The Scientific Basis of Educational Productivity

by Subotnik, Rena F.

• ISBN13: 9781593114497
• ISBN10: 1593114494
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-28
• Publisher: Information Age Pub Inc

Table of Contents

Preface
Herbert J. Walberg	vii
1. Introduction and Overview
Rena F. Subotnik and Herbert J. Walberg	1	(8)
2. Evidence-Based Reform: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research Considered
Susan J Paik	9	(20)
3. Scientific Formative Evaluation: The Role of Individual Learners in Generating and Predicting Successful Educational Outcomes
T.V. Joe Layng, Greg Stikeleather, and Janet S. Twyman	29	(16)
4. Blending Experimental and Descriptive Research: The Case of Educating Reading Teachers
Elizabeth S. Pang and Michael L. Kamil	45	(40)
5. The Enhancement of Critical Thinking: With Decades of Converging Evidence, Meta-Analyses with Large Effect Sizes, and Societal Need, Would You Allow Your Child to Be Assigned to a "Control" Group?
Diane F. Halpern	85	(18)
6. Improving Educational Productivity: An Assessment of Extant Research
Herbert J. Walberg	103	(58)
7. The Scientific Basis for the Theory of Successful Intelligence
Robert Sternberg	161	(24)
8. Science, Politics, and Education Reform: The National Academies' Role in Defining and Promoting High-Quality Scientific Education Research, 2000-2004
Lisa Towne	185	(16)
9. American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence: Applying Research to Develop a Standards-Based Teacher Certification Program
Kathleen Madigan	201	(28)
10. Evidence-Based Interventions and Practices in School Psychology: The Scientific Basis of the Profession
Thomas R. Kratochwill	229	(40)
11. The Institute of Education Sciences' What Works Clearinghouse
Robert Boruch and Rebecca Herman	269	(14)
12. Conclusions and Recommendations
Herbert J. Walberg and Rena F. Subotnik	283	(8)
About the Contributors	291