Education & learning publications
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Evaluating the usability of a professional modeling tool repurposed for middle school learning
This paper reports the results of a three-stage usability test of a modeling tool designed to support learners’ deep understanding of the impacts of climate change on ecosystems.
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Evaluation of the California Linked Learning District Initiative Third-year report
This report presents preliminary findings on student outcomes and the status of implementation of the initiative in its third year.
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Evaluation of the California Linked Learning District Initiative. Third-year report executive summary.
SRI is conducting a rigorous evaluation of Linked Learning in a set of California school districts. Early findings indicate that participating students are: on track for high school graduation; preparing…
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Innovation Abroad, Insight at Home
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Multimedia Event Recounting with Concept Based Representation
We conduct a pilot study of the multimedia event recounting problem, which answers the question why this video is recognized as this event, i.e. what evidences this decision is made…
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Making Industry Partnership Work in ATE: Insights from Targeted Research
This poster illustrates how to check progress in building partnership capital and updating instructional programming to permit a balance between academic rigor and workplace relevance.
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Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) evaluation
This fact sheet summarizes findings from the Illinois Preschool for All (PFA) program evaluation conducted by Erikson Institute and SRI International.
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National Evaluation of Writing Project School Partnerships – Final Report (Executive Summary)
Final report on SRI’s examination of the effects of Writing Project partnerships on teacher practices and student writing. The cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) included a multimethod study to document…
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PBS KIDS Transmedia Suites Gaming Study: A Report to the CPB-PBS “Ready to Learn Initiative”
Educators are well aware that in order to positively impact children’s learning, media and technology must be integrated into the teaching and learning activities of instructional environments.
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National Evaluation of Writing Project School Partnerships – Final Report (with Appendices)
Final report on SRI’s examination of the effects of Writing Project partnerships on teacher practices and student writing. The cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) included a multimethod study to document…
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National Evaluation of Writing Project School Partnerships – Final Report (without Appendices)
Final report on SRI’s examination of the effects of Writing Project partnerships on teacher practices and student writing. The cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) included a multimethod study to document…
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2012 Context Study of the Use of Technology and PBS KIDS Transmedia in the Home Environment: A Report to the CPB-PBS “Ready to Learn Initiative”
The evaluation is focused on documenting and, whenever possible, measuring the impact of transmedia mathematics and literacy resources on learning for children from low-income families in preschool, community, or home…