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Alabama Charter School Parent Voice 

Schoettler, Natalie N.; Marshall, David T.; 0000-0003-3293-4994; 0000-0003-1467-7656 (2025-04-10)
In 2015, Alabama became the 43rd state to establish charter schools as part of their public education system. To better understand if Alabama charter schools meet their objectives, we conducted a survey (and subsequent ...

Advancing Computer Science Education for Pre-Service Teachers: A Case from Auburn University 

Hur, Jung Won (2025-04-09)
This brief highlights the need to prepare pre-service teachers (PSTs) to effectively teach computer science (CS) at the K–6 level. In response to Alabama’s Computer Science Bill (Act 2019-389), Auburn University developed ...

Conecting Student Learning with Social Health 

Pendola, Andrew; 0000-0002-3726-4072 (2025-04-04)
This brief summarizes research in Alabama on the connection between learning outcomes and the neighborhood environment in which students grow up. Our research shows that social health factors—including positive health ...

Resources and Approaches for Integrating High- Leverage Teaching Practices: A Content Analysis 

Ahnell, Sara; 0000-0002-3159-7298 (2025-04-03)
Implementing high-leverage teaching practices (HLTPs) for language learning can help ensure teachers create and deliver a high-quality curriculum, especially when working with Novice learners who require more scaffolded ...

Survey Instrumentation Using Intercept Methods 

McKibben, Jason; Lindner, James; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2080-202X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1448-3846 (2025-03-27)
Agricultural mechanics instruction is crucial for preparing students for agricultural careers, emphasizing safety practices with potentially hazardous equipment. While overall safety culture in agricultural education has ...

Empowering Alabama Educators through International Experience: Strengthening Classrooms, Supporting Communities 

Hur, Jung Won; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4138-400X (2025-03-27)
Since 2011, Auburn University’s College of Education has led the Global Studies in Education: South Korea program, providing over 85 Alabama educators with direct exposure to Korean culture and educational practices. This ...

Analysis of Reliability Coefficients In Electronic Survey Distribution Programs 

Clemons, Christopher; Lindner, James; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1448-3846; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9879-0888 (2025-03-25)
This study investigated the reliability coefficients of an electronic survey instrument, distributed via Qualtrics, designed to assess agriculturalists' perceptions of artificial intelligence in secondary agricultural ...

Approaches Towards Revising Instrumentation-Based Reliability Coefficients 

Clemons, Christopher; Lindner, James; 0000-0001-9879-0888; 0000-0002-1448-3846 (2025-03-06)
This study addresses negative Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients observed in two constructs of a newly developed questionnaire assessing agricultural educators' adoption of artificial intelligence. A field test with ...

Research Brief: Impacts of Student-Weighted Funding 

Pendola, Andrew; 0000-0002-3726-4072 (2025-02-20)
Student weighted funding is the most widely used means to ensure schools have enough money to provide for the differing needs of students. However, research suggests the benefits of student weighted funding go well beyond ...

Educational Spending as Economic Development 

Pendola, Andrew; 0000-0002-3726-4072 (2025-01-14)
A major leverage point in improving employment, consumer demand, and investment is through state investments in quality PK-12 education. Research is clear that areas with higher and more targeted investments see significant ...

Implementing Virginia's Cell Phone Policy 

Marshall, David T.; Pressley, Tim; 0000-0003-1467-7656; 0000-0003-3670-9751 (2025-01-10)

Cultivating Agricultural Literacy: A Qualitative Exploration of Instructional Practices and Teacher Perspectives in Agricultural Education 

Clemons, Christopher; McKibben, Jason; Hancock, Clare; Lindner, James; Ford, Jillian; 0000-0001-9879-0888 (2024-08-05)
Auburn University researchers explored how agricultural education teachers in Alabama equip students with the knowledge and vocabulary needed to navigate the world of agriculture. Researchers investigated teachers' ...