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Imagining the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education: Proceedings of a Virtual Symposium by Brenner, Kerry, Beatty, Alexandra, Alper, Joe

“…In November 2020, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a multi-day virtual symposium on imaging the future of undergraduate…”
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Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards by Pellegrino, James W., Ed, Wilson, Mark R., Ed, Koenig, Judith A., Ed, Beatty, Alexandra S., Ed

“…Assessments, understood as tools for tracking what and how well students have learned, play a critical role in the classroom. "Developing Assessments for the…”
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Supporting Mathematics Teachers in the United States and Finland: Proceedings of a Workshop by Beatty, Alexandra, Ferreras, Ana

“…For the past 17 years, the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction (USNC/MI) has held workshops with mathematics educators from countries that…”
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Schools Alone Cannot Close Achievement Gap by BEATTY, ALEXANDRA S.

“…Gaps in student achievement are well documented. Members of some ethnic minority groups and low-income students consistently perform less well on achievement…”
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Seeing Students Learn Science: Integrating Assessment and Instruction in the Classroom by Beatty, Alexandra, Schweingruber, Heidi

“…Science educators in the United States are adapting to a new vision of how students learn science. Children are natural explorers and their observations and…”
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Climate Change Education in Formal Settings, K-14: A Workshop Summary by Beatty, Alexandra

“…Climate change is occurring, is very likely caused by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems. Each…”
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Student Mobility: Exploring the Impact of Frequent Moves on Achievement--Summary of a Workshop

“…Many low-income families struggle with stable housing and frequently have to move due to foreclosures, rent increases, or other financial setbacks. Children in…”
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Common standards for K-12 education?: Considering the evidence. Summary of a workshop series by Beatty, Alexandra

“…Standards-based accountability has become a central feature of the public education system in each state and is a theme of national discussions about how…”
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Service-Learning in Undergraduate Geosciences: Proceedings of a Workshop by Beatty, Alexandra

“…The term "service-learning" generally refers to projects planned as components of academic coursework in which students use knowledge and skills taught in the…”
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Assessing the Role of K-12 Academic Standards in States: Workshop Summary by Beatty, Alexandra

“…Every state in the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity now has its own academic standards, at least in…”
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Successful STEM Education: A Workshop Summary by Beatty, Alexandra

“…What students learn about the science disciplines, technology, engineering, and mathematics during their K-12 schooling shapes their intellectual development,…”
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Climate Change Education: Engaging Family Private Forest Owners on Issues Related to Climate Change: A Workshop Summary by Beatty, Alexandra S, Feder, Michael, Storksdieck, Martin

“…The forested land in the United States is an asset that is owned and managed not only by federal, state, and local governments, but also by families and other…”
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State Assessment Systems: Exploring Best Practices and Innovations. Summary of Two Workshops by Beatty, Alexandra

“…Educators and policy makers in the United States have relied on tests to measure educational progress for more than 150 years, and have used the results for…”
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Student Mobility: Exploring the Impacts of Frequent Moves on Achievement: Summary of a Workshop by Beatty, Alexandra

“…Many low-income families struggle with stable housing and frequently have to move due to foreclosures, rent increases, or other financial setbacks. Children in…”
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Studying Media Effects on Children and Youth: Improving Methods and Measures: Workshop Summary by Beatty, Alexandra

“…The presence and intensity of media influences television, radio, music, computers, films, videos, and the Internet are increasingly recognized as an important…”
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Best Practices for State Assessment Systems, Part I: Summary of a Workshop by Beatty, Alexandra

“…Educators and policy makers in the United States have relied on tests to measure educational progress for more than 150 years. During the twentieth century,…”
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The power of video technology in international comparative research in education by Beatty, Alexandra, Ulewicz, Monica

“…Video technology offers a number of important potential benefits to researchers and policy makers interested in international comparative research. However, a…”
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Strengthening Benefit-Cost Analysis for Early Childhood Interventions: Workshop Summary by Beatty, Alexandra

“…The deficiencies that many children experience from birth to school age-in health care, nutrition, emotional support, and intellectual stimulation, for…”
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Myths and Tradeoffs: The Role of Tests in Undergraduate Admissions by Linn, Robert L, Greenwood, M. R. C, Beatty, Alexandra

“…More than 8 million students enrolled in 4-year, degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 1996. The multifaceted system through which…”
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A Study of Interactions: Emerging Issues in the Science of Adolescence: Workshop Summary by Chalk, Rosemary, Beatty, Alexandra

“…Scholars-and adults in general-have pondered for centuries the mysterious processes that influence the ways in which children gradually become adults. The…”
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