AIR Research Experts Participate in Conference Hosted by the Society for Research on Education Effectiveness (SREE)
Washington, D.C. – Experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will discuss a variety of research topics and findings during the Society for Research on Education Effectiveness (SREE) conference March 7-9, 2013, in Washington, D.C. The theme of the conference is Capitalizing on Contradiction: Learning from Mixed Results, and will focus on considering lessons learned when analyzing the results of specific research programs, interventions, and initiatives. AIR presentations will include randomized studies of online algebra, linking teacher and school data to student achievement, and affirmative action in higher education.
Sessions involving AIR presentations include:
Thursday, March 7
Session 1C: Instructional Improvement Symposium
Lessons Learned from Two Large Scale RCTs: Similarities and Differences
Organizer: Shazia Miller, AIR
Culpeper - Fairmont Hotel, Ballroom Level
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Differences in Intervention Effects between Two RCTs
AIR Participants: Shazia R. Miller & Arie van der Ploeg
What Do We Know about the Control Condition?
AIR Participants: Shazia R. Miller, Coby Meyers, & Arie van der Ploeg
Making Sense of Unanticipated Results: Instructional Differentiation and the Indiana Diagnostic Assessment Study
AIR Participants: Andrew Swanlund
Using Observed Characteristics to Resolve Differences in Impact Estimates in an RCT Replication Study
AIR Participants: Jared Eno, Kelly Hallberg & Andrew Swanlund
Session 1E: Transitions for Youth Symposium
Can At-Risk Students Get Back on Track? Results from a Rigorous Study of Online and F2F Algebra for Credit Recovery
Gallery 1 - Park Hyatt Hotel, Ballroom Level
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Organizer: Kirk Walters, AIR
Study Design and Results
AIR Participants: Jessica Heppen & Nicholas Sorensen
Implementation Challenges and Results
AIR Participants: Kirk Walters & Nicholas Sorensen
Who Attends Summer Credit Recovery Classes, and Who Benefits from Doing So?
AIR Participant: Suzanne Stachel
Session 2B: Instructional Improvement
Reading Impacts: Differing Programs and Goals
Gallery 1 - Park Hyatt Hotel, Ballroom Level
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Impact of the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Program on Student Reading Achievement
AIR Participants: Chris Brandt & Ayrin Molefe
Session 2E: Transitions for Youth
New Questions in Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Sulgrave - Fairmont Hotel, Floor 3
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Color-Blind Affirmative Action and Student Quality
AIR Participant: Ben Backes
Session 2G: Education Policy
Understanding Teacher Labor Markets and Evaluation
Gallery 2 - Park Hyatt Hotel, Ballroom Level
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Chair: Sabrina Laine, AIR
Friday, March 8
Session 3C: Instructional Improvement Symposium
Learning from Mixed Results in Technology-Based Algebra Courses
Dumbarton - Fairmont Hotel, Floor 3
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Different Contexts, Purposes, and Providers: Reflections on Two Randomized Studies of Online Algebra
AIR Participants: Jessica Heppen & Kirk Walters
Session 4A: Instructional Improvement
Teaching, Coaching, and Instruction: Measurement and Efficacy Issues
Culpeper - Fairmont Hotel, Ballroom Level
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
The Urban Data Study: Linking Teacher and School Data Use to Improved Student Achievement
AIR Participants: Ann-Marie Faria & Jessica Heppen
Session 4D: School Climate and Culture
The Influence of School Policies and Programs on Children's Emotional Well-Being
Gallery 1 – Park Hyatt Hotel, Ballroom Level
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Chair: Julia Parkinson, AIR
Saturday, March 9
Session 6E: Transitions for Youth
Linking Secondary Curriculum and Post-Secondary Enrollment and Achievement
Executive Forum - Fairmont Hotel, Ballroom Level
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Impact Evaluation of the Early College High School Initiative
AIR Participants: Andrea Berger, Lori Turk-Bicakci, Mengli Song, Krissy Zeiser, Clarisse Haxton, Joel Knudson, & Gur Hoshen
For details about the conference and presentation times, visit www.sree.org.
About AIR
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education, and workforce productivity. For more information, visit www.air.org.
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