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Dec 2009 |
School psychology literature does not reflect the linguistically diverse demographics of children attending U.S. schools, says UW-Madison education professor Craig Albers. Albers and colleagues conducted a study of peer-reviewed articles published between 1995 and 2005 in leading school psychology and other journals. |
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Nov 2009 |
Class size reduction programs are credited with improving the achievement of students in the early grades and in particular those considered to be at risk. Unfortunately, people often mean different things when they use the term class size reduction. UW-Madison education professor Beth Graue and colleague Erica Rauscher interviewed scholars who have worked on the topic and began unpacking the assumptions used in research, policy, and practice. |
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Oct 2009 |
UW–Madison education professor Geoffrey Borman finds that current published research offers few studies that examine the impact of literacy instruction programs on children’s reading skills. Borman and colleagues Maritza Dowling and Carrie Schneck evaluated and reported on one such program, Open Court Reading (OCR).
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Sept 2009 |
America’s preoccupation with illegal immigration and the growing Hispanic population has fueled anti-immigrant and anti-Hispanic sentiment. Like African-American students, Hispanic students often face prejudice in school. But that raises the question: Why are Hispanic students’ college application rates so much lower than those of black students, even though both groups are affected by the racial climate?
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Aug 2009 |
"Mathematics for all" is a goal that has not been realized, despite the attention and efforts of many mathematics educators. The 2008 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study showed that mathematics learning opportunities for students in the U.S. are often shallow, compared to many other countries.
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July 2009 |
Low educational achievement contributes to and perpetuates socioeconomic, health, and other inequalities for African Americans. And for males in particular, educational and employment outcomes have declined, even over the past two decades.
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June 2009 |
A Teaching American History grant from the U.S. Department of Education enabled the district to offer this professional development project that aims to raise student achievement by increasing teachers’ knowledge and understanding of U.S. history
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May 2009 |
Computer games have great potential to teach the kind of thinking that young people need in the digital age. UW-Madison education professor David Williamson Shaffer asks "How can we assess the digital learning that happens in educational games?"
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April 2009 |
Recent developments in social and emotional learning (SEL) have pointed to the reciprocal relations between children’s academic functioning and their socio-emotional health. Professional literature in this field points to the need for including students’ academic skills and competencies as part of mental health intervention research.
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Mar 2009 |
Recent research by UW-Madison education professor Sadhana Puntambekar has helped pinpoint how students learn with deeper understanding when teachers weave concepts and activities into a coherent whole.
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Feb 2009 |
The proportion of young people enrolling in college has grown since the 1970s, but the proportion receiving diplomas has stagnated.UW-Madison education professor Sara Goldrick-Rab and colleague Josipa Roksa call for a partnership among the federal government, states, and institutions of higher education.
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Jan 2009 |
WCER researcher Eric Camburn recently examined three aspects of principals' priorities and practice.
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