Kerry Hofer

This project is designed to explore the learning trajectories in mathematics of children at risk for academic difficulties. Through a longitudinal study, this project is intended to capture both the concurrent and longitudinal predictors of middle school children's mathematics achievement as measured via state standardized assessments and detailed individually-administered standardized mathematics achievement tests in the middle school grades. Using information from a previously funded IES p...

The ability to measure the quality of preschool settings is of central importance in supporting a number of policy initiatives, such as state Quality Rating and Information systems, Head Start recompetition regulations, and the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge. This project will study aspects of validity of two widely used measures of preschool classroom quality: the Early Childhood Environment System Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R) and the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS)....

The ExpERT predoctoral training program aimed to train education scientists to conduct randomized field experiments of theory-based interventions and approaches to enhance student learning in educational settings.