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READING RESEARCH STUDIES |
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION |
DESCRIPTION |
SUBMITTED/PREPARED BY |
Pearson Scott Foresman |
An Efficacy Study on Scott Foresman’s Reading Street Program: Year One Report |
Stephanie Baird-Wilkerson, Ph. D., Magnolia Consulting, LLC |
| Pearson Scott Foresman |
Reading Street Benchmark Item – Validation Study 2006 (SF-BIVS-R06 |
Principal Investigator: Guido G. Gatti, Gatti Evaluation Inc. |
| Pearson Scott Foresman |
Reading Street Benchmark Item Validation Study 2005 |
Principal Investigator: Guido G. Gatti in collaboration with Research Associates from the Wisconsin Center for Educational Research
Consulting Team: Harry S. Hsu, Anthony J. Nitko, John Smithson |
| Pearson Scott Foresman |
Scott Foresman Reading: Evidence-Base |
Nan Simpson, Ph.D. |
| Pearson Learning Group |
Teaching Fluency with Quick Reads®: Does the Integration of Technology Result in Greater Student Growth? |
Primary Investigators: Joan L. Erickson, Ph.D.; Kathleen M. Wilson, Ph.D.; and Guy Trainin, Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln |
| Pearson Learning Group |
Research Paper on Ready Readers |
Pearson Learning Group |
| Pearson Learning Group |
Developmental Reading Assessment Reliability Study |
E. Jane Williams, Ph.D. |
| Pearson Early Learning |
Evaluation Findings from National Demonstrations: 2001-2003-Executive Summary |
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) |
| Pearson Early Learning |
The NCLD Get Ready to Read! Screening Tool Technical Report |
Grover J. Whitehurst, Ph.D., Applied Research Partners, Inc. and The State University of New York at Stony Brook |
| Pearson Early Learning |
Technical Report on the Development of the NCLD Spanish-Language Get Ready to Read! Screening Tool |
Prepared for The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) by Christopher J. Lonigan, Ph.D., Florida State University and the Florida Center for Reading Research |
| Pearson Early Learning |
Dialogic Reading: A Shared Picture Book Reading Intervention for Preschoolers |
Andrea A. Zevenbergen (State University of New York College at Fredonia) and Grover J. Whitehurst (State University of New York College at Stony Brook) |
| Pearson AGS Globe |
AGS Globe’s AMP Reading System Efficacy Study - Final Evaluation Report |
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning |
| LITERATURE RESEARCH STUDIES |
| SECONDARY EDUCATION |
DESCRIPTION |
SUBMITTED/PREPARED BY |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: National Effect Size Study |
Principal Investigator: Guido G. Gatti
Evaluation Team: Terry Lederer, and Melissa Orbin |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Research Summary |
Pearson Prentice Hall |
| LANGUAGE ARTS RESEARCH STUDIES |
| ELEMENTARY EDUCATION |
DESCRIPTION |
SUBMITTED/PREPARED BY |
| Pearson Scott Foresman |
The Role of Texts in Developing Fluency: A Comparison of Two Interventions |
Elfreida H. Hiebert, University of Michigan |
| SECONDARY EDUCATION |
DESCRIPTION |
SUBMITTED/PREPARED BY |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Program Efficacy Research: Prentice Hall Language Arts-Writing and Grammar: Communication in Action |
Pearson Prentice Hall |
| MATHEMATICS RESEARCH STUDIES |
| ELEMENTARY EDUCATION |
DESCRIPTION |
SUBMITTED/PREPARED BY |
| Pearson Scott Foresman |
2005 Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Elementary Math Randomized Control Trial |
PRES Associates, Inc., Jackson, WY. Miriam Resendez, M.A., Senior Researcher and Mariam Azin Manley, Ph.D., President |
| Pearson Scott Foresman |
A Study on the Effectiveness of the 2004 Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Elementary Math Program |
PRES Associates, Inc., Jackson, WY. Miriam Resendez, M.A., Senior Researcher and Mariam Azin Manley, Ph.D., President |
| Pearson Scott Foresman |
Scott Foresman Mathematics Benchmark Item Validation Study: Project Report |
