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Thursday, June 7th, 2007 | |
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Welcome and Introductory Remarks The Future of Education Research Depends on You Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst, Director, Institute of Education Sciences Marriott Salons 2-3 |
Concurrent Paper and Poster Sessions (Session One) |
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10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. |
1.1 Getting Beyond the "Same-Old, Same-Old" in Teacher Professional Development Moderator/Discussant: Barbara Gunn, Oregon Research Institute (43 KB) Douglas Powell, Purdue University (611 KB) Carol McDonald Connor, Florida State University (1.71 MB) Maryland A |
1.2 Statistical and Methodological Issues in Special Education Mary Brownell, University of Florida Donald Compton, Vanderbilt University Charles Greenwood, University of Kansas Larry Hedges, Northwestern University Maryland B |
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1.3 Using NCES Transcript Study Data to Examine Student Course-Taking Patterns (187 KB) Chair: Jeff Owings, NCES John Wirt, NCES Janis Brown, NCES Maryland C |
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1.4 Answering Education Policy Questions with Large Longitudinal Databases Moderator/Discussant: Jane Hannaway, Urban Institute Tim Sass, Florida State University (125 KB) Helen Ladd, Duke University (52 KB) Margaret Burchinal, University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill (129 KB) Additional Slides: Two (92 KB) Three (157 KB) Virginia B-C |
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1.5 Poster Presentations | |
a. Math and Science, Math and Science Teacher Quality, Social and Character Development (SACD), Special Education, and Others Delaware Suite |
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b. Reading and Writing, Reading and Writing Teacher Quality, National Research and Development Centers, Regional Educational Laboratories (REL), Special Education, and Others Virginia A |
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Second Plenary Session and Luncheon |
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11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Introduction of Speaker Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst, Director, Institute of Education Sciences Journalism's Love Affair with KIPP: What the Numbers Say Jay Mathews, The Washington Post Marriott Salons 2-3 |
Concurrent Paper and Poster Sessions (Session Two) |
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1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | 2.1 Assessing Reading Comprehension Moderator/Discussant: Richard Wagner, Florida State University Gloria Waters, Boston University John Sabatini, Educational Testing Service Arthur Graesser, University of Memphis (493 KB) Maryland A |
2.2 Measuring "Response" in Response to Intervention (RTI) Douglas Cheney, University of Washington (4.33 MB) Donald Compton, Vanderbilt University (5.24 MB) Maryland B |
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2.3 Early Reading First: The Results from the Congressionally-mandated Evaluation Chair, Stefanie Schmidt, NCEE Russell Jackson, Decision Information Resources, Inc. John Burghardt, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Peter Schochet, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Christine Ross, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Maryland C |
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2.4 Digging into Value-Added Models Moderator/Discussant: Stephen Raudenbush, University of Chicago Douglas Harris, University of Wisconsin, Madison (48 KB) J.R. Lockwood, RAND Corporation Daniel McCaffrey, RAND Corporation Louis Jacobson, CNA Corporation (6.93 MB) Virginia B-C |
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2.5: Poster Presentations |
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a. Cognition and Student Learning (CASL), Reading and Writing, Reading and Writing Teacher Quality, Research by Students in Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Programs, and Others Delaware Suite |
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b. Policy and Leadership, Social and Character Development (SACD), Special Education, National Research and Development Centers, and Others Virginia A |
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Concurrent Paper and Poster Sessions (Session Three) |
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3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | 3.1 The Science of Instructional Technology Moderator/Discussant, Ken Koedinger, Carnegie Mellon University M. Anne Britt with Amanda M. Durik, Northern Illinois University Brian Bottge with Ana Stephens, University of Wisconsin-Madison Danielle McNamara, University of Memphis (2.98 MB) Maryland A |
3.2 Research on Making Large-Scale Reading Assessments More Accessible for Students with Disabilities Cara Cahalan-Laitusis, Educational Testing Service (357 KB) Linda Cook, Educational Testing Service (357 KB) Deborah Dillon, University of Minnesota (394 KB) Jamal Abedi, University of California-Davis Discussant, Geneva Haertel, SRI International Discussant, Gerald Tindal, University of Oregon Maryland B |
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3.3 Efficacy and Effectiveness Evaluation: A Behavior Research Example (714 KB) Edward Feil, Oregon Research Institute John Seeley, Oregon Research Institute Mary Wagner, SRI International W. Carl Sumi, SRI International Maryland C |
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3.4 Ins-and-Outs of Regression Discontinuity Mark Lipsey, Vanderbilt University Virginia B-C |
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3.5 Poster Presentations | |
a. Cognition and Student Learning (CASL), Math and Science Teacher Quality, Research by Students in Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Programs, and Others Delaware Suite |
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b. Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research (PCER), Reading and Writing, Reading and Writing Teacher Quality, Math and Science, and Others Virginia A |
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5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Networking Session Salon 3 |
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Friday, June 8th, 2007 | |
Concurrent Paper and Poster Sessions (Session Four) |
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8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | 4.1 Addressing Diversity in Rural Education (6.01 MB) Chair: Judith Meece, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Lynne Vernon-Feagans, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Jill Hamm, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Thomas Farmer, Pennsylvania State University Maryland A |
4.2 Current Methodological Issues in Single Case Research: The Easy, the Difficult, and the Impossible (1.1 MB) David Rindskopf, City University of New York Robert Horner, University of Oregon Maryland B |
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4.3 How the Regional Educational Laboratories are Bringing Research to Education Stakeholders Chair, Melissa Busch, National Laboratory Network, REL Mid-Atlantic Karla Lewis, REL Southeast Kristin Mitchell, REL Southwest Wendy Sisson, REL Mid-Atlantic Catherine Walcott, REL West John Wise, REL Mid-Atlantic Maryland C |
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4.4 Strengths and Limitations of Propensity Scoring Carolyn Hill, Georgetown University Virginia B-C |
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4.5 Poster Presentations | |
a. Social and Character Development (SACD), Special Education, National Research and Development Centers, Research by Students in Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Programs, and Others Delaware Suite |
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b. Cognition and Student Learning (CASL), Math and Science, Math and Science Teacher Quality, and Others Virginia A |
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Concurrent Paper and Poster Sessions (Session Five) |
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10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | 5.1 The Report to Congress on "Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Products: Findings from the First Student Cohort" -- A Discussion of the Role of Rigorous Evidence Moderator, Audrey Pendleton, NCEE Presenter, Mark Dynarski, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (892 KB) Commentators, John Pane, RAND Corporation (195 KB) Peter Carroll, Talbot County Council, Easton, MD Maryland A |
5.2 Developing a Severity-of-Disability Scale and Modeling Early Reading and Math Performance in a Longitudinal Study of Preschoolers with Disabilities Elaine Carlson, Westat (588 KB) Frank Jenkins, Westat (588 KB) Tamara Daley, Westat (588 KB) Discussant, Asha Jitendra, Lehigh University Maryland B |
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5.3 Studies About Teachers (NCES) Chair, Frank Johnson, NCES Kerry Gruber, NCES Julia Bloom, NCES Steve Provasnik, NCES Steven Honegger, American Institutes for Research Michael Podgursky, University of Missouri (153 KB) Rick Hess, The Brookings Institution Maryland C |
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5.4 Highlights From the FY2008 NCER Request for Applications Lynn Okagaki, NCER Virginia B-C |
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5.5 Poster Presentations | |
Reading and Writing, Reading and Writing Teacher Quality, Research by Students in Predoctoral Interdisciplinary Research Training Programs, and Others Delaware Suite |