University of California, San Diego

The researchers conducted a retrospective evaluation of the impact of three types of public school choice programs: magnet schools, open enrollment, and a traditional busing system designed to integrate a district's schools.

The purpose of this project is to address the problem that weak math achievement among middle school students leaves them unprepared for high school-level math course work, thereby putting them at risk for leaving high school, or graduating from high school unprepared for college or employment. Researchers will follow a continuous improvement process as they implement, adapt, and revise a math instruction intervention with four high-poverty middle schools that use professional learning commu...

The goal of this project was to enhance the SDUSD's access to high-quality, relevant information by producing ideal trajectories-what it means to be "on track" at every stage of in ideal student's career-as well as accurate on-track indicators of individual students' on-track statuses.

In an effort to improve science education at the local level, university scientists and K-12 educators in San Diego have begun collaborations to co-develop lab activities and materials for secondary science curricula focused upon introducing emerging research and technology directly into classrooms. This is meant to help bypass normal 10-12 year delays between new discoveries and their appearance in students' textbooks. This project is designed around findings from a local needs assessment ...

Approximately a third of fourth grade students across the nation read at the below basic level and reading problems are even more pervasive for students with dyslexia. Given the large number of students who have reading problems, including dyslexia, interventions to reduce these problems can have substantial benefits on the education system. In this project, the researchers will use a randomized control trial to evaluate two reading interventions for students with dyslexia that target defici...

Most students and instructors tend to think of testing only as a method of evaluating students' performance. However, a growing body of research demonstrates that the process of actively recalling information (e.g., by answering fill-in-the-blank questions on a test) can facilitate learning more effectively than other kinds of review. Moreover, several recent studies have shown that strategic use of testing can help students remember information longer. In this project, the research team ...