Gatti Evaluation, Inc., in collaboration with Wisconsin Center for Educational Research
Principal Investigator: Guido G. Gatti; Consulting Team: Marty Cohen; Terry Goodman; Harry S. Hsu; Anthony J. Nitko; Doris Redfield; John Smithson |
| Pearson Scott Foresman |
Summary Report on Alignment Analyses of Scott Foresman Mathematics Test Forms to Grade 4 and Grade 8 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Benchmarks and State Mathematics Standards in Ten States |
John L. Smithson, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| SECONDARY EDUCATION |
DESCRIPTION |
SUBMITTED/PREPARED BY |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
A Study on the Effectiveness of the 2004 Prentice Hall Course 2 Middle School Math Program |
Final Report Prepared by: PRES Associates, Inc., Jackson, WY. Miriam Resendez, M.A., Senior Researcher and Mariam Azin Manley, Ph.D., President |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
A Study on the Effectiveness of the 2004 Prentice Hall Algebra 1 Program |
Final Report Prepared by: PRES Associates, Inc., Jackson, WY. Miriam Resendez, M.A., Senior Researcher and Mariam Azin Manley, Ph.D., President |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Online Intervention System Pilot Study: Prentice Hall Algebra 1 |
Gatti Evaluation Inc.; Principal Investigator: Guido G. Gatti |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
National Effect Size Study: Prentice Hall Mathematics-Algebra 1 |
Research Prepared by: Guido G. Gatti, Principal Investigator. Evaluation Team: Nick Maravich; Kerri Kantner; Terry Lederer; Ann Vilcheck |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
National Effect Size Study: Prentice Hall Mathematics-Middle Grades Math |
Guido G. Gatti, Principal Investigator. Evaluation Team: Terry Lederer; Melissa Orbin |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Prentice Hall Mathematics Benchmark Item Validation Study Project Report |
Gatti Evaluation, Inc., in collaboration with Wisconsin Center for Educational Research Principal Investigator: Guido G. Gatti
Consulting Team: Marty Cohen; Terry Goodman; Harry S. Hsu; Anthony J. Nitko; Doris Redfield; John Smithson |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Pilot Study: Prentice Hall Algebra 1 Program Final Report |
PRES Associates, Inc., Jackson, WY. Miriam Resendez, M.A., Senior Researcher and Mariam Azin Manley, Ph.D., President |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Putting Research into Practice-Prentice Hall Mathematics |
Program Authors: Instructional Design by Charles A. Reeves, Ph.D.
& John Van de Walle, Ph.D.
Problem Solving by Randall I. Charles, Ph.D
Meeting Individual Needs by Sadie Bragg, Ed.D.
Approaches to Important Content by Dan Kennedy, Ph.D.;Randall I. Charles, Ph.D.; & Art Johnson, Ed.D |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Summary Report on Alignment Analyses of Prentice Hall Mathematics Test Forms to Gr. 8 NAEP Benchmarks and State Mathematics Standards in Five States |
John L. Smithson, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Math Online Intervention: Putting Research into Practice |
Pearson Prentice Hall and Pearson Scott Foresman |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Prentice Hall Mathematics ©2004 Grades 6–12 Program-Efficacy Studies 1998-2003 |
Pearson Prentice Hall |
| SCIENCE RESEARCH STUDIES |
| ELEMENTARY EDUCATION |
DESCRIPTION |
SUBMITTED/PREPARED BY |
| Pearson Scott Foresman |
Effectiveness of the 2005 Edition of Scott Foresman Science for Science and Reading Achievement: A Report of a Randomized Experiment in Two West Virginia School Districts |
Denis Newman, Empirical Education, Inc. |
| Pearson Scott Foresman |
Classroom Field Test of Scott Foresman’s Intermediate Science Earth in Space Unit. |
Cynthia A. Char and Denis Newman, Empirical Education, Inc. |
| SECONDARY EDUCATION |
DESCRIPTION |
SUBMITTED/PREPARED BY |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Prentice Hall Science Explorer: National Effect-Size Study-Executive Summary |
Principal Investigator: Guido G. Gatti, Gatti Evaluation, Inc. |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Prentice Hall 2005 Science Explorer Randomized Control Trial |
Pres Associates, Inc., Jackson, WY. Miriam Resendez, Senior Researcher; Curtis Stauffer, Research Consultant; Mariam Azin, President |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Prentice Hall 2005 Science Explorer Pilot Study Final Report |
Pres Associates, Inc., Jackson, WY. Miriam Resendez, Senior Researcher; Curtis Stauffer, Research Consultant; Mariam Azin, President |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Prentice Hall Science Explorer-Research Summary: Foundational Research Program Efficacy Studies |
Pearson Prentice Hall |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Randomized Control Trial to Test the Effects of Prentice Hall’s Miller and Levine (2006) Biology Curriculum on Student Performance: Final Report |
Claremont Graduate University, Institute of Organizational and Program Evaluation Research. Principal Investigator: Rebecca M. Eddy, Ph.D. Co-Principal Investigator: Tiffany Berry, Ph.D, with special acknowledgement to: John LaVelle, M.S.A.P., Claremont Graduate University; Kile Dyer, M.A., Claremont Graduate University; and Xiaoxia Newton, Ph.D., Stanford University |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Final Report: The Effects of Prentice Hall Biology on Student Performance: Pilot Study |
Claremont Graduate University, Institute of Organizational and Program Evaluation Research
Principal Investigator: Rebecca M. Eddy, Ph.D. Co-Principal Investigator: Tiffany Berry, Ph.D |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
National Effect-Size Study Executive Summary – Prentice Hall Biology |
Principal Investigator: Guido G. Gatti, Gatti Evaluation, Inc. |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
National Science Foundation Study on Biology Exploring Life |
Alec M. Bodzin, Ph.D., Primary Investigator |
| Pearson Prentice Hall |
Scientifically-based Research on How Students Learn Science – Prentice Hall Chemistry |
Pearson Prentice Hall |
| ASSESSMENT RESEARCH STUDIES |
| ASSESSMENT & TESTING GROUP |
DESCRIPTION |
SUBMITTED/PREPARED BY |
| Pearson Educational Measurement |
Toward A Growth-Centric Assessment Model: A White Paper from Pearson Educational Measurement |
Thomas H. Fisher, Ed. D. and Jon S. Twing, Ph.D. |
| Pearson Educational Measurement |
Online Testing Research: Informing and Guiding Transitions to Computerized Assessment: A White Paper from Pearson Educational Measurement |
Walter (Denny) Way, Ph.D., Vice President, Psychometric and Research Services |
| Pearson Educational Measurement |
Inclusive Design for Maximum Accessibility: A Practical Approach to Universal Design |
Elizabeth I. Hanna |
| Pearson Educational Measurement |
Recent Trends in Comparability Studies |
Pamela Paek |
| Pearson Educational Measurement |
Evidence for the Interpretation and Use of Scores from an Automated Essay Scorer |
Paul Nichols |
| Pearson Educational Measurement |
Practical Questions in Introducing Computerized Adaptive Testing for K-12 Assessment |
Walter (Denny) Way, Ph. D., Vice President, Psychometric and Research Services |
| Pearson Educational Measurement |
Strategies for Controlling Item Exposure in Computerized Adaptive Testing with the Partial Credit Model |
Laurie Davis and Barbara Dodd |
| Pearson Early Learning |
The Work Sampling System: Reliability and Validity of a Performance Assessment for Young Children |
Samuel J. Meisels, University of Michigan; Fong-ruey Liaw, National Taiwan Normal University; Aviva Dorfman, University of Michigan; and Regena Fails Nelson, Western Michigan University (Reprinted from: Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 10, 277-296) |
| Pearson Early Learning |
Development of The Ounce Scale |
Samuel J. Meisels, Erickson Institute, Chicago, IL |
| Pearson Early Learning |
