Education & learning publications
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Evaluation of the First Year of the Oakland Blended Learning Pilot
With support from RFF, OUSD, and other external assistance providers, the goal of the pilot is to support teachers in Oakland schools as they worked to personalize learning through the…
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Perfect Dielectric-Metamaterial Reflector
We exploit the Mie resonance in dielectric microparticles to design a single-negative metamaterial monolayer with near-unity reflectivity and negligible absorptivity.
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Sustainable Use of Dynamic Representational Environments: Toward a District-Wide Adoption of SimCalc-Based Materials
In this chapter, we will discuss pilot research in our multiyear effort aimed at aiding a large, urban school district in the state of Florida to adopt SimCalc MathWorlds® as a…
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Cornerstone Mathematics: Designing Digital Technology for Teacher Adaptation and Scaling
We report the results of a design-based research project in England that embeds digital technology. We report how the features of the innovation—particularly its technological infrastructure—could be leveraged, not only…
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Exploring Sources of Variation in Studies of Knowledge Structure Coherence: Comparing Force Meanings and Force Meaning Consistency Across Two Turkish Cities
The current study compares student interviews across two cities in Turkey to provide insight into this question. The results demonstrate no significant differences in students’ consistency or meanings of force…
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The McKnight Foundation Education and Learning Program PreK-Third Grade Literacy and Alignment: Formative Evaluation Findings
This collection of briefs describes efforts to develop PReK-3 assessment systems, PreK-3 alignment, and efforts to support dual language learners.
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Postsecondary Pathways and Persistence Among College Students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, 2001–2009, a nationally representative sample of students in special education with an ASD who progressed from high school to postsecondary…
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Network Coding for Content-Based Intermittently Connected Emergency Networks
n this demo, we present a network architecture that exploits partial caches by utilizing network coding to deliver large files (e.g. images) to first responders. The architecture is based on…
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Supporting K-12 Students in Online Learning: A Review of Online Algebra I Courses
The purpose of this report is to provide objective information about the online Algebra I courses available on the market today.
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Inquire Biology: A Textbook that Answers Questions
Inquire Biology provides unique capabilities through a knowledge representation that captures conceptual knowledge from the textbook and uses inference procedures to answer students’ questions.
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Examining the Link between Forms of Bullying Behaviors and Perceptions of Safety and Belonging among Secondary School Students
Findings highlight heterogeneity in bullying behaviors and underscore the importance of prevention and intervention programming that addresses safety and belonging.
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Education & Learning: PreK-3 Professional Development
This evaluation brief describes professional development in McKnight’s grantee school sites, highlighting the benefits and challenges while offering recommendations for expanding and improving development opportunities for educators.