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The Role of Micro-Credentials in Strengthening STEM Teaching and Learning: An Evaluation of the Louisiana STEM Micro-Credentials Project. Research Report. RRA2486-2
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Christopher Joseph Doss; Rebecca L. Wolfe; Miray Tekkumru-Kisa; Karen Christianson; Michelle D. Ziegler; Julia H. Kaufman – RAND Corporation, 2024
Micro-credentials are increasingly being adopted across a variety of industries and countries, including the kindergarten through grade 12 education system in the United States, as a way to identify workers with specific skills, knowledge, and competencies. This report presents the results of a study conducted by RAND researchers who investigated…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, STEM Education, Microcredentials, Program Implementation
Designing and Implementing Micro-Credentials to Support STEM Teaching: Lessons from Louisiana's Project to Improve Pre-Engineering and Computer Science Education through Micro-Credentialing. Research Report. RR-A2486-1
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Julia H. Kaufman; Karen Christianson; Rebecca L. Wolfe; Miray Tekkumru-Kisa; Christopher Joseph Doss – RAND Corporation, 2023
In this report, the authors provide a preliminary look at the Improving Pre-Engineering and Computer Science Education Through Micro-Credentialing project to develop and implement micro-credentials as a means of providing scalable, competency-based certification of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teaching skills in…
Descriptors: Credentials, Program Design, Program Implementation, STEM Education
Implementation and Outcomes of the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative in Eastern Kentucky Schools
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Phillips, Andrea; Kaufman, Julia H.; Pane, John F.; Lee, Emma; Bogart, Andy – RAND Corporation, 2019
This report presents findings from RAND's evaluation of the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative (ARI) in 17 districts totaling 99 kindergarten-12th grade schools within the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC). The initiative took place from the 2014-2015 through 2017-2018 academic years. The evaluation examined various aspects of ARI…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement