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Accountability & Testing, Curriculum & Instruction
Getting classroom observations right
A new Education Next study has implications for Ohio's OTES teacher evaluation protocols.
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Accountability & Testing, Standards, Curriculum & Instruction
Spending More of the School Day in Math Class: Evidence From a Regression Discontinuity in Middle School
We take a look at the evidence for and against "double dosing" in middle school math.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Visual Environment, Attention Allocation, and Learning
A brief look at a study on visual clutter in the learning environment.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Academic Content, Student Learning, and the Persistence of Preschool Effects
“Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars”: this clichéd adage, often found on motivational posters, actually has something worthwhile to say. Sometimes where we set goals determines where we end up, even if the goal is seldom met.