Steven A. Schneider

Steven A. Schneider
WestEd · Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science

Doctor of Education

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Publications (16)
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How can research findings from cognitive and learning sciences be meaningfully applied in authentic settings to improve student learning outcomes in mathematics? Decades of basic research on how people learn has implications for the design of curriculum, instruction, and assessment. However, bringing research to practice involves simultaneously app...
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This article on word-learning strategies describes a theory- and research-based set of procedures for teaching students to use word-learning strategies—word parts, context clues, the dictionary, and a combined strategy—to infer the meanings of unknown words. The article begins with a rationale for teaching word-learning strategies, particularly to...
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This study examined the effects of professional development integrating academic literacy and biology instruction on science teachers’ instructional practices and students’ achievement in science and literacy. The intervention consisted of 10 days of professional development in Reading Apprenticeship, an instructional framework integrating metacogn...
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The development of science simulations and games has outpaced their grounding in theory and research on learning and assessment. Both genres draw upon the affordances of technology to provide students with opportunities to engage in active exploration and experimentation in virtual science environments that are impractical or impossible to access o...
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Creating something entirely new, something important, something for which there is no agreed upon “right way,” set model, or solid precedence is exciting – and, at times, frustrating. Developing the Adolescence and Young Adulthood assessment for science teachers (AYA/S) of students aged 14 to 18+ for the National Board for Professional Teaching Sta...
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This policy research document is intended for Oklahoma policymakers to use when examining possible changes to the state assessment's alignment with the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The 2009 NAEP test is not yet in existence, so the purpose of this report is to give policymakers a head start in determining where they might, if...
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Theory and research suggest the critical role that formative assessment can play in student learning. The use of assessment in guiding instruction has long been advocated: Through the assessment of students’ needs and the monitoring of student progress, learning sequences can be appropriately designed, instruction adjusted during the course of lear...
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We describe a computer-assisted scoring approach in educational assessment. In this approach, scores are captured and analyzed as scoring takes place; information on scoring quality is used to provide immediate feedback to raters and make timely re-calibration and dismissal decisions. We present a conceptual model for computer-assisted scoring and...
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The need for effective ways of monitoring the quality of scoring of portfolios resulted in the development of a software package that provides scoring leaders with updated information on their assessors' scoring quality. Assessors with computers enter data as they score, and this information is analyzed and reported to scoring leaders. The develope...
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This brief concerns the nature of the high school mathematics and science curriculum in the United States. It draws from a large study which documented instructional practices and content using novel methodologies. This research approach is a promising step toward the development of indicators of opportunity to learn. The study also provides encour...
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This policy research document is intend¬ed for New Mexico policymakers to use when examining possible changes to the state assessment’s alignment with the National Assessment of Educational Prog¬ress (NAEP). The 2009 NAEP test is not yet in existence, so the purpose of this report is to give policymakers a headstart in determining where they might,...

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