Papers on Methodology and Policy

How Teacher Evaluation is Affected by Class Characteristics: Are Observations Biased?
Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), Washington, DC 2015
Paper (pdf 963K)

Developing Composite Metrics of Teaching Practice for Mediator Analysis of Program Impact
2015
Paper (pdf 1M)

Can Multifactor Models of Teaching Improve Teacher Effectiveness Methods?
Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), San Antonio, TX 2014
Presentation (pdf 1.5M)
Paper (pdf 849K)

Is There Always a Direct Link between Classroom Observations and Student Achievement?
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA 2013
Poster (pdf 279K)

Taking Randomized Control Trials Further: Prioritizing the Need for Timely and Relevant Results
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA 2013
Poster (pdf 341K)

English Proficiency and Academic Achievement of Students Exiting ESOL Programs in Georgia
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA 2013
Poster (pdf 380K)

Developing an Aggregate Metric of Teaching Practice for Use in Mediator Analysis, Poster presented at the annual spring research conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC 2013
Poster (pdf 412K)

In School Settings, Are All RCTs Exploratory?
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, B.C. 2012
Paper (pdf 340K)

Evaluating the Evaluation System: Qualitative Research on a System that Builds Local Program Evaluation Capacity
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Denver, CO 2011
Poster (pdf 355K)

The Use of Moderator Effects for Drawing Generalized Causal Inferences, Poster presented at the annual spring research conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC 2011
Poster (pdf 1.65M)

External Validity in the Context of RCTs: Lessons from the Causal Explanatory Tradition, Poster presented at the annual spring research conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC 2011
Poster (pdf 1.62M)

Cost-Benefit Analysis of Educational Innovation Using Growth Measures of Student Achievement
Poster presented at the annual conference of The Association for Education Finance Policy, Seattle, WA 2011
Poster (pdf 1.05M)

Progress on a Tool to Support Educators in Creating Their Own Research Evidence
Poster presented at the annual research conference of the Institute of Education Sciences, Washington, D.C. 2010
Poster (pdf 2.74M)

Conducting and Reporting Product Evaluation Research: Guidelines and Considerations for Educational Technology Publishers and Developers, Paper written for The Software & Information Industry Association, 2011
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The Matched Pairs Design: Lessons from Several Effectiveness Trials, Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, New Orleans, LA 2010
Poster (pdf 565K)

Addressing Challenges of Within-School Randomization
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, New Orleans, LA 2010
Poster (pdf 453K)

Estimating Long-term Impacts When the Control Group Joins Treatment in the Short Term, Poster presented at the annual spring research conference of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Washington, DC 2010
Poster (pdf 677K)

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)