In Event: Poster Session 15

Division H - Research, Evaluation and Assessment in Schools / Section 1: Applied Research in the Schools

Academic Parent-Teacher Teams: A New System for Parent Engagement - Maria C. Paredes, WestEd; Ray R. Buss, Arizona State University

Curriculum Quality and Student Learning in Lower SES (Socioeconomic Status) High Schools - Thomas W. Tramaglini, Rutgers University - New Brunswick/Piscataway; Christopher H. Tienken, Seton Hall University

Literacy Documentation Project: Using Research to Inform Curriculum and Instruction Decisions at the District Level - Nancy A. Place, University of Washington - Bothell; Antony T. Smith, University of Washington - Bothell

Predictors of College Enrollment Among Urban Ninth-Grade Cohorts - Martha Abele Mac Iver, Johns Hopkins University; Matthew Messel, Johns Hopkins University

Principal Effectiveness in California Elementary Schools - Stephen B. Bluestein, Los Angleles Unified School District; Pete G. Goldschmidt, California State University - Northridge

Shifting the Curve: The Impact of a Grading Policy Change in One Urban School District - Martha Abele Mac Iver, Johns Hopkins University; Matthew Messel, Johns Hopkins University

Teacher Stability and Turnover in Los Angeles: The Influence of Teacher and School Characteristics - Xiaoxia A. Newton, University of California - Berkeley; Maria del Rosario Rivero, University of California - Berkeley

Using Project-Based Learning to Teach 21st-Century Skills: Findings From a Statewide Initiative - Jason Ravitz, Buck Institute for Education; Nathaniel Hixson, West Virginia Department of Education; Mary English, George Mason University; John R. Mergendoller, Buck Institute for Education

Evaluation of a Summer Reading Project’s Effectiveness to Mitigate Learning Loss - Tammiee S. Dickenson, University of South Carolina - Columbia; Diane M. Monrad, University of South Carolina; Grant B. Morgan, Baylor University; Heather Bennett, University of South Carolina; Becca Doswell, South Carolina Department of Education; Pamela Willa, South Carolina Department of Education

Testing the Dyad Learning System in Ohio Schools - Lauren V. Monowar-Jones, The Ohio Department of Education; Terrence W. Moore, Ohio Department of Education

The Effects of a School-Based Mentoring Program on Students’ Access to Information Regarding College Admission and Tuition and Fees - Natalie A. Tran, California State University - Fullerton; Sara Trevino, California State University - Fullerton; Steve Tran, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Reina Galvez, California State University - Fullerton; Jennifer A. Yee, California State University - Fullerton; Leslie Chanthaphasouk, University of California - Los Angeles; Jason Lacsamana, Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance; Louise Milner, Garden Grove Unified School District; Daniel Mejia, Garden Grove Unified School District

The Effectiveness of a Program to Accelerate Vocabulary Development in Kindergarten - Anne Wolf, Abt Associates Inc; Barbara Dillon Goodson, Dillon-Goodson Research Associates Inc.; Pamela B. Finney, University of North Carolina - Greensboro