Research & Evaluation
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Career Technical Education Pathways Initiative 2009/10 Annual Report
This report, prepared by the California Community Colleges, the California Department of Education, and WestEd, captures Career Technical Education Pathways Initiative progress in three key areas: monitoring statewide coordination of regional pathways; building human and organizational support; and sharing data/progress monitoring.
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Do Schools in Rural and Nonrural Districts Allocate Resources Differently?: An Analysis of Spending and Staffing Patterns in the West Region States
This report, prepared by researchers at the American Institutes for Research for the Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West), presents the first detailed comparison of resource allocation between rural and nonrural districts in the West Region (Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah).
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Patterns of Student Mobility Among English Language Learner Students in Arizona Public Schools
This study, prepared by REL West, examines the magnitude of student mobility throughout Arizona, especially among English language learner students.
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Ready to Succeed in the Classroom: Findings from Teacher Discussion Groups on their Experiences and Aspirations Teaching Students in the Foster Care System
This report is designed to be a conduit for the voices of teachers who have struggled to help foster children perform well in school so that they can share what they have learned with other teachers, whether they are novice or veteran.
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Ready to Succeed in the Classroom (Summary for Teachers)
This summary for teachers is designed to be a conduit for the voices of teachers who have struggled to help foster children perform well in school so that they can share what they have learned with other novice or veteran teachers.
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What Characteristics of Bullying, Bullying Victims, and Schools Are Associated with Increased Reporting of Bullying to School Officials?
This study, prepared by researchers in WestEd's Learning Innovations Program, tested 51 characteristics of bullying victimization, bullying victims, and bullying victims' schools to determine which were associated with reporting to school officials. It found that 11 characteristics in two categories—bullying victimization and bullying victims—showed a significant association with reporting. The study also notes the high percentage of respondents who experienced bullying but did not report it.
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Where Do English Language Learner Students Go to School? Student Distribution By Language Proficiency in Arizona: REL Technical Brief
This technical brief, prepared by Regional Educational Laboratory West at WestEd for the Arizona Department of Education, analyzes Arizona’s 2007/2008 student-level data to determine how concentrations of English language learners vary across its schools and by school characteristics.
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Effects of Problem Based Economics on High School Economics Instruction: Final Report
The primary purpose of this REL West study is to assess student-level impacts of a problem-based instructional approach to high school economics. The study was designed as a within-school randomized controlled trial. Economics is a required course for high school graduation in California and, as of the 2008/09 school year, Arizona, the two study states.
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Do States Have Certification Requirements for Preparing General Education Teachers to Teach Students with Disabilities? Experience in the Northeast and Islands Region
This report, prepared by REL Northeast Islands on teacher certification requirements in the Northeast and Islands Region, finds that eight of the nine jurisdictions require some coursework in teaching students with disabilities for initial licensure of general education teachers.
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Accommodations for English Language Learner Students: The Effect of Linguistic Modification of Math Test Item Sets
This study found that simplifying the language—or linguistic modification—on standardized math test items made it easier for English language learners to focus on and grasp math concepts, and thus was a more accurate assessment of their math skills.
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STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: A Knowledge Synthesis
This report describes a comprehensive knowledge synthesis of professional learning communities and their impact on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teaching and learning in K-12 education.
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Updated Multistate Review of Professional Teaching Standards
This technical brief, prepared by Regional Educational Laboratory West at WestEd, updates A Multistate Review of Professional Teaching Standards by incorporating California’s recently adopted teaching standards alongside those from Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas.
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What Are We Doing to Middle School English Learners? Findings and Recommendations for Change from a Study of California EL Programs (Research Report)
This Research Report provides an in-depth look at what Quality Teaching for English Learners researchers at WestEd documented in interviews and on-site observations.
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Achieving Dramatic School Improvement: An Exploratory Study
Eleven low-performing elementary and middle schools that received federal funding under the Comprehensive School Reform program showed notable improvement in student achievement during the period of their funding. The in-depth, retrospective case studies at the heart of this report look at how they did it, identifying both similarities and differences in approach. See, too, Evaluation of the Comprehensive School Reform Program Implementation and Outcomes: Fifth-Year Report.
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Evaluation of the Comprehensive School Reform Program Implementation and Outcomes: Fifth-Year Report
This newly completed examination of the $1 billion federal Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Program, conducted by WestEd and its CSR evaluation partner, American Institutes for Research, offers a cautionary tale about the challenges of large-scale school improvement efforts, as well as insights into the non-standardized nature of school improvement. It also includes recommendations for federal policy and for future research. See, too, its sub-study, Achieving Dramatic School Improvement: An Exploratory Study.
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