Head Start University Partnerships: Measurement Development for Head Start Children and Families (The Ounce Scale Validation Project) |
Samuel J. Meisels, Erickson Institute |
| Pearson AGS Globe |
Research Paper on Pacemaker |
Dr. Marty Beech, Center for Performance Technology, Florida State University |
| DIGITAL COURSEWARE RESEARCH STUDIES |
| ELEMENTARY EDUCATION |
DESCRIPTION |
SUBMITTED/PREPARED BY |
| Pearson Digital Learning |
NovaNET® Courseware for Grades 6-12: Developed, Validated and Refined by Research |
Pearson Digital Learning |
| Pearson Digital Learning |
SuccessMaker® Motion: A Research Summary |
Tony Thrall and Barbara Tingey |
| Pearson Digital Learning |
SuccessMaker® Evidence of Effectiveness-Selected Evaluation Studies |
Pearson Digital Learning |
| PASeries RESEARCH STUDIES |
| FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT |
DESCRIPTION |
SUBMITTED/PREPARED BY |
| Pearson Educational Measurement/ Pearson Assessments |
Achieving Student Progress With Scientifically Based Formative Assessment White paper explaining the scientific basis of PASeries |
Pearson Educational Measurement |
| Pearson Educational Measurement/ Pearson Assessments |
Why Do Scores Change? White papers that explain assessments and testing |
Gary L. Williamson, Ph.D (The Lexile Framework for Reading) |
| UNDERSTANDING LEXILES AND QUANTILES |
DESCRIPTION |
SUBMITTED/PREPARED BY |
| Pearson Educational Measurement/ Pearson Assessments |
Lexile Framework® for Reading(Graphical representation of the longitudinal Lexile scale) |
MetaMetrics, Inc., Durham, NC |
| Pearson Educational Measurement/ Pearson Assessments |
The Quantile Framework® for Mathematics Fact sheet that defines the scientific approach to measurement and a student’s ability to think mathematically |
MetaMetrics, Inc., Durham, NC |
| Pearson Educational Measurement/ Pearson Assessments |
Lexile Book Database
Search tens of thousands of titles for their Lexile measure, or search by Lexile measure for appropriately challenging books. |
Go to: http://www.lexile.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?view=ed&tabindex=2&tabid=16&tabpageid=55 |
| Pearson Educational Measurement/ Pearson Assessments |
Lexiles in Education Fact sheet briefly defining Lexiles, their history and how the Lexile Framework works. |
MetaMetrics, Inc., Durham, NC |
| Pearson Educational Measurement/ Pearson Assessments |
Lexiles in the Classroom Fact sheet with tips on how to use Lexiles more effectively in the classroom. |
MetaMetrics, Inc., Durham, NC |
| Pearson Educational Measurement/ Pearson Assessments |
Lexiles in the Library Fact sheet with tips on using Lexiles in the library or media center. |
MetaMetrics, Inc., Durham, NC |
| Pearson Educational Measurement/ Pearson Assessments |
Lexiles at Home Fact sheet for parents and families defining Lexiles and offering tips on how to use Lexile measures outside of the classroom. |
MetaMetrics, Inc., Durham, NC |
| Pearson Educational Measurement/ Pearson Assessments |
Quantile Framework® for Mathematics |
MetaMetrics, Inc., Durham, NC |
| HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH STUDIES |
HIGHER
EDUCATION |
DESCRIPTION |
SUBMITTED/PREPARED BY |
| Pearson Higher Education |
Making the Grade:A Report on the Success of MyMathLab in Higher Education Math Instruction, Version 2.0 |
Michelle D. Speckler |
| Pearson Higher Education |
Making the Grade:A Report on the Success of MyMathLab in Higher Education Math Instruction |
Michelle D. Speckler |
| Pearson Higher Education |
MasteringPhysics™ increases student scores and conceptual understanding |
Pearson Benjamin Cummings |
| Pearson Higher Education |
MasteringPhysics™ increases student speed solving problems |
Pearson Benjamin Cummings |
| Pearson Higher Education |
MasteringPhysics™ coaches more students through more problems |
Pearson Benjamin Cummings |
| Pearson Higher Education |
MasteringPhysics™ more accurately assesses student understanding |
Pearson Benjamin Cummings |
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