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Category Archives: Research

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  Full-Time Virtual Education Lacks Accountability

  Source: Education Week

  May 16, 2012

  Although virtual schools continue to grow each year, more research and accountability is needed to foster and support effective online educational environments, according to a new report from the National School Boards Association’s Center for Public Education (U.S.)….

  Related To: E-Learning, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, Research, Teaching & Learning

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  Nation’s Science Test: U.S. Students Show Low Proficiency, Expert Calls Scores “Unacceptable”

  Source: The Huffington Post

  May 11, 2012

  According to The Nation’s Report Card released this week, only about one third of U.S. eighth-graders who took a national science exam in 2011 were “proficient,” a statistic called “unacceptable” by Gerry Wheeler, interim director of the National Science…

  Related To: Assessment & Curriculum, Research, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning

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  New Report Details Components of Reliable Teacher Evaluation

  Source: The Washington Post

  May 9, 2012

  A new report from Stanford University researcher Linda Darling-Hammond details the recommended components of a comprehensive and fair teacher evaluation system, provides examples of where it is working, and explains why a value-added model is unreliable….

  Related To: Assessment & Curriculum, Professional Development, Research, Teaching & Learning

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  Six-fold Return for England’s Economy on University Innovation Funding

  Source: University World News

  May 7, 2012

  According to a recent report sponsored by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, (HEFCE), every pound invested in higher education innovation funding adds at least £6 in knowledge-exchange income to the national economy. The report comes at…

  Related To: Higher Education, Policy & Governance, Research, Teaching & Learning

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  Britain Announces Plan to Make Publicly Financed Research Freely Available

  Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

  May 2, 2012

  Throwing its weight behind open access, the British government has declared it wants to make all research paid for with public money freely available online. If it succeeds, the move is likely to have significant consequences…

  Related To: Higher Education, Open Educational Resources, Research, Teaching & Learning

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  U.S. Students Want Personalized Learning, Mobile Technology

  Source: eSchool News

  Apr 30, 2012

  According to Project Tomorrow’s 2011 “Speak Up” survey, more and more students own mobile devices, including tablets, and indicate a strong desire to use those personal learning tools in school to increase collaboration and access to…

  Related To: ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, Research, Teaching & Learning

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  When It Comes to U.S. School Quality, Zip Code Really Does Matter

  Source: GOOD Education

  Apr 24, 2012

  A new report from the Brookings Institution reveals just how close the link is between housing prices and school quality in the U.S. Homes in neighborhoods with high-performing schools cost an average of 2.4 times as much as those…

  Related To: Assessment & Curriculum, Policy & Governance, Research, Teaching & Learning

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  Community College Attendance Up, but Graduation Rates Remain Low

  Source: U.S. News & World Report

  Apr 23, 2012

  U.S. community colleges originally were designed to expand access to higher education. In recent years, however, they’ve been asked to put unemployed Americans back to work, quickly prepare students for specific technology jobs, and prepare others…

  Related To: Higher Education, Research, Teaching & Learning

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