Teacher Training, and Partnerships with K–12 Districts

WCER Working Paper No. 2007-7   September 2007

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

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Solidarity in Community: Encouraging Positive Social and Academic Behaviors in Urban African American Children

WCER Working Paper No. 2007-6   September 2007

Author(s): Jeffrey L. Lewis, Eunhee Kim, Angel Gullón-Rivera, and Lauren Woods

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Family and Contextual Socioeconomic Effects Across Seasons: When Do They Matter for the Achievement Growth of Young Children?

WCER Working Paper No. 2007-5   August 2007

Author(s): James G. Benson and Geoffrey D. Borman

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Regulation of Teacher Elicitations and the Impact on Student Participation and Cognition

WCER Working Paper No. 2007-4   July 2007

Author(s): Mitchell J. Nathan and Suyeon Kim

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Formative Feedback and the New Instructional Leadership

WCER Working Paper No. 2007-3   May 2007

Author(s): Richard Halverson, Reid B. Prichett, and Jeffery G. Watson

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A Preliminary Case Study of SCALE Activities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison: Factors Influencing Change Initiatives in STEM Undergraduate Education, Teacher Training, and Partnerships with K-12 Districts

WCER Working Paper No. 2007-2   February 2007

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

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The Roles and Practices of Student Services Staff as Data-Driven Instructional Leaders

WCER Working Paper No. 2007-1   February 2007

Author(s): Richard Halverson and Christopher N. Thomas

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Equality of Educational Opportunity: A 40-Year Retrospective

WCER Working Paper No. 2006-9   December 2006

Author(s): Adam Gamoran and Daniel A. Long

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Performance Pay System Preferences of Students Preparing to be Teachers

WCER Working Paper No. 2006-8   October 2006

Author(s): Anthony Milanowski

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The Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale: Validation Evidence and Behavioral Prediction

WCER Working Paper No. 2006-7   October 2006

Author(s): Herbert G. Heneman III, Steven Kimball, and Anthony Milanowski

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To Disagree, We Must Also Agree: How Intersubjectivity Structures and Perpetuates Discourse in a Mathematics Classroom

WCER Working Paper No. 2006-6   October 2006

Author(s): Mitchell J. Nathan , Billie Eilam, and Suyeon Kim

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Can Brain Research and Computers Improve Literacy? A Randomized Field Trial of the Fast ForWord Language Computer-Based Training Program

WCER Working Paper No. 2006-5   August 2006

Author(s): Geoffrey D. Borman and James Benson

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WCER Working Paper No. 2006-4

WCER Working Paper No. 2006-4   August 2006

Author(s): Richard Halverson

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Boolean Classes and Qualitative Inquiry

WCER Working Paper No. 2006-3   April 2006

Author(s): Mitchell J. Nathan and Kristi Jackson

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What Gesture and Speech Reveal About Students’ Interpretations of Cartesian Graphs:Perceptions Can Bound Thinking

WCER Working Paper No. 2006-2   March 2006

Author(s): Mitchell J. Nathan and Kristen N. Bieda

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