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2008


A Final Case Study of SCALE Activities at UW-Madison:
The Influence of Institutional Context on a K-20 STEM Education Change Initiative
WP 2008-6 (September 2008)

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Students' Conceptual Metaphors Influence Their Statistical Reasoning About Confidence Intervals
WP 2008-5 (August 2008)

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Timothy S. Grant
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Using Occupational Characteristics Information from O*NET to Identify Occupations for Compensation Comparisons with K-12 Teaching
WP 2008-4 (June 2008)

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K–20 Partnerships: Literature Review and Recommendations for Research
WP 2008-3 (June 2008)

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Matthew Clifford
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Issues in the Development of Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives for WIDA Consortium States
WP 2008-2 (February 2008)

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Carsten Wilmes
   
Martin Santos
   

What Do We Know About Instruction From Large-Scale National Surveys?
WP 2008-1 (February 2008)

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2007

K–20 Partnership: A Definition and Proof of Concept
WP 2007-9 (December 2007)

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Matthew Clifford
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Doctoral and Postdoctoral STEM Teaching-Related Professional Development: Effects on Training and Early Career Periods
WP 2007-8 (October 2007)

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Shihmei Barger
   
Mark Connolly
   

A Preliminary Case Study of SCALE Activities at the California State University, Northridge: Factors Influencing Change Initiatives in STEM Undergraduate Education, Teacher Training, and Partnerships with K–12 Districts
WP 2007-7 (September 2007)

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Solidarity in Community: Encouraging Positive Social and Academic Behaviors in Urban African American Children
WP 2007-6 (September 2007)

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Eunhee Kim
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Angel Gullón-Rivera
   
Lauren Woods
   

Family and Contextual Socioeconomic Effects Across Seasons: When Do They Matter for the Achievement Growth of Young Children?
WP 2007-5 (August 2007)

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Regulation of Teacher Elicitations and the Impact on Student Participation and Cognition
WP 2007-4 (July 2007)

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Formative Feedback Systems and the New Instructional Leadership
WP 2007-3 (May 2007)

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Jeffery G. Watson    

A Preliminary Case Study of SCALE Activities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison: Factors Influencing Change Initiatives in STEM Undergraduate Education, Teacher Training, and Partnerships with K-12 Districts
WP 2007-2 (February 2007)

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The Roles and Practices of Student Services Staff as Data-Driven Instructional Leaders
WP 2007-1 (February 2007)

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2006

Equality of Educational Opportunity: A 40-Year Retrospective
WP 2006-9 (December 2006)

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Performance Pay System Preferences of Students Preparing to Be Teachers
WP 2006-8 (October 2006)

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The Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale: Validation Evidence and Behavioral Prediction
WP 2006-7 (October 2006)

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To Disagree, We Must Also Agree: How Intersubjectivity Structures and Perpetuates Discourse in a Mathematics Classroom
WP 2006-6 (October 2006)

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Can Brain Research and Computers Improve Literacy? A Randomized Field Trial of the Fast ForWord Language Computer-Based Training Program
WP 2006-5 (August 2006)

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Distributed Leadership Perspective on How Leaders Use Artifacts to Create Professional Community in Schools
WP 2006-4 (August 2006)

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Boolean Classes and Qualitative Inquiry
WP 2006-3 (April 2006)

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What Gesture and Speech Reveal About Students’ Interpretations of Cartesian Graphs: Perceptions Can Bound Thinking
WP 2006-2 (March 2006)

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Longitudinal Data Systems to Support Data-Informed Decision Making: A Tri-State Partnership Between Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
WP 2006-1 (March 2006)
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2005

Rethinking Formalisms in Formal Education
WP 2005-11 (December 2005)
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Visual Display and Co-Expressivity as Students Strive for Intersubjectivity in a Spatial Reasoning Task
WP 2005-10 (October 2005)
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The New Instructional Leadership: Creating Data-Driven Instructional Systems in Schools
WP 2005-9 (September 2005)
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Epistemography and the Participant Structures of a Professional Practicum: A Story Behind the Story of Journalism 828
WP 2005-8 (September 2005)
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Before Every Child Is Left Behind: How Epistemic Games Can Solve the Coming Crisis in Education
WP 2005-7 (September 2005)
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Toolforthoughts: Reexamining Thinking in the Digital Age
WP 2005-6 (September 2005)
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Multisubculturalism: Computers and the End of Progressive Education
WP 2005-5 (August 2005)
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Video Games and the Future of Learning
WP 2005-4 (June 2005)
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Studio Mathematics: The Epistemology and Practice of Design Pedagogy as a Model for Mathematics Learning
WP 2005-3 (June 2005)
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What Good Are Statistics That Don’t Generalize?
WP 2005-2 (March 2005)
[Published in Educational Researcher, 33(9), 14–25. This work may be downloaded only. It may not be copied or used for any purpose other than scholarship. If you wish to make copies or use it for a non-scholarly purpose, please contact the American Educational Research Association directly.]
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Cost Analysis in Educational Decision Making: Approaches, Procedures, and Case Examples
WP 2005-1 (March 2005)
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2004

Alignment Analysis and Standard-Setting Procedures for Alternate Assessments
WP 2004-1 (September 2004)
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2003

Evidence-Based Practice: Promoting Evidence-Based Interventions in School Psychology
WP 2003-13 (December 2003)
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Final Report on the Study of the Impact of the Statewide Systemic Initiatives
WP 2003-12 (September 2003)
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Portrait of the Oxford Design Studio: An Ethnography of Design Pedagogy
WP 2003-11 (September 2003)
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Creating a Research Community in Mathematics Education
WP 2003-10 (August 2003)
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Effect of an Internet-Based Multimedia Teacher Development Program in Enhancing Teachers’ Assessment Literacy
WP 2003-9 (July 2003)
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The Use of Recommended and Provided Testing Accommodations
WP 2003-8 (July 2003)
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Effects of Testing Accommodations on Math and Reading Scores: An Experimental Analysis of the Performance of Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Students With and Without Disabilities
WP 2003-7 (June 2003)
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Pedagogical Praxis: The Professions as Models for Learning in the Age of the Smart Machine
WP 2003-6 (June 2003)
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Value-Added Indicators: Do They Make an Important Difference? Evidence From the Milwaukee Public Schools
WP 2003-5 (April 2003)
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Secondary Classroom Teachers' Views on Inclusion
WP 2003-4 (April 2003)
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The Consequences of Using Testing Accommodations: Student, Teacher, and Parent Reactions to and Perceptions of Testing Accommodations
WP 2003-3 (April 2003)
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Alignment Analysis and Content Validity of the Wisconsin Alternate Assessment for Students With Disabilities
WP 2003-2 (March 2003)
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Extended Time as an Accommodation on a Standardized Mathematics Test: An Investigation of its Effects on Scores and Perceived Consequences for Students With Varying Mathematical Skills
WP 2003-1 (January 2003)
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Ann M. Marquart
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2002

Assessment Literacy in a Standards-Based Education Setting
WP 2002-4 (April 2002)
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Turning Data Into Knowledge: Lessons From Six Milwaukee Public Schools
WP 2002-3 (April 2002)
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Data Use in the School and Classroom: The Challenges of Implementing Data-Based Decision Making Inside Schools
WP 2002-2 (April 2002)
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Testing Accommodations Research and Decision Making: The Case of "Good" Scores Being Highly Valued
But Difficult to Achieve for All Students

WP 2002-1 (April 2002)
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