Education & learning publications
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Research on the Use of Khan Academy in Schools – Teacher Survey, Spring 2013
This survey instrument was developed by SRI Education as part of the Research on the Use of Khan Academy in Schools project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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The Learning Registry: Applying Social Metadata for Learning Resource Recommendations
The Learning Registry makes it possible for disparate sources to publish learning resource social/attention metadata—data about users of and activity around resources.
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Implementation and sustainability of an evidence-based program: Lessons learned from the PRISM applied to first step to success
We use the Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model to examine how the characteristics of an evidence-based program interact with those of participants to influence program implementation and continuation.
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Disability Identification and Self-Efficacy Among College Students on the Autism Spectrum
This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 to examine the prevalence and correlates of disability identification and self-efficacy among college students on the autism spectrum.
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Research Brief: New Findings on the Benefits of Student Participation in Linked Learning
This brief presents the latest findings from the evaluation of the California Linked Learning District Initiative. The new results are based on a hierarchical linear model (HLM) that estimated a…
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Taking Stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative: Fourth-Year Evaluation Report
New results from an ongoing, rigorous evaluation of the Linked Learning District Initiative show significant gains in student outcomes.
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Taking Stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative: Fourth-Year Evaluation Report Executive Summary
These results, as well as lessons learned based on a multi-year evaluation conducted by SRI International, are available in this new research report.
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Teaching and Assessing Foundational Data Literacy
Our paper describes two NSF-funded research and development projects, Thinking with Data and Foundational Tools in Data Literacy, which have studied how school cultures, course content, and instructional methods can…
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Evaluating the Impact of Professional Development to Meet Challenging Writing Standards in High-Need Elementary Schools
The adoption of the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts (CCSS-ELA) has brought a new prominence to writing instruction. Additionally, the CCSS-ELA increase the focus on argument and…
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Homeostasis, Complexity, and Educational Policy Informatics: Exploring Unanticipated Consequences and Unrealized Opportunities of Policy Decisions
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Evaluating the Impact of Professional Development to Meet Challenging Writing Standards in High-Need Elementary Schools: Executive Summary
SRI conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial to estimate the effects of the SEED professional development on teachers’ writing instruction and student argument writing, while documenting the implementation of the…
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Taking Stock of the California Linked Learning District Initiative: Technical Supplement to the Fourth-Year Evaluation Report
Technical supplement to SRI International’s fourth annual evaluation report on the California Linked Learning District Initiative. This document provides information and data supporting the analysis of student engagement and achievement…