Developers, implementers, and funders of programs and strategies for education, health, workforce, and related fields need information about what works for whom, and under what conditions, to maximize potential impact. AIR experts in quantitative research methods design and conduct rapid-cycle evaluations to inform local decision-making and continuous improvement. ...
Having a more effective teacher or principal can substantially improve students’ academic outcomes. This brief examines the effects of using research-based performance measures to evaluate educators and provide them with feedback, and of offering them bonuses based on their performance ratings.
This paper is a contribution to test translation review. It provides a conceptual framework for the coding of translation errors, and provides some empirical evidence on the effect of translation errors on student performance.
The purpose of this white paper is to consider the need for a revised NAEP science framework and its possible scope and focus including expansion to aspects of what is represented in NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy.
The initiatives to enhance adult learning program accountability and assessment systems of the following states are described in this paper: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia.
A recent challenge to maintaining NAEP trends has arisen with the exploration of new testing methods and question types that reflect the growing use of technology in education. The purpose of this white paper is to provide a framework for considering device and interface features that may affect student performance ...
Experts from AIR will deliver several presentations at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Spring 2018 conference, being held February 28—March 3 in Washington, D.C., presenting on a wide range of topics including teacher preparation and education, researcher-practitioner partnerships, social and emotional learning, and early childhood education. ...
AIR is engaged in two studies related to the Malawi Social Cash Transfer Program, which has been providing monthly unconditional cash grants to ultra-poor and "labor-constrained" households since 2006.