Professor Bette Chambers

Contact details

Telephone: (01904) 328153
Fax: (01904) 328156
Email: bette.chambers@york.ac.uk

Biography

Professor Bette Chambers is Director of the Institute for Effective Education, and a Professor in the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University in the US. She is also the Chair of the Board of Directors for Success For All - UK (a restructuring programme which helps schools to identify and implement strategies designed to meet the needs of all learners), and directs the development and dissemination of early childhood education and technology-embedded programmes for the Success for All Foundation.

Professor Chambers received her BA in Early Childhood Education from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada in 1982, and her PhD in Educational Psychology in 1990 from McGill University. From 1987 to 1998, she taught and researched early childhood education at Concordia University. She has authored and co-authored numerous articles, books, and practical guides for teachers, including Let’s Cooperate: Interactive Activities for Young Children and Classroom Connections: Understanding and Using Cooperative Learning.

Professor Chambers’ current work focuses on developing and evaluating replicable programmes that use co-operative learning and technology-embedded instruction, particularly in early childhood education and early literacy. She is working on the pilot of a beginning reading programme called Reading Roots Interactive which uses embedded multimedia segments presented on the interactive whiteboard, a programme which will be evaluated in a large-scale randomised experiment next year. Other projects include an evaluation of Success for All, and a randomised experiment considering the use of ‘learner response devices’ for formative assessment in Year 7 and 8 mathematics.

Professor Chambers has been the recipient of the Bothwell-Smith award for outstanding contribution to the field of early childhood education and the Palmer O. Johnson award for the best article in an AERA journal in 2007.

Selected publications

2012

Tracey L, Chambers B, Slavin R, Madden N, Cheung A, Hanley P, and Abrami P (2012), Success for All in the UK: Results from the third year of a national evaluation. York, UK: Technical Report published by the Institute for Effective Education, University of York.

2011

Chambers B , Abrami P, Slavin R , and Madden N (2011), A Three-tier Model of Reading Instruction Supported by Technology, International of Innovation and Learning (IJIL), 9(3), 2011

Chambers B, Slavin R, Madden N, Abrami P, Logan M, and Gifford R (2011), Small-group, Computer-assisted Tutoring to Improve Reading Outcomes for Struggling First and Second Graders. The Elementary School Journal 111(4), pp. 625-640.

2010

Sharples J, Slavin RE, Chambers B, and Sharp C (2010), Effective Classroom Strategies for Closing the Gap in Educational Achievement for Children and Young People Living in Poverty, Including White, Working Class Boys. Technical Report. London, UK: Centre for Excellence and Outcomes.

2009

Chambers B (2009), Curiosity Corner: Getting All Children Ready for School, Early Childhood Services, 3(3), 227-243.

Slavin RE, Lake C, Chambers B, Cheung A, & Davis S (2009), Effective Reading Programs for the Elementary Grades: A Best-evidence Synthesis. Review of Educational Research, 79 (4), 1391-1466.

Slavin RE, Madden N, Chambers B, and Haxby B (second edition, 2009), Two Million Children: Success for All. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Chambers B, Tracey L, Slavin RE, and Madden NA (2009), Success for All in the UK: First-year Results from a National Evaluation. York, UK: Technical Report published by the Institute for Effective Education, University of York.

2008

Chambers B, Abrami P, Tucke, B, Slavin R, Madden N, Cheung A, & Gifford R (2008), Computer Assisted Tutoring in Success for All: Reading Outcomes for First Grade, Journal of Research on Effective Education, Volume 1, Issue 2, April 2008.

Chambers B, Slavin R, Madden NA, Abrami PC, Tucker BJ, Cheung A, & Gifford R (2008), Computer-Assisted Tutoring in Success for All: Two Studies of Reading Outcomes for First Graders. In A. Bus (Ed.).Multimedia and Literacy Development: Improving Achievement for Young Learners. (pp. 224-237).London: Taylor & Francis.

Chambers B, Cheung A, Madden NA, Slavin RE, & Gifford R (2008), Embedded Multimedia: Using Video to Enhance Reading Outcomes in Success for All. In A.Bus (Ed.).Multimedia and Literacy Development: Improving Achievement for Young Learners, (pp. 213-223). London: Taylor & Francis.

Chambers B, Slavin RE, Madden NA, Abrami PC, Tucker BJ, Cheung A, & Gifford R (2008), Technology Infusion in Success for All: Reading Outcomes for First Graders, Elementary School Journal, Volume 109, No. 1, September 2008.

Slavin RE, Madden NA, & Chambers B (2008), Success for All, Embedded Multimedia, and the Teaching-learning Orchestra. In S. Neuman. (Ed.). Pathways to Literacy Achievement for High Poverty Children: Ready to Learn. (pp. 243-259). Baltimore: Paul Brookes.

