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As the global economic competition for qualified workforce increases, our country’s ability to compete effectively in the global marketplace depends on our school systems’ ability to create a competitive workforce. Recently, there has been an increase in expectation on American schools to perform better than ever before in preparing students to meet rigorous educational standards. Keeping in l ...

The proposed research builds upon the work on the Children’s Progress Academic Assessment (CPAA), a computer dynamic assessment in language arts and mathematics for children in pre-kindergarten through second grade. The goal of this project is to develop new assessment technologies that will allow for real-time error analysis of children’s responses that will compliment the CPAA. The error ana ...

The proposed research builds upon the work on the Childrens Progress Academic Assessment a computer dynamic assessment in language arts and mathematics for children in prekindergarten through second grade. The goal of this project is to develop new assessment technologies that will allow for real-time error analysis of childrens responses that will compliment the CPAA. The error analysis will targ ...

Lead in household paint and dust is a serious health hazard as low level lead exposure can result in a number o adverse health effects, especially in children. On-site and real-time detection and quantification of lead in the paint/dust is very important to homeowners and certified lead-based paint removal professionals. Toward this end, both field-portable equipment (such as x-ray fluorescence ...

We have previously reported a simple method to detect viable Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in drinking water using the isothermic Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Amplification (NASBA) method, coupled with a rapid liposme nanovesicle (Nanozome)-based biosensor technology. This assay system is based upon the ability to immunocapture low numbers (i.e., five or more) oocysts and heat shock them to induc ...

The project sucessfully proved the feasibility of the Life Improvement Portal (LIP) Glucose Monitoring Sysem (GMS) for persons with vision and hearing disabilities. During Phase II, the project refines and readies the pre-production prototype for commercialization by incorporating additional consumers' input into its design, further developing the GMS capabilities to include voice input, and test ...

School reform efforts call for using scientific approaches to making decisions in education. Currently, data are available to inform decisions, but many educators are not well equipped to understand quantitative information, how to use it, and how to communicate quantitative results. During Phase I, we will conduct focus groups and surveys, and train educators to use data to help students succeed. ...

Sirius Thinking, Ltd., the creative producer of the award-winning children’s educational television series Between the Lions, is proposing a feasibility study of a prototype of a multiple-media early literacy educational tool. This computer-based product, “The Between the Lions Digital Reading Den,” will allow early readers to navigate a user-friendly computer interface to select interacti ...

Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) has seen explosive growth over the last decade. Immersive VR attempts to give users the sensation of being fully immersed in a synthetic environment by providing them with room sized screens and 3D stereo goggles, and allowing them to interact with life-size worlds. The technology is extremely effective for learning and exploration, and has been widely adopted by t ...

The Tactus Immersive Learning Environment (TILE) is a cost-effective virtual reality (VR) platform that will enable students to participate in simulations tied to core National Science Education Standards. TILE is for use as a supplement to K-12 science curricula, for primary instruction of concepts or for review, for individual or small-group practice. Because TILE will provide real time graphica ...