Research

Projects

Researchers of the Translational Research Institute conduct the following projects. They are described in further detail in the Projects section of our website.

• Alice Partnership Project (Advancing Learning Outcomes in a Community of Excellence): MCPER collaborates with Alice Independent School District in its efforts to improve reading instruction and student outcomes.

• Building the Evidence Base for Physically Active Academic Games: MCPER provides data analysis for this multiyear investigation of the Texas I-CAN intervention by the UT Austin Department of Kinesiology and Health Education.

• College and Career Readiness Initiative: English/Language Arts Faculty Collaborative: This P–16 initiative engages faculty members from Texas universities that offer teacher-education programs and strengthens the college and work force readiness of Texas students through the improved preparation of teacher candidates.

• External Evaluation of the Research-Validated Approach to Instruction for Secondary Excellence in Texas (RAISEup Texas) Project: MCPER evaluates the implementation of Strategic Instruction Model/Content Literacy Continuum, a schoolwide model of instruction to meet the needs of all students, especially those with highest need and at greatest academic risk, in a regional collaborative of eight Central Texas schools and other education-focused organizations.