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Science, Evidence, and Inference in Education:
A Workshop
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7th
National Academy of Sciences Building
21st & C Streets, NW
The Lecture Room
8:00 am Welcome & Goals for Workshop
Richard Shavelson, Stanford University & Chair, Committee on Scientific Principles in Education Research
Michael Feuer, Center for Education, National Research Council
MORNING SESSION:
SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC QUALITY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
8:45 am Panel #1
How Scientific Quality Is Conceived and Supported: Perspectives of Federal Research Managers Outside Education
Framing Questions:
- How do research organizations define scientific quality for both individual projects and programs or portfolios of work? How did these definitions develop and from where were they derived?
- What are the enabling conditions that allow research organizations to promote and sustain scientific quality in the projects and programs they support over time?
- What impediments have hindered quality and how have they been addressed?
Robert DeHaan, Emory University
Panelists:
Norman Bradburn, NSF Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate
Susan Chipman, DoD Office of Naval Research
Sally Rockey, USDA Cooperative State Research Education & Extension Service
Richard Suzman, NIH National Institute of Aging
Discussant:
William Morrill, Caliber Associates
Q&A:
Committee and Audience
10:45 am Panel #2
How Scientific Quality is Conceived and Supported: Perspectives of Federal Research Managers Inside Education
Framing Questions:
Same as Panel #1
Chair:
Paul Holland, Educational Testing Service
Panelists:
C. Kent McGuire, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation
G. Reid Lyon, NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Judith Sunley, NSF Education and Human Resources
Discussant:
Diane Ravitch, New York University and Brookings Institution
Q&A:
Committee and Audience
12:30 pm Luncheon Discussion
Revitalizing Federal Education Research and Development: Improving the R&D Centers, Regional Educational Laboratories, and the 'New' OERI
Background:
Vinovskis, Maris, A. “The Federal Role in Educational Research and Development.” Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2000. (See enclosed chapter.)
Chair:
Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, Spencer Foundation
Speaker:
Maris Vinovskis, University of Michigan
Q&A:
Committee and Audience
AFTERNOON SESSION:
THE INTERFACE OF RESEARCH & PRACTICE
2:00 pm Roundtable Discussion #1
Research & Reform: The Role of Research in Improving Educational Practice
Dr. William Quinn's notes on his remarks: NCREL's work was being done in collaboration with William H. Schmidt and the U.S. TIMSS National Research Center at Michigan State University.
Framing Questions:
- What is the nature, quantity, and quality of scientific evidence needed to act, scale up?
- In what ways can research provide guidance about various decisions in education policy and practice? What are its limitations?
- In what ways can research provide insights about alternative ways to solve problems? What are its limitations?
Jere Confrey, University of Texas
Participants:
Christopher T. Cross, Council for Basic Education
Jeremy Kilpatrick, University of Georgia
Sharon Lewis, Council of Great City Schools
Steven Ross, University of Memphis
Nancy Songer, University of Michigan
William Quinn, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Q&A:
Committee and Audience
3:30 pm Break
3:45 pm Roundtable Discussion #2
Quality & Utility: The Interaction of Research Quality and the Needs of Educational Decision-Makers
Framing Questions:
- Does “quality” mean the same thing to researchers as it does to the users of research? Should it?
- What are the characteristics of research that do influence educational decision-making, and what are the conditions under which it can drive change?
- Are there trade-offs required in achieving researchers’ standards of quality and consumers’ (policymakers, practitioners) standards for utility?
Donald Barfield, WestEd
Participants:
Same as Roundtable Discussion #1
Q&A:
Committee and Audience
5:00 pm End Open Session
THURSDAY, MARCH 8th
Holiday Inn Georgetown
2101 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Mirage I
8:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Panel #3
Scientific Evidence and Inference: Disciplinary Perspectives
Frame:
Mislevy, Robert. “Basic Concepts of Evidentiary Reasoning” (See enclosed slides.)
Chair:
Robert Boruch¸ University of Pennsylvania
Panelists:
Robert Mislevy, Educational Testing Service & University of Maryland
Glen Cain,University of Wisconsin
Larry V. Hedges, University of Chicago
Peter Tillers, Cardozo Law School
Michael Agar, University of Maryland
Q&A:
Committee and Audience
12:00 noon Luncheon Discussion
Review and Summary: Reflections on What We Have Learned
Chair:
Richard Shavelson, Stanford University
Rapporteurs:
David Klahr, Carnegie Mellon University
Michael Feuer, National Research Council
Q&A:
Committee and Audience
Final Remarks by Richard Shavelson, Stanford University
Complete Transcript, March 7, 2001
Complete Transcript, March 8, 2001
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