Michael Hebert

In this project, the researchers aim to inform postsecondary writing instruction and interventions in college and university setting by conducting a meta-analysis of prior impact studies. Many college faculty indicate that their students do not have appropriate writing skills to be successful in their courses, and many 2- and 4-year institutions of higher education require basic writing courses for students. Writing difficulties are compounded for students who are domestic or international E...

The purpose of this project is to evaluate Workshop on Reading Development Strategies (WORDS), a comprehensive professional development (PD) program for teachers designed to support implementation of Tier 2 intensive interventions in reading for students with or at risk for reading disabilities in grades K-3. Many Nebraska schools have indicated that students with reading difficulties, especially those with cognitive or intellectual disabilities, have been disproportionately impacted by the ...

The purpose of this study is to examine how a set of malleable teacher-level factors is related to the writing instruction practices of teachers of students with visual impairment (TVIs) and the general education teachers with whom they work, as well as the writing outcomes of students with visual impairment (VI). The teacher-level factors include preparation to teach writing, preparation to teach students with VI, beliefs and expectations about writing among students with VI, and collaborat...

The Principal Investigator (PI) will add to his existing quantitative research skills by developing skills in qualitative and mixed methods research. These skills will be applied to the research project that is designed to develop and pilot test a supplemental intervention aimed at teaching students with and at risk for learning disabilities to detect and use expository text structures to analyze and interpret complex test.

The Vanderbilt University ExpERT-II predoctoral training trained fellows to become experts in conducting randomized field experiments of theory-based interventions and approaches aimed at enhancing student learning in education settings.

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.