AIR will release a new report on international benchmarking for 4th and 8th grade math students on June 16, 2009, which will be followed by a panel discussion that includes Massachusetts Commissioner of Education Mitch Chester and senior officials of the National Governors' Association (NGA) and the National Association of ...
Researchers from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) attend annual conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE), and discuss randomized field trials in school settings, mathematics and science education, preschool, teacher professional development, more.
The Plan, Do, Study, Act Process is central to the improvement of instructional routines. Watch one of the Better Math Teaching Network members in real time and in a real classroom setting introduce the Plan, Do, Study, Act, or PDSA, process.
Martin Hooper analyzes contexts for learning through large-scale assessment data. In this Q&A, he talks about his recent publications highlighting trends in literacy attitudes and practices, including the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study. He also discusses how attitudes toward reading have shifted since 2001, in the U.S. and abroad; ...
Kathleen L. Pfannenstiel is a senior researcher at AIR and provides technical assistance and professional development to states and school districts with an emphasis on improving results for students with disabilities. Dr. Pfannenstiel is the principle investigator for an Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) model demonstration grant. She works ...
AIR supported the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the development of a consensus study report that examines the status of Department of Defense research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions. The report examines the methods and means necessary to advance research capacity at these ...
A new report drawing on the work of experts in science, technology, engineering and math sets forth an aspirational future for STEM education, one that emphasizes problem-solving, interdisciplinary approaches, and the value of discovery and play. The 10-year vision, synthesized by AIR for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of ...
AIR provided the Vermont Department of Education with a comprehensive evaluation to assist the department in meeting the reporting and evaluation requirements for the U.S. Department of Education’s Title II, Part D Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program. As part of the evaluation, AIR developed a suite of survey data collection ...
The International Early Learning Study measures 5-year-olds in four key areas: emerging numeracy, emerging literacy, self-regulation, and social-emotional skills. The study provides educators, policymakers, and parents with important context to help them better prepare children for primary school.
An AIR study of the efficacy of using online course material to recover Algebra I credit after failing the course found that students using this method had lower pass rates and lower scores on an end-of-course assessment than students assigned to a traditional face-to-face classroom. The study is the first ...