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| For math education professor Rebecca Ambrose, the key to teaching math to children lies in an understanding of how they solve problems before anyone has taught them. |
The School of Education engages in research that has the potential for immediate impact on policies and practices affecting all of California's learners.
Research News
English Proficiency Testing Has Improved, National Report Show
Standardized testing that seeks to measure students’ English language proficiency has improved significantly nationwide since 2001, when Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act, according to “English Language Proficiency Assessment in the Nation: Current Status and Future Practice,” a report edited by Professor Jamal Abedi in November 2007. Abedi’s 196-page report is the first to summarize the progress of the four effort s and to report on the current testing landscape nationwide.
New Center for Education and Evaluation Services Launched
The Center for Education and Evaluation Services, located in the School’s CRESS Center, provides evaluation services, technical assistance, survey development and administration, and evaluation design.
Faculty Expertise
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Teacher Research
The CRESS teacher research program supports a regional network of teacher research groups, facilitated by an experienced teacher researcher.
Dissertation & Theses
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Collaborative Grants
CRESS-funded research projects support two-way consultation between university and school personnel about research questions, data collection and analysis, reporting formats, and suggestions for improving practice.
Collaborative Classroom-Based Inquiry
Funded by the National Science Foundation, CCBI is a collaboration among the UC Davis Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, the School of Education and several regional school districts. For more information, contact Cindy Passmore, science education professor.
Young Scholars Program
This six-week summer intensive provides 40 high school juniors and seniors to perform original research in collaboration with university faculty in the areas of biological and natural sciences.