THIS WEEK Education Research Report

Education Research Report

THIS WEEK 

Education Research Report

50-State Comparison: Secondary Career and Technical Education

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 2d

Career and technical education came up in nearly half of governors’ State of the State addresses this year. It is often one piece of a statewide workforce development strategy, particularly as policymakers look toward building the structures and pipelines for career-relevant education and training before college. This new resource captures policies pertaining to secondary CTE in all 50 states and

MAR 31

Over 200 Million People Shop Online – Few Know This Trick

by Honeysponsored

If you aren't using this tool when you shop online, you're probably wasting money.

Parents should limit screen media for preschoolers

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

New research from University of California, Davis, suggests that parents should delay introducing their children to any screen media, as well as limit preschool-age children's use of mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets. The research was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics this week. Over a two-and-a-half-year period, researchers assessed 56 childr

Writing about content reliably enhanced learning

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 3d

This meta-analysis examined if students writing about content material in science, social studies, and mathematics facilitated learning ( k = 56 experiments). Studies in this review were true or quasi-experiments (with pretests), written in English, and conducted with students in Grades 1 to 12 in which the writing-to-learn activity was part of instruction. Studies were not included if the contro

Should intelligence tests be used in identifying giftedness

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Research in educational psychology consistently finds a relationship between intelligence and academic performance. However, in recent decades, educational fields, including gifted education, have resisted intelligence research, and there are some experts who argue that intelligence tests should not be used in identifying giftedness. Hoping to better understand this resistance to intelligence res

Child Safety Account (CSA) report lacks research to substantiate its policy recommendations

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

A recent Heartland Institute report argues for Child Safety Account (CSA) programs that would enable parents to access taxpayer dollars by asserting that their child feels unsafe in school. The CSA money could be used by the parents to transfer the child to another school, be it public, private, magnet, charter, or homeschool. Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos and Gabriella Garriga of Trinity University

MAR 30

Self-report surveys to track students’ social-emotional development

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

A growing number of school systems use self-report surveys to track students’ social-emotional development as a tool to inform policy and practice. This study uses the first large-scale panel survey of social-emotional learning (SEL) to simulate how four constructs—growth mindset, self-efficacy, self-management, and social awareness—develop from Grade 4 to Grade 12 and how these trends vary by ge

More on early colleges

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 4d

Early colleges are a new model of schooling in which the high school and college experiences are merged, shortening the total amount of time a student spends in school. This study uses a lottery-based experimental design to examine the impact of the model on longer term outcomes, including attainment of a postsecondary credential and academic performance in 4-year institutions. Results show that

College Applicants Respond to Changes in Sticker Prices Even When They Don't Matter

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 5d

Do students respond to sticker prices or actual prices when applying to college? These costs differ for students eligible for financial aid. Students who do not understand this may not apply to some colleges because of the perceived high cost. Researchers test for this form of “sticker shock” using College Board data on SAT scores sends, as a proxy for applications, to state flagship institutions

MAR 25

Arts education policies for all 50 states

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 10d

This summary includes arts education policies for all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia. Complete results from this review are available in an online searchable database on the Arts Education Partnership website .

MAR 24

What Kids Are Reading: 2020 Edition

by Jonathan Kantrowitz / 10d

Renaissance Learning's has released , the world's largest annual survey of K–12 student reading habits! For more than a decade, What Kids Are Reading has provided educators, families, and communities unparalleled insights into 

Education Research Report