American Institutes for Research Staff to Discuss a Wide Range of Education Issues During the Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society

Washington, D.C. – Staff from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will discuss a wide range of education issues, from implementing standards and assessment in countries like Honduras, Egypt and Nicaragua to community empowerment and teacher professional development during presentations at the annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) May 1-5, 2011, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

The society’s mission is to facilitate cross-cultural understanding, scholarship, academic achievement and societal development through the international study of educational ideas, systems, and practices, and includes more than 2,000 members from around the world.

Sessions include:

Sunday May 1, 2011

1:45-3:15 p.m.
Jeffrey Lansdale, “Lessons and Challenges from Implementing Standards and Assessment in Honduras”
Zarko Vukmirovic, “Lessons and Challenges from Implementing Standards and Assessment in Egypt”
Dr. Markus Broer, “Lessons and Challenges from Implementing Standards and Assessment in Nicaragua”
Cassandra Jessee (Chair), “Can Standards Based Reform Be Achieved Outside a Holistic System? Challenges to Effectively Implementing Standards and Assessment”

Monday May 2, 2011

12:00-1:30 p.m.
Hiba Rahim, “Enhancing education through community empowerment,” Fostering Ownership and Sustainability through Community-Based Strategies

12:00-1:30 p.m.
Dr. Li-Ann Kuan & Dr. Ebru Erberber, “Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Programs Focused on Student Assessment,” Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating International Education Programs: Lessons Learned from EQUIP2 Associate Award Projects (2)

1:45-3:15 p.m.
Dr. Anindita Sen, “Analyzing PIRLS, PISA, and TIMSS Data Online: Demonstration of the International Data Explorer,” Methodological Considerations and Developments in Research

3:45-5:15 p.m.
Jeremy Koch, “Bringing Improved English Teaching to Scale: The USAID TELL Program, Logistical Support for Countrywide Teacher Professional Development,” Empowering Teachers and Students Through Collaborative Research Based Textbook and Teacher Guide Development and Effective Teacher Training in Ethiopia, Africa

Tuesday May 3, 2011

12:00-1:30 p.m.
Laura Warren, “Learning Strategies of Language Minority Learners and their Reading Performance on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA),” Examining Immigrant Student Success Cross-Nationally: A Comparative Study of Theory and Recent Evidence Charles

1:45-3:15 p.m.
Dr. Abdullah Ferdous, “Grade 5 National Assessment Results and Factors Influencing School Performance,” Results of Namibia's First Grade 5 National Standardized Achievement Tests and Factors Influencing School Performance

Thursday May 5, 2011

8:30-10:00 a.m.
Tim Werwath, “Separate but equal? Children of migrant workers in Shanghai's public education system,” Cultural Context of "Otherness"


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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