LASER Program Evaluation
Washington State LASER continues to work with RMC Research Corporation in Portland, Oregon to evaluate our program. Below are reports outlining their research findings
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RMC, the outside evaluator for Washington State LASER, has recently completed a report of the findings from several studies conducted during the 2008-2009 school year. This article is the full report. |
January 10, 2010 |
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This is the final report from a two year research project that attempted to determine whether teachers who (1) are trained in ASK Assessment, (2) participate in a PLC, and (3) increase time in science teaching improve their teaching practice and subsequently improve the learning of their students. |
October 2009 |
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RMC, the outside evaluator for Washington State LASER, has recently completed a report of the findings from several studies conducted during the 2007-2008 school year. This article is a summary and includes a link to the full report. |
October 2008 |
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Evaluation indicates the participants found each content strand contributed to awareness, knowledge and understanding of curriculum leadership. |
November 2007 |
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This RMC Corporation report identifies elementary schools that have demonstrated a consistent increase in the percentage of students who meet the science standard on the Washington State Assessment of Student Learning (WASL). It also reports the findings of their staff interviews at those schools that determine what they attribute their success to. |
March 2007 |
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The RMC Corporation collected more than 6000 LASER Professional Development Surveys between September 1, 2000, and June 30, 2006. This report presents an analysis of the professional development participation and the survey data. |
January 2007 |
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In Winter of 2006, RMC Research, in cooperation with the Washington State LASER Alliance and project directors, conducted a follow-up to the research conducted in 2004 using student-level data provided by OSPI. This paper describes the results of this study. |
May 2006 |
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Washington State LASER Evaluation Results - Article for WSTA Journal |
In this article for WSTA Journal, the RMC Corporation research shows how well students perform on the 5th grade Science WASL in schools where teachers had significant amounts of professional development compared to schools where teachers experienced little professional development. |
July 2005 |