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Resource | The Use of Pictorial Supports as an Accommodation for Increasing Access to Test Items for Students with Limited Proficiency in the Language of Testing
This paper reports on an NSF-funded project that examines vignette illustrations (VIs) as a form of testing accommodation for English language learners (ELLs)—students who are developing English as a second language yet they are tested in English, in major assessment programs in the U.S. VIs are pictorial supports intended to make the contentof test items more accessible to ELLs without altering…
This paper reports on an NSF-funded project that examines vignette illustrations (VIs) as a form of testing accommodation for English language learners (ELLs)—students who are developing English as a second language yet they are tested in English, in major assessment programs in the U.S. VIs are pictorial supports intended to make the contentof test items more accessible to ELLs without altering…
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Resource | The Use of Illustrations in Large-Scale Science Assessment: A Comparative Study
In this paper, we report on a study that compares state, national, and international assessment programs as to the characteristics and functions of the illustrations used in their science test items. We used our conceptual framework for examining the characteristics of illustrations in science items (Solano-Flores & Wang, 2009, 2011) to code the illustrations of samples of items. We examined…
In this paper, we report on a study that compares state, national, and international assessment programs as to the characteristics and functions of the illustrations used in their science test items. We used our conceptual framework for examining the characteristics of illustrations in science items (Solano-Flores & Wang, 2009, 2011) to code the illustrations of samples of items. We examined…
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Resource | The Inquiry Project: Seeing Weight, Grasping Density (Doubler, Carraher, Asbell-Clarke)
⁃What does it look like to begin reasoning early about density before definitions and formulas? ⁃What sorts of classroom activities and teaching approaches might support this? Although it may be too early to formally introduce density in grade 4, it is not too early to begin reasoning about the concept. In the present examples, density is broached indirectly in activities of: (1) ordering…
⁃What does it look like to begin reasoning early about density before definitions and formulas? ⁃What sorts of classroom activities and teaching approaches might support this? Although it may be too early to formally introduce density in grade 4, it is not too early to begin reasoning about the concept. In the present examples, density is broached indirectly in activities of: (1) ordering…
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Resource | The Evidence Games - Poster Session 2010
Since an August 2010 start date, the Evidence Game team has been engaged in an iterative design and development process for a game to provide middle school students and their teachers with practice in Toulmin’s (1984) model of argumentation as applied to science. The poster session will present the overall conceptual model for a targeted game to provide practice in argumentation and efforts…
Since an August 2010 start date, the Evidence Game team has been engaged in an iterative design and development process for a game to provide middle school students and their teachers with practice in Toulmin’s (1984) model of argumentation as applied to science. The poster session will present the overall conceptual model for a targeted game to provide practice in argumentation and efforts…
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Resource | The District Pacing Guide: A Mediator in Enacting Connected Mathematics in an Urban District
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Resource | Teaching Mathematics, Teaching Students, Teaching Mathematics to Students (Thompson, Miller)
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Project Spotlight | New Measurement Paradigms
In June 2010, the New Measurement Paradigms (NMP) work group emerged as an active subset of a larger DR K-12 assessment community. In this spotlight, CADRE invites you to take a closer look at the report that came out of their work together and the people and projects involved. This is one of a series of spotlights that feature projects working in a particular area of STEM education research. If…
In June 2010, the New Measurement Paradigms (NMP) work group emerged as an active subset of a larger DR K-12 assessment community. In this spotlight, CADRE invites you to take a closer look at the report that came out of their work together and the people and projects involved. This is one of a series of spotlights that feature projects working in a particular area of STEM education research. If…
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Resource | Teacher Quality, Quality Teaching, and Student Outcomes: Measuring the Relationships (Hill)
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Resource | Teacher Quality, Quality Teaching, and Student Outcomes: Measuring the Relationships (Hill)
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Resource | Synthesis and Characterization of Self-Assembled Liquid Crystals: p-Alokxybenzoic Acids
Thermotropic liquid crystal phases are ordered fluids found, for some molecules, at intermediate temperatures between the crystal and liquid states. Although technologically important, these materials typically receive little attention in the undergraduate curriculum. Here, we describe a laboratory activity for introductory organic chemistry students on the synthesis and characterization of the…
Thermotropic liquid crystal phases are ordered fluids found, for some molecules, at intermediate temperatures between the crystal and liquid states. Although technologically important, these materials typically receive little attention in the undergraduate curriculum. Here, we describe a laboratory activity for introductory organic chemistry students on the synthesis and characterization of the…
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Resource | Supporting the Next Generation of “Stewards” in Mathematics Education
This paper describes Supporting Research, Service and Teaching in Mathematics Education, or STaR, is a program designed to support new faculty who have taken a tenure-track mathematics education position in a U.S. institution of higher education.
This paper describes Supporting Research, Service and Teaching in Mathematics Education, or STaR, is a program designed to support new faculty who have taken a tenure-track mathematics education position in a U.S. institution of higher education.
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Resource | Supporting Children's Problem Solving
“Help! I’m stuck!” How many times have you heard a student make a similar plea? What do you consider when deciding how to respond? What reasoning is most productive? As part of a large research proj¬ect, we explored these questions with 131 prospective and practicing teach¬ers and found patterns in their reasoning. Consider how teachers and professional developers can use these patterns to better…
“Help! I’m stuck!” How many times have you heard a student make a similar plea? What do you consider when deciding how to respond? What reasoning is most productive? As part of a large research proj¬ect, we explored these questions with 131 prospective and practicing teach¬ers and found patterns in their reasoning. Consider how teachers and professional developers can use these patterns to better…
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Resource | Strategy use indicative of an understanding of units of length (Cullen, Barrett)
Cullen, C. J., & Barrett, J. E., (2010) Strategy use indicative of an understanding of units of length. In M. Pinto & T. Kawasaki (Eds.), Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 2, pp. 281-288. Belo Horizonte, Brazil: International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
Cullen, C. J., & Barrett, J. E., (2010) Strategy use indicative of an understanding of units of length. In M. Pinto & T. Kawasaki (Eds.), Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 2, pp. 281-288. Belo Horizonte, Brazil: International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education.
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Resource | STEM ELL Publications Updated 9/22/10
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Resource | STEM ELL Publication List
This list of ELL resources is a working document prepared by CADRE for the ELL Working Group. New resources will be added as they are identified. This list includes the citation and the article abstract. Please do not circulate or quote this list of resources. Sources are organized alphabetically by STEM Content area (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), and by the general education topic…
This list of ELL resources is a working document prepared by CADRE for the ELL Working Group. New resources will be added as they are identified. This list includes the citation and the article abstract. Please do not circulate or quote this list of resources. Sources are organized alphabetically by STEM Content area (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), and by the general education topic…
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Resource | Standards in K-12 Tech Literacy & Engineering: Implications for Design & Research (Schunn)
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Resource | Dissemination Toolkit: Social Media Outreach
Just Getting Started? First, ask yourself if social media is right for your project. To use social media effectively, you need to build a group of followers, and the best way to build a following is by posting relevant information regularly. As an exercise, generate a list of 14 resources that would be appropriate to post. See how long that took. If you had trouble coming up with ideas, then…
Just Getting Started? First, ask yourself if social media is right for your project. To use social media effectively, you need to build a group of followers, and the best way to build a following is by posting relevant information regularly. As an exercise, generate a list of 14 resources that would be appropriate to post. See how long that took. If you had trouble coming up with ideas, then…
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