Working Papers

Why Theories of Change Matter

WCER Working Paper No. 2015-02   July 2015

Author(s): Mark R. Connolly and Elaine Seymour

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The Effects of Doctoral Teaching Development on Early-career STEM Scholars' College-teaching Self-efficacy

WCER Working Paper No. 2015-01 (Now Published—journal link below)   March 2015

Author(s): Mark R. Connolly, You-Geon Lee, and Julia Nelson Savoy

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The Best Laid Plans: Designing Incentive Programs for School Leaders

WCER Working Paper No. 2014-07   December 2014

Author(s): Peter Goff, Ellen Goldring, and Melissa Canney

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Evaluation of Educators and Educator Preparation Programs: Models and Systems in Theory and Practice

WCER Working Paper No. 2014-06   November 2014

Author(s): Robert Meyer, Mikhail Pyatigorsky, and Andrew Rice

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Should We Still be Talking About Leaving? A Comparative Examination of Social Inequality in Undergraduate Patterns of Switching Majors

WCER Working Paper No. 2014-05   November 2014

Author(s): Joseph J. Ferrare and You-Geon Lee

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Exploring Data-Driven Decision-Making in the Field: How Faculty Use Data and Other Forms of Information to Guide Instructional Decision-making

WCER Working Paper No. 2014-03   August 2014

Author(s): Matthew T. Hora, Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, and Hyoung Joon Park

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STEM: How a Poorly Defined Acronym Is Shaping Education and Workforce Development Policy in the United States

WCER Working Paper No. 2014-02   July 2014

Author(s): Amanda K. Oleson, Matthew T. Hora, and Ross J. Benbow

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Navigating the Problem Space of Academia: Exploring Processes of Course Design and Classroom Teaching in Postsecondary Settings

Working Paper No. 2014-01   June 2014

Author(s): Matthew T. Hora

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Preparing students for success in the 21st century economy: Challenges with aligning educational policy and curricula with employer expectations

WCER Working Paper No. 2013-08   December 2013

Author(s): Matthew T. Hora

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Implementation of the English Language Proficiency Standards Across the WIDA Consortium

WCER Working Paper No. 2013-07   November 2013

Author(s): Daniella Molle

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Exploring the Use of the Teaching Dimensions Observation Protocol to Develop Finegrained Measures of Interactive Teaching in Undergraduate Science Classrooms

WCER Working Paper No. 2013-06   October 2013

Author(s): Matthew T. Hora

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Tool to Evaluate Language Complexity of Test Items

WCER Working Paper No. 2013-05   July 2013

Author(s): H. Gary Cook and Rita MacDonald

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Online Instruction Hyper Textbook as Personal Environment

WCER Working Paper No. 2013-04   June 2013

Author(s): Francois Victor Tochon, A. Cendel Karaman, & Celile Eren Ökten

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Collaborating with States on Professional Development Planning

WCER Working Paper No. 2013-03   May 2013

Author(s): Daniella Molle and Christy Reveles

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Exploring the Dynamics of Organizational Learning: How an Instructional Reform Effort Influenced Teaching-related Organizational Memory Processes

WCER Working Paper No. 2013-02   April 2013

Author(s): Matthew T. Hora and Anne-Barrie Hunter

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