Tag Archives: Conference Papers/Proceedings

Comprehensive School Reform—Becki Herman      MS. NEUMAN: Finally, we are delighted to have Becki Herman who is a Senior Research Analyst from AEIR talking about comprehensive school reform. Becki?      MS. BECKI HERMAN: Well, thank you very much for the opportunity to come here and talk with you about scientifically based research and the Comprehensive School Reform […]

Safe and Drug-Free Schools—Judy Thorne      MS. NEUMAN: I turn now to safe and drug-free schools. We’re welcoming Judy Thorne from Westat.      MS. JUDY THORNE: Well, I have to say that drug prevention and violence prevention research is somewhere between the depressed scale of the mathematicians and the enthusiastic exalted scale of reading. I don’t think […]

Implications for Scientific Based Evidence Approach in Reading—Eunice Greer      MS. NEUMAN: It’s delightful to have Dr. Eunice Greer here today. She has done much work in the state of Illinois and been a director of reading as well as assessment. Today what she is going to be talking about is implications for scientific based evidence […]

Math Education and Achievement—Russell Gersten      MS. NEUMAN: The first presentation is by Russ Gersten. I have read so much of his work over the years. He’s at the University of Oregon. He’s done a lot of work on reading comprehension, teacher knowledge, and today what he’s going to be talking about is the scientific based […]

Research—Stephen Raudenbush      MS. NEUMAN: It’s a special pleasure today to introduce Steve Raudenbush. He’s a colleague of mine at the University of Michigan, and he’s one of those methodologists that actually talk in human language.      He’s a wonderful translator of research evidence and what we should begin to look for as we become critical consumers […]

The Logic and the Basic Principles of Scientific Based Research—Michael Feuer and Lisa Towne      MS.NEUMAN: I’d like now to introduce Michael Feuer and Lisa Towne. They have just completed a wonderful project on scientifically based evidence. I am wondering if you have that report with you?      MS. LISA TOWNE: I didn’t anticipate to have to […]

What Is Scientifically Based Evidence? What Is Its Logic?—Valerie Reyna      MS.NEUMAN: What I’d like to now do is introduce Valerie Reyna. Valerie is the Deputy OERI, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Her topic is what is scientifically based evidence, what is its logic?      VALERIE REYNA: Thank you very much. If you could go ahead […]

Welcome and Introduction—Susan B. Neuman      SUSAN NEUMAN: Good morning. My name is Susan Neuman. I’m Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. It’s just thrilling to have all of you here today.      One of our goals today—we have a very practical goal actually. We’re no longer debating whether scientifically based research and scientifically based evidence […]

Submitted Paper—Research—Stephen Raudenbush In May of 1999, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences hosted a conference on ways to improve the scientific quality of educational research. Among the organizers were two men who had played a central role in a similar project 40 years ago. Howard Hyatt and Frederick Mosteller’s concern in the 1950s […]

Submitted Paper—The Logic and the Basic Principles of Scientific Based Research—Michael Feuer and Lisa Towne Our presentation today is based on a recently released study authored by the National Research Council’s Committee on Scientific Principles in Education Research. That report can be read online for free and additional hard copies are available for sale at […]