Schedule
Improving Student Achievement: A Summit on Learning and Education
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014
5:45 p.m.
- Reception begins, Kent State Hotel and Conference Center
6:30 p.m.
- Introductions
6:45 p.m.
- Keynote Address: Dr. Mark McDaniel, Washington University
Improving Instructional Effectiveness and Equipping Students to Learn Smarter: Evidence-based Approaches
Friday, Oct. 10, 2014
8:30 a.m.
- Light refreshments, Kent State Hotel and Conference Center
9 a.m.
- Dr. Dan Robinson, Colorado State University
The Need for a New Organization of Experimental Researchers in Education
- Dr. Steve Graham, Arizona State University
Evidence-based Practices for Teaching Writing
- Dr. Elizabeth Marsh, Duke University
Correcting Student Errors and Misconceptions
10 a.m.
- Session I Q&A, Break
10:30 a.m.
- Dr. Robert Bjork, University of California, Los Angeles
Habits, Beliefs, and Mindsets that Guide Self-regulated Learning
- Dr. Lynn Fuchs, Vanderbilt University
Can Aptitude-by-Treatment Interactions Provide Direction for Expanding Intervention Efficacy?
- Dr. John Sweller, University of New South Wales, Australia
A Suggested Resolution of the Contradiction between the Worked Example and Generation Effects
11:30 a.m.
- Session II Q&A
11:45 a.m.
- Lunch
2 p.m.
- Dr. John Opfer, Ohio State University
Representational Change in Childhood
- Dr. Bethany Rittle-Johnson, Vanderbilt University
The Power of Comparison in Learning and Instruction: Experimental Evidence from Mathematics Classrooms
3 p.m.
- Session III Q&A
3:15 p.m.
- Closing Remarks