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Research Interests
Social Science Methodology, Evaluation Research, Social Science of Human Development.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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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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. N. (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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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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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
2 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
3 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
5 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
11 Scopus citations