2007

Borman G, Slavin RE, Cheung A, Chamberlain A, Madden NA, & Chambers B. (2007). Final Reading Outcomes of the National Randomized Field Trial of Success for All, American Educational Research Journal, 44 (3), 701-731.

Chambers B, Cheung A, Madden NA, Slavin RE, and Gifford R (2007), Embedded Multimedia: Using Video to Enhance Reading Outcomes in Success for All. In Taylor B, and Ysseldike J (eds), Effective Instruction for Struggling Readers K-6, (pp120-172). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Conference presentations

2011

Tracey L, and Chambers B (October 2011), Curiosity Corner Interactive: Ready to Succeed in School. IEE Inaugural Conference, York, UK.

Tracey L, Chambers B, Hanley P, and Elliott L, (September 2011), Success for All: Second Year Results from a National Evaluation. Paper presented at EARLI, University of Exeter, UK.

Chambers B, and Abrami PC (March 2011), Curiosity Corner: Using Technology to Prepare disadvantaged Children for School. Early Education and Technology for Children Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah, US.

Chambers B, and Tracey L (February 2011), Curiosity Corner Interactive: Improving the School Readiness of Children Living in Poverty. Paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the British Early Childhood Education Research Association. Birmingham, UK.

2010

Chambers B, and de Botton O (September 2010), Effective Early Childhood Education Programmes. Paper presented at the European Early Childhood Education Research Association Conference, Birmingham, UK.

Chambers B (March 2010), How is Research Knowledge Being Supported in Evidence-based Education? Presented to the meeting of the Strategic Forum for Research in Education, Edinburgh, UK.

Chambers B (January 2010), Using Multimedia to Raise Literacy Standards. Master session at NEEC 2010 (the North of England Education Conference), York, UK.

Chambers B (January 2010), Home Links for Curiosity Corner and KinderCorner. Workshop presented at the Success for All Foundation Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.

2009

Chambers B, Abrami PC, Slavin RE, and Madden NA (December 2009), Pulling it all Together: A Technology-Supported, Three-Tier Model of Reading Instruction. Paper presented at the Teaching and Learning Conference of the International Association for Scientific Knowledge, Porto, Portugal.

Chambers B (November 2009), Getting all Children Ready for School. Keynote address presented at the Success for All-UK Early Years Conference, Birmingham, UK.

Chambers B (November 2009), Home Links for Curiosity Corner and KinderCorner. Workshop presented at the Success for All-UK Early Years Conference, Birmingham, UK.

Chambers B (November 2009), Can a Whole-School Reform Programme Narrow the Gap? Presentation to the Vice Chancellor’s Seminar on Inequalities, York, UK.

Chambers B (October 2009), Curiosity Corner: Getting All children Ready for School. Presented to the Preschool Curriculum Decision Making: Exploring Key Curriculum Models and Reviewing the Evidence-Base Conference. NIEER, Princeton, NJ.

Chambers B, Slavin RE, Madden NA, Abrami PC, Karanzalis M, & Gifford R (June, 2009), Small-Group Computer-Assisted Tutoring to Improve Reading Outcomes for Struggling First and Second Graders . Poster presented at the annual conference of the Institute for Education Science, Washington, DC.

Chambers B, Slavin RE, Madden NA, Abrami PC, Karanzalis M, & Gifford R (March 2009), The Effects of a Small-Group Computer-assisted Tutoring Program on Reading Outcomes for Struggling Readers Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Crystal City, VA.

2008

Chambers B (November 2008), Lights! Camera! Reading! Inaugural Lecture, York University.

Chambers B (October 2008), Reading Roots Interactive: Introduction. Presentation to the Success for All–UK Biennial Conference, Grantham, UK.

Chambers B (September 2008), Practical Problems in Conducting Randomized Field Trials in Education. Poster presented at the RCTs in the Social Sciences Conference 2008: Methods and Synthesis, York, UK.

Chambers B (May 2008), Achievement Effects of Embedded Multimedia in Success for All. Presentation to the Research Methods in Education: The Possibilities and Limitations of Experimental Approaches, Wellcome Trust, London, UK.

Chambers B (March 2008), Effects of Embedded Multimedia on the Reading Achievement of First Graders. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, Crystal City, VA, US.

2007

Slavin RE, Madden NA, & Chambers B ( March2007), Embedded Classroom Multimedia: Improving Implementation Quality and Student Achievement in a Cooperative Writing Program. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Institute for Education Sciences, Washington, DC.

Slavin RE, Madden NA, & Chambers B (March 2007), The Best Evidence Encyclopedia: Accessible Reviews of Research on Educational Programs. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Institute for Education Sciences, Washington, DC.

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