A Meta-Analysis of Instructional Systems Applied in Science Teaching

John B. Willett

Journal of Research in Science Teaching Vol. 20, No. 5 (May 1983) pp. 405–17

Reports results of the meta-analysis of 130 research studies on effects of instructional systems used in science teaching. Studies coded gave rise to 341 effect sizes. Systems examined included audio-tutorial, computer-linked, individualized, and...

Doing Data Analysis with Proportional Hazards Models: Model Building, Interpretation and Diagnosis

John B. Willett; Judith D. Singer

Guidelines for articulation of a framework for practical application of proportional-hazards models (PHMs) to professional survival analysis are provided. Focus is on data analysis fitting the PHMs with the semi-parametric methods of partial...

The State of Wiki Usage in U.S. K-12 Schools: Leveraging Web 2.0 Data Warehouses to Assess Quality and Equity in Online Learning Environments

Justin Reich; Richard Murnane; John Willett

Educational Researcher Vol. 41, No. 1 (2012) pp. 7–15

To document wiki usage in U.S. K-12 settings, this study examined a representative sample drawn from a population of nearly 180,000 wikis. The authors measured the opportunities wikis provide for students to develop 21st-century skills such as...

Who benefits from a GED? Evidence for females from High School and Beyond

John H. Tyler; Richard J. Murnane; John B. Willett

Economics of Education Review Vol. 22, No. 3 pp. 237–247

This paper examines the labor market value of the General Educational Development (GED) credential for females, questioning two implicit assumptions that have been employed in earlier studies. We show that providing access to work experience may be...

Language: English

The devil’s in the details: evidence from the GED on large effects of small differences in high stakes exams

John H. Tyler; Richard J. Murnane; John B. Willett

Economics of Education Review Vol. 23, No. 4 (August 2004) pp. 339–349

As part of standards-based educational reform efforts, more than 40 states will soon require students to achieve passing scores on standardized exams in order to obtain a high school diploma. Currently, many states are struggling with the design of...

Language: English

Do different dimensions of male high school students' skills predict labor market success a decade later? Evidence from the NLSY

Richard J Murnane; John B Willett; M.Jay Braatz; Yves Duhaldeborde

Economics of Education Review Vol. 20, No. 4 pp. 311–320

This paper uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to examine whether measures of the skills of male teenagers predict their wages at ages 27 and 28. Three types of skills are examined: academic skills, skill at completing...

Language: English

Case Study: Using MOOCs for Conventional College Coursework

Rob Firmin; Eva Schiorring; John Whitmer; Terrence Willett; Elaine D. Collins; Sutee Sujitparapitaya

Distance Education Vol. 35, No. 2 (2014) pp. 178–201

In Spring 2013 San José State University (SJSU) launched SJSU Plus: three college courses required for most students to graduate, which used massive open online course provider Udacity's platform, attracting over 15,000 students. Retention and...

Model-Based Teaching and Learning with BioLogica[TM]: What Do They Learn? How Do They Learn? How Do We Know?

Barbara C. Buckley; Janice D. Gobert; Ann C. H. Kindfield; Paul Horwitz; Robert F. Tinker; Bobbi Gerlits; Uri Wilensky; Chris Dede; John Willett

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 13, No. 1 (March 2004) pp. 23–41

This paper describes part of a project called Modeling Across the Curriculum which is a large-scale research study in 15 schools across the United States. The specific data presented and discussed here in this paper is based on BioLogica, a...