P-12 Scholars Program

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P-12 Scholars Program

The findings of these research projects were highlighted in the publication Success for All Students. Full document (PDF, 3.9 MB). Smaller PDFs of individual projects are available through the links on this page and on the 2006 page.

P-12 Scholars 2005

The P-12 Scholars Program provided incentives to initiate or advance research leading to increased understanding of and involvement in issues related to P-12 education. P-12 Scholars for 2005 were Laurice Joseph, Gwendolyn Cartledge, Patricia Enciso, and Caroline Clark.

Comparison of Three Variations of Repeated Reading Lessons on Student Comprehension and Reading Passage Performance

PI: Laurice Joseph, Assistant Professor
School of Physical Activity and Educational Services, College of Education and Human Ecology
Partner: Wynona Smith, Special Education Director, Hamilton Local Schools
Amount requested: $19,901

Very little research has been conducted on linking reading fluency instruction methods with reading comprehension performance. This project sought to determine the most effective and efficient method of improving reading comprehension and oral reading performance for disadvantaged primary grade children in Hamilton Local Schools, which is a district in need of intervention that desires a closer collaborative relationship with Ohio State.

Success for All Students story (PDF, 342 KB)

Reducing Special Education Risk for Young At-Risk Urban Learners

PI: Gwendolyn Cartledge, Professor
School of Physical Activity and Educational Services, College of Education and Human Ecology
Partners: Columbus City Schools Early Childhood Department
Amount requested: $19,982

Nearly 70% of urban poor and minority children lack the essential skills necessary for academic success. Poor minority children are referred to special education 2.3 times more often than their majority peers and one-half of this population drops out by 10th grade. Columbus City Schools students mirror these national statistics. This project focused on young urban students at their point of entry into school. It studied the effects of phonemic awareness and phonics early intervention with kindergarten students in Columbus City Schools, as delivered by teaching assistants.

Success for All Students story (PDF, 476 KB)

Research with Immigrant and Urban Youth: Learning Academic and Social Languages in After School Programs

PI: Patricia Enciso, Associate Professor
School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology
Partner: The Educational Council, Brad Mitchell, Exec Director
Amount requested: $20,001

Working across three action research studies and focused on after-school programming in monolingual communities, the project examined Hispanic students’ acquisition of academic tools and social skills. The study demonstrated the capacity of young people to be interested in the diversity around them, which can be used as a resource to make a positive contribution to their community and school lives.

Success for All Students story (PDF, 439 KB)

The Transfer of Literacy Competencies by Adolescents in School and Internship Settings: A Pilot Study

PI: Caroline Clark, Associate Professor
School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology
Mollie Blackburn, School of Teaching & Learning
Helen Marks, School of Policy & Leadership
Amount requested: $20,000

This project was a pilot study in preparation for a proposal to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Research suggests that adolescents, regardless of race and ethnicity are not acquiring and applying understandings of literacy that would enable them to engage in higher-level problem solving and the complex forms of reading necessary in an information-driven society. The study developed and tested quantitative and qualitative research instrumentation examining the transfer of adolescent literacy competencies as they move from setting to setting and the adjustments they make that affect literacy transfer.

Success for All Students story (PDF, 338 KB)

P-12 Scholars 2004-2005

P-12 Scholars for 2004-2005 were Stephen R. Acker, Douglas B. Downey, Heather A. Davis, and Rick Voithofer.

Using ePortfolios to Assess and Facilitate High School Student Preparedness for University Writing Expectations

Dr. Stephen R. Acker, Associate Professor of Journalism and Communication and Director of Learning Technologies Research and Innovation. Dr. Acker partnered with Kay Halaseck, Associate Professor of English and Coordinator of the University Writing Center; Sheryl Hansen, Director of Professional Development, The Ohio Learning Network; Pete Maneff, Executive Director of High School Curriculum and Career-Technical Education, Columbus City Schools; and Meredith Melragon, Coordinator of Quality Instruction, Dublin City Schools.

The study focused on improving the alignment between critical writing skills acquired by high school students and those important in college first-year writing programs.

Success for All Students story (PDF, 360 KB)

Measuring School Effectiveness: Isolating School from Nonschool Effects

Dr. Douglas B. Downey, Associate Professor of Sociology. Partners: Paul von Hippel, Statistician, Department of Sociology, and Melanie Hughes, graduate student, Department of Sociology

Dr. Downey’s study utsed the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort data from 20,000 students attending over 1,000 schools. Dr. Downey sought to develop an assessment tool that more persuasively separated school and nonschool effects on student learning, which has the potential to suggest changes in school evaluation.

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Success for All Students story (PDF, 393 KB)

High School Students’ Emotion and Emotion Regulation during Test Taking: The Role of Identification with Academics and School Belonging

Dr. Heather A. Davis, Assistant Professor, School of Policy and Leadership, College of Education and Human Ecology
Partners: Paul Schutz, University of Georgia, Department of Educational Psychology and Christine DiStefano, Louisiana State University, Research Methodology

Dr. Davis’ study sampled 600 Columbus metropolitan area students to explore the nature of high school students’; emotion experiences and emotion regulation during test taking, specifically with regard to student identification with academic and social belonging. The study will be used to develop a database of information that supports the professional development of high school teachers in public schools.

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Success for All Students story (PDF, 391 KB)

Mapping the Articulation of Computer and Information Literacies and Technology Resources in the Community Surrounding the OSU University District

Dr. Rick Voithhofer, Assistant Professor, School of Policy and Leadership, College of Education and Human Ecology

The study examined the conceptualization of computer and information literacies of key school educators and community leaders in the University District; determined the ways in which these literacies are supported with existing resources; and maps the technology resources available to P-12 students in the University District.

Success for All Students story (PDF, 392 KB)

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