Grants per year
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Research Interests
Social Science Methodology, Evaluation Research, Social Science of Human Development.
Education/Academic qualification
Communication Research, PhD, Stanford University
1964 → 1967
Sociology, Saarland University
1963 → 1964
German and French, BA, University of Oxford
1959 → 1963
Research interests keywords
- Comprehensive school reform
- Education policy
- No Child Left Behind
- Randomized experiments in education
- School reform
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Grants
- 29 Finished
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Proposal to Conduct Annual Workshops on Better Quasi-Experimental Design and Analysis
Cook, T. D. (PD/PI)
Institute of Education Sciences
9/1/14 → 8/31/18
Project: Research project
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Multidisciplinary Program in Educational Sciences
Schanzenbach, D. W. (PD/PI), Jackson, C. K. (Co-PD/PI), Rapp, D. N. (Co-PD/PI), Spillane, J. P. (Co-PD/PI), Adam, E. K. (Other), Chase-Lansdale, L. (Other), Coburn, C. E. (Other), Cook, T. D. (Other), Destin, M. P. (Other), Easterday, M. W. (Other), Figlio, D. (Other), Gerber, E. M. (Other), Guryan, J. E. (Other), Hedges, L. V. (Other), Horn, M. S. (Other), Ispa-Landa, S. Z. (Other), Lam, W. S. E. (Other), Lee, C. D. (Other), Medin, D. L. (Other), Rosenbaum, J. E. (Other), Sherin, B. L. (Other), Smilowitz, K. (Other), Spencer, B. D. (Other) & Uttal, D. H. (Other)
Institute of Education Sciences
9/1/14 → 8/31/21
Project: Research project
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Validation of the Effectiveness of an Innovative Early Mathematics Intervention for High-Need Students: Evaluation
Cook, T. D. (PD/PI)
WestEd, Institute of Education Sciences
9/1/13 → 12/31/14
Project: Research project
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Findings from Empirical Within Study Comparisons About the Role of Pretests and Proxy Pretests in Adjusting for Selection Bias in STEM Quasi-Experiments
Cook, T. D. (PD/PI)
10/1/12 → 9/30/16
Project: Research project
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Housing Trade-Offs As They Are Perceived and As They Affect Children's Well-Being
Cook, T. D. (PD/PI)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
9/21/12 → 8/30/17
Project: Research project
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How Consistent Are Meanings of “Evidence-Based”? A Comparative Review of 12 Clearinghouses that Rate the Effectiveness of Educational Programs
Wadhwa, M., Zheng, J. & Cook, T. D., Feb 2024, In: Review of Educational Research. 94, 1, p. 3-32 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations -
Combining a Local Comparison Group, a Pretest Measure, and Rich Covariates: How Well Do They Collectively Reduce Bias in Nonequivalent Comparison Group Designs?
Brown, S., Song, M., Cook, T. D. & Garet, M. S., Feb 2023, In: American Educational Research Journal. 60, 1, p. 141-182 42 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
How Consistently Do 13 Clearinghouses Identify Social and Behavioral Development Programs as “Evidence-Based”?
Zheng, J., Wadhwa, M. & Cook, T. D., Nov 2022, In: Prevention Science. 23, 8, p. 1343-1358 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations -
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL VALIDITY OF THE COMPARATIVE INTERRUPTED TIME-SERIES DESIGN: A META-ANALYSIS
Coopersmith, J., Cook, T. D., Zurovac, J., Chaplin, D. & Forrow, L. V., Dec 1 2022, In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 41, 1, p. 252-277 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Scopus citations -
How much bias results if a quasi-experimental design combines local comparison groups, a pretest outcome measure and other covariates? A within study comparison of preschool effects.
Cook, T. D., Zhu, N., Klein, A., Starkey, P. & Thomas, J., 2020, In: Psychological methods. 25, 6, p. 726-746 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access12 Scopus citations