Evaluation – Page 4 – Curriculum Research & Development Group

First Place in Excellent Publications Competition

Strength in Collaboration Morris Lai, Hugh Dunn, and Mark Yap received first place in the School Evaluation and Program Development Outstanding Publications Competition at the 2007 American Educational Research Association (AERA) meeting in Chicago for their DVD, A Mo‘olelo Evaluation…

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Romance Between Curriculum Developers and Assessment Developers

CRDG’s long history of leadership and innovation in science education was recognized in a series of publications in 2008. Richard Shavelson of Stanford University was the guest editor for a special issue of Applied Measurement in Education that reported the…

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CRDG Evaluators Contribute to Body of Knowledge in Evaluation

Every year CRDG’s team of evaluators produces evaluation studies for internal and external projects. But what most people don’t see is the thoughtful reflection that goes on “behind the scenes,” reflection that both informs their work and contributes to the…

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Exploration of Indigenous Methods Enhance Evaluations

As a member of the Evaluation Hui and the principal investigator of two federal grants funded through the Native Hawaiian Education Program, CRDG’s Morris Lai is making a significant contribution to the development of indigenous methods of evaluation that honor…

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Conceptualizing Mathematics in Island Cultures

CRDG evaluators are working with Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL) on an exciting new project that studies how mathematics is conceptualized in Pacific Island indigenous cultures. In the Mathematics and Culture in Micronesia: Integrating Societal Experiences (MACIMISE) project,…

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CRDG Organization

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Donald B. Young, Dean CURRICULUM RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT GROUP Kathleen F. Berg, DirectorHelen O. Au, Assistant Director UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOL Keoni Jeremiah, PrincipalTracy Teixeira, Dean of StudentsMiki Tomita, Dean of Curriculum and Instruction Three CRDG faculty members…

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X to whY: Algebra for Understanding

01. Overview: Helping students shift from arithmetic to algebra Many students experience learning difficulties in mathematics with the shift from arithmetic skills to algebraic ideas in middle and high school. Algebraic concepts and skills are the focus of instruction in…

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CRDG Organization

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Donald B. Young, Dean CURRICULUM RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT GROUP Kathleen F. Berg, DirectorHelen O. Au, Assistant Director UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SCHOOL Keoni Jeremiah, PrincipalTracy Teixeira, Dean of StudentsMiki Tomita, Dean of Curriculum and Instruction Three CRDG faculty members…

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X to whY: Algebra for Understanding

01. Overview: Helping students shift from arithmetic to algebra Many students experience learning difficulties in mathematics with the shift from arithmetic skills to algebraic ideas in middle and high school. Algebraic concepts and skills are the focus of instruction in…

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UHM CRDG staff member published as second author in The MIT Press Journals

Congratulations to CRDG’s Dean Lodes as second author on a paper published with the VR team in Presence, The MIT Press Journals. This highlights the Hōkūle‘a as the focus of the VR work and links it to classroom usage. Read article: Kilo Hōkū—Experiencing…

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COE CRDG Staff Member Receives $44K Research Award from UH Sea Grant College Program

UH Mānoa College of Education (COE) Assistant Specialist Joanna Philippoff was awarded $44K from the University of Hawai‛i Sea Grant College Program. As part of the two-year grant project, Philippoff and Co-Directors Heather Spalding of the Botany Department and Craig Nelson of…

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