CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN AUTOMATED STEM ASSESSMENT

whitePaper | November 30, 2022

Historically, studies on vouchers have found mixed results at best (Erickson, Mills & Wolf, 2021; Jabbar, Fong, Germain, Li, Sanchez, Sun, & Devall, 2019). The purpose of this review is to synthesize the most recent and relevant research on the impact of voucher programs to best inform the work of Raise Your Hand Texas for the upcoming legislative session.

whitePaper | February 3, 2023

Grade 4 students examine energy by using models of electrical systems to analyze patterns that demonstrate that energy moves and changes. And in a middle school science class, students make a model to simulate an earthquake, gather data on its effects on land and human-built structures, and then analyze the data to inform the design of earthquake-resistant buildings.

whitePaper | August 13, 2020

Determining whether a product has the right kind of research to prove effectiveness is often a confusing process. ESSA now requires school districts to purchase intervention programs that have sufficient evidence to demonstrate that they improve student outcomes. Choosing a program with research-based effectiveness increases the likelihood that it will improve student achievement. Understanding ESSA’s tiers of evidence standards and knowing what to look for will help districts make informed choices about an intervention program’s potential effectiveness.

whitePaper | August 1, 2021

Cloud computing can help communitiesand nations transform education. An entire world of knowledge can now be made available to teachers and students through cloud-based services that can be accessed anytime, anywhere, from any device.The education cloud can simplify, add value to and lower the cost of education transformations

whitePaper | November 27, 2019

States’ efforts to incorporate technology and engineering into K-12 science instruction appear to be bearing fruit: More than five years after states began adopting K-12 science standards that feature technology & engineering, eighth graders have notched higher scores on a national assessment of those subjects. This report presents Education Commission of the States’ analysis of results from that assessment, National Assessment of Educational Progress in Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL).

whitePaper | December 13, 2019

The objective of the paper is to outline the approach to social dimension in higher education in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) through an overview of the way it has been addressed in the different higher education Ministers’ Communiques. In addition, the way it has been approached in the Basque University System linking it to social responsibility and with the support of the Basque Government will be highlighted.