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2008Research Conference | June 10–12

This year attendees participated in 26 panel and open forum sessions, viewed over 340 poster presentations, and enjoyed many opportunities for dialogue and collaboration.
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
2660 Woodley Road, NW
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Presentations


QuEST: Quality English and Science Teaching
Diane August, Center for Applied Linguistics
David J. Francis, University of Houston
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Dynamically Altering the Learning Trajectories of Novices with Pedagogical Messages
Carole R. Beal, University of Southern California
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Building Students Metacognitive Skills through Interactions with Computer-based Teachable Agents
Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University
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MAPP as an Accountability Assessment
Brent Bridgeman, Educational Testing Service
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The Impact of Postsecondary Remediation Using a Regression Discontinuity Approach: Addressing Endogenous Sorting and Noncompliance
Juan Carlos Calcagno, Mathematica Policy Research and Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University
Bridget Terry Long, Harvard Graduate School of Education, National Bureau of Economic Research, and National Center for Postsecondary Research
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The Use of Random Digit Dialing in Household Surveys: Challenges and Changes
Chris Chapman, NCES
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Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools
Nelson Colbert, Instructional Specialist for Curriculum Science, Richmond Public Schools
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Individualizing Student Literacy Instruction: Exploring causal implications of child X instruction interactions
Carol McDonald Connor, Florida State University/FCRR
Christopher Schatschneider, Florida State University/FCRR
Barry Fishman, University of Michigan
Frederick J. Morrison, University of Michigan
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Assessing Intervention Fidelity in RCTs: Concepts and Methods
David S. Cordray, Vanderbilt University
Chris Hulleman, Vanderbilt University
Joy Lesnick, Vanderbilt University
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Improving Comprehension Online Project, 2005-08: Designing and testing a universally designed strategic digital literacy environment for diverse learners
Bridget Dalton, Vanderbilt University
Patrick Proctor, Boston College
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What's Next for the What Works Clearinghouse
Mark Dynarski, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
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Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: Recommendations From a Practice Guide
Natalie Elder, Principal, Hardy Elementary School, Chattanooga, TN
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An Implementation of Vicarious Learning with Deep-Level Reasoning Questions in Middle School and High School Classrooms
Barry Gholson, University of Memphis
Art Graesser, University of Memphis
Scotty Craig, University of Memphis
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Interventions to Improve Outcomes for English Language Learners
Jorge Gonzalez, Texas A&M University
Sharolyn D. Pollard-Durodola, Texas A&M University
Deborah Simmons, Texas A&M University
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Continuous Progress Monitoring Measures for Intervention Research and Accountability in Early Childhood
Charles R. Greenwood, University of Kansas
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Meeting Data Collection Challenges of the Future
James Griffith, NCES
Ted Socha, NCES
Thomas Weko, NCES
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What Makes for a Good Teacher and Who Can Tell?
Douglas N. Harris, University of Wisconsin
Tim Sass, Florida State University
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Using the Instrumental Variables Technique in Educational Research
Larry Hedges, Northwestern University
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Turning Around Chronically .Low-Performing Schools: A Practice Guide
Becki Herman, AIR
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Findings from Programmatic Research on Early Literacy: From the Minutiae to Momentous
Laura Justice, Ohio State University
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Tests in Search of Constructs versus Constructs in Search of Tests: Clinical Test Selection for Research Purposes
R. W. Kamphaus, Georgia State University
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The Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA)
Stephen Klein
Roger Benjamin, Council for Aid to Education/Collegiate Learning Assessment
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Improving Story Writing Skills of Students with Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors with Poor Writing Skills: Preliminary Findings of Project WRITE
Kathleen Lane, Vanderbilt University
Karen Harris, Vanderbilt University
Steve Graham, Vanderbilt University
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The Development of an Emergent Literacy Curriculum for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
Amy Lederberg, Georgia State University
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Learning What Works to Turn Around Failing Schools
Rebecca A. Maynard, University of Pennsylvania
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"CEO Louis Gerstner added $40 billion to IBM's stock market value."— "By himself?" Linking Educational Leadership to Student Achievement
Anthony Milanowski, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Postsecondary School Enrollment and Experiences of Youth With Disabilities: A National Perspective
Lynn Newman, SRI International
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Multiple Testing in Impact Evaluations: Discussant Comments
Larry Orr, Independent Consultant
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Learning and Teaching Algebra in a Connected Classroom
Douglas Owens, Ohio State University
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Single Case Analysis of the Impact of Concurrent Schedules of Reinforcement on Problem Behavior, Requests for Breaks, and Work Choices
Stephanie Peterson, Idaho State University
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Promoting Preschoolers' Acquisition of Alphabet Knowledge: A Comparison of Two Instructional Approaches
Jane Plenge, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction, Montgomery Township School District, New Jersey
Antoinette Rath, Superintendent of Schools, Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey
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A Tale of Two Districts: One High Poverty, One High SES
Shayne B. Piasta, Florida State University
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Linking Instructional Leadership, Teaching Quality, and Student Achievement: Reflections from a Half-full Glass
Janet Quint, MDRC
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To Spend or Not To Spend? Spending our Budget Dollars Wisely to Improve Student Achievement
Dr. Maureen Reusche, Cherry Hill Public Schools, NJ
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Developing, Validating, and Scaling-up Continuous Progress Monitoring Measures for Intervention Research and Accountability in Early Childhood
D. Ray Reutzel, Utah State University
Richard R. Sudweeks, Brigham Young University
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U.S. Department of Education Doing What Works Website Highlighting Effective Practices
Jennifer Ballen Riccards, U.S. Department of Education
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It Pays to Compare: Effectively Using Comparison to Support Student Learning of Algebra
Bethany Rittle-Johnson, Vanderbilt University
Jon Star, Harvard University
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Guidelines for Multiple Testing in Impact Evaluations
Peter Z. Schochet, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
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Validity with the CAAP Assessment
Jim Sconing, ACT
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Discussion of three presentations exploring vocabulary acquisition.with English learners
Judith A. Scott, University of California, Santa Cruz
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The Long and Winding Road: The Relationship Between Leadership Practice and Student Performance
Jonathan Supovitz, University of Pennsylvania
Philip Sirinides, University of Pennsylvania
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Do Your Assessment Instruments Measure Up?
Gerald Tindal, University of Oregon
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