Papers on Methodology and Policy

MeasureResults: A Tool for Data-Driven Decision Making for Schools, Poster presented at the annual research conference of the Institute of Education Sciences, Washington, D.C. 2009
Poster (pdf 1.66M)

Scaling Down: Low Cost Experiments to Address Questions of Local Relevance, Poster presented at the annual research conference of the Institute of Education Sciences, Washington, D.C. 2009
Poster (pdf 911K)

Probing the Contents of the Black Box: Complementary Approaches to Answering the How of “What Works”, Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA 2009
Poster (pdf 417K)

Beyond Average Impact Estimates: A Case for Examining Subgroup Differences in Locally-Conducted Group Randomized Trials, Poster presented at the annual research conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Crystal City, VA 2009
Poster (pdf 1.03M)

Toward School Districts Conducting Their Own Rigorous Program Evaluations: Final Report on the “Low Cost Experiments to Support Local School District Decisions” Project (2008)
Report (pdf 1.6M)

Effects of Pairing on Moderator Estimates: Lessons from Nine Group Randomized Trials, Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, New York, NY 2008
Poster (pdf 1.09M)

Paired randomization for greater precision in local RCTs, Poster presented at the annual research meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, D.C. 2007
Poster (pdf 850K)