A new report released by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology found that today’s students are often more tech-savvy than their teachers, even among the youngest students. The American Institutes for Research helped develop the National Education Technology Plan.
Through Pakistan Data and Research for Education (DARE), AIR has two contracts from the World Bank – funded by the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – to provide technical assistance on large-scale student assessments at the national and provincial levels in Pakistan.
Jizhi Zhang is an educational psychologist, and a principal research scientist at AIR. Dr. Zhang is currently working on a National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) research study on achievement gaps and previously she led a content research study to compare the 2011 Grade 8 NAEP and the Trends in ...
As Purdue University and other schools prepare to offer income share agreements (ISAs) to students, these new programs could put students in a sticky situation. AIR researcher Audrey Peek explains that if they don’t understand the tradeoffs of loans versus ISAs, students could end up replacing their federal loans with ...
Experts from AIR and IMPAQ, an AIR affiliate, will present at several sessions during the annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), being held virtually April 25 to May 2, 2021. The theme for this year’s conference is “Social Responsibility within Changing Contexts,” and focuses on closely ...
Children who learn to read in the early grades are better prepared to absorb more advanced skills and content that rely on reading. IMPAQ evaluated a school canteen and lunch meal program that included support activities for a new reading instruction method to improve the reading abilities of primary students. ...
A new brief, First-Year Undergraduate Remedial Coursetaking: 1999–2000, 2003–04, and 2007–08, adds to the evidence on remediation, uses data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study to measure changes in the frequency of remedial coursetaking in U.S. postsecondary institutions.
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Robert Nathenson is a senior researcher at AIR. He has over 10 years of experience in the execution of rigorous econometric and behavioral science techniques to applied policy questions in the postsecondary education, pre-k-12 education, and health fields. Dr. Nathenson regularly conducts research using both experimental and quasi-experimental designs. His ...
Jessica Heppen, a nationally recognized expert in education research, policy, and practice, is the president & CEO of AIR. Dr. Heppen been with AIR for 20 years and, in that time, has held several key roles during her tenure.
The USAID Bridge to Middle School Activity, led by FHI 360, aims to strengthen the Ministry of National Education's capacity to implement new, student-centered curricula in Arabic and selected science subjects, as well as English, in ways that lead to measurable impacts on learning outcomes.