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IERI at AERA 2007
The following schedule contains details of the 2007 AERA sessions that include presentations by our IERI colleagues.

9:00am – 5:30pm
Designing and Validating Assessments for Research: A Practical Roadmap From Conceptual Framework to Work Plan
Building/Room: Fairmont / Moulin Rouge, Lobby Level
Nicole Shechtman (Participant)
Geneva D. Haertel (Participant)
Lawrence P. Gallagher (Participant)
Ken Rafanan (Participant)
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12:00pm – 1:30pm
Modeling School Systems: An Engineering Approach to Improving Student Learning Outcomes
Building/Room: Marriot / Chicago Ballroom, Section D – Fifth Floor
Lauren B. Resnick (Chair)
2:15pm – 3:45pm
New Learning Technologies: Affordances for Authoring, Assessment, and Research
Building/Room: Hyatt / DuSable, West Tower – Silver Level
Through the Looking Glass and What We Found There: A Logging Infrastructure for Investigating Students’ Inquiry Processes
Janice Gobert, Barbara C. Buckley, Paul Horwitz
Investigating Students’ Behaviors, Patterns, and Learning in a Multi-User Virtual Environment Designed Around Inquiry
Jody E. Clarke, Dianne Jass Ketelhut, Brian C. Nelson, Benjamin Eric Erlandson, Edward Dieterle, Chris J. Dede
Enabling Technologies From the Pittsburgh Science of Learning Center
Transcending Space and Time: International Perspectives on the Use of Technology in Education
Building/Room: Hyatt / Grand Suite 5, East Tower – Gold Level
Multisite Videoconferencing Between Developed and Less-Developed Countries to Build and Sustain Educational Research Collaborations
Virginia L. Gordon, Robert A. Lecusay, Michael Cole
Stitching the Seams: Toward a Broad View of Teachers’ Learning, Development, and Expertise
Building/Room: Hyatt / Ogden, West Tower – Silver Level
Teacher Learning and Professional Development: A Situated Perspective
Examining and Supporting Teacher Quality
Building/Room: Marriot / Chicago Ballroom, Section D – Fifth Floor
School-Level Leadership and Organization: Affecting the Practice and Quality of Teaching
Daria E. Buese, Linda R. Valli
STL-SIG Symposium: Formal and Informal Assessment in Science
Building/Room: Marriot / Navy Pier, Tenth Floor
Measuring Reform-Oriented Instructional Practice in Science: Reliability and Validity of an Innovative, Portfolio-Based Approach
Jose-Felipe Martinez-Fernandez, Brian Stecher, Hilda Borko
Education Research That Makes a Difference: Who Produces It and What Can We Learn From Their Successes?
Building/Room: Marriott / McHenry, Third Floor
Knowledge Production in the Public Interest: The Role of Collectives in the Conduct and Accumulation of Educational Research
Barbara L. Schneider, Sarah-Kay McDonald, Sarah Stewart Makela, David C. Schalliol
Assessing the Impacts of Knowledge-Producing Organizations
Bridging the Gap Between Scientifically Based Education Research and Evidence-Based Education: The Need and Prospects for Translational Research
Sarah-Kay McDonald

Larry V. Hedges (Discussant)
Colm O’Muircheartaigh (Discussant)
4:05pm – 6:05pm
Conceptualizing and Empirically Investigating Transformative Professional Development
Building/Room: Hyatt / Acapulco, East Tower – Gold Level
Hilda Borko (Participant)
Designing Teacher Learning to Develop Literacies in the Academic Disciplines
Building/Room: Hyatt / Columbus Hall, Section G, East Tower – Gold Level
Disciplinary Literacy: Cognitive Apprenticeship for Secondary School Teachers and Students
Lauren B. Resnick, Gaea Leinhardt, Anthony Robert Petrosky
Professional Development: The Effects on Teaching and Learning Content
Building/Room: Hyatt / Grand Ballroom, Sections C-D North, East Tower – Gold Level
The Effects of Teacher Development in Science on Student Achievement
Rick Vanosdall, Larry V. Hedges, Kathryn Sloane Weisbaum
Intentions and Tensions of Accountability Under No Child Left Behind
Building/Room: Sheraton / Huron, Level 2
Accountability and Classroom Practices
Laura S. Hamilton, Felipe Martinez, Brian Stecher
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8:15am – 9:45am
Teacher Development and Technology Pedagogy: Possibilities and Problematics
Building/Room: Hyatt / Crystal Ballroom, Section B, West Tower – Green Level
ICT Usage and Enhanced Learning: Technology's Contribution to Student Achievement
Geneva Haertel, Barbara M. Means
Rebooting the Past: Leveraging Advances in Assessment, Instruction, and Technology to Individualize Instruction and Learning
Building/Room: Marriott / Grand Ballroom, Salon I – Seventh Floor
Towards Individualized Instruction With Technology-Enabled Tools and Methods
Gregory K. W. K. Chung, Girlie C. Delacruz, Gary B. Dionne, Eva L. Baker
Technology Research: Initial Findings of Impact of One-to-One Computing Initiatives
Building/Room: Sheraton / Ontario, Level 2
Studying How Mobile Computing With Tablet PCs Supports School and Classroom Changes in Singapore
Marie Bienkowski, Geneva D. Haertel, Vincent Quah
Effective Instructional Practices in Literacy for Bilingual Learners
Building/Room: Swissôtel / Grand Ballroom, Section II – Ballroom Level
The Unique Manner in Which Spanish-Speaking Children Decode and Comprehend English Instructional Text
Bettina P. Baker, William Labov
10:35am – 12:05pm
Mathematics Learning and Embodied Cognition
Building/Room: Hyatt / Grand Suite 5, East Tower – Gold Level
Gestures and Embodied Mathematical Cognition
Martha W. Alibali, Mitchell J. Nathan
Analyzing the Relationship Between Fidelity of Implementation (FOI) and Student Outcomes in a Quasi-Experiment
Building/Room: Marriott / Huron, Tenth Floor
The Relationship Between FOI and Student Outcomes in a Quasi-Experiment: A Conceptual Framework
Sharon J. Lynch, Carol L. O’Donnell
FOI as Quality of Delivery and Student Responsiveness and Its Relationship to Classroom Achievement
Carol L. O’Donnell, Sharon J. Lynch, William Andrew Watson, Vasuki Rethinam
FOI as Adherence to Curriculum Unit Structure and Its Relationship to Classroom Achievement
Joelle Ramirez Lastica, Carol L. O’Donnell
Evaluation and Science Specialists' Role in Collecting FOI Data in a Large School District
Suzanne Merchlinksy, Bonnie Lee Hansen-Grafton
The Laboratory Class: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Studying the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics
Building/Room: Hyatt / Columbus Hall, Section G, East Tower – Gold Level
Symposium Overview
Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Hyman Bass, Kara Suzuka, Laurie Sleep, Sean F. Delaney, Imani Masters Goffney
Teaching as Mathematical Work: A Practice-Based Job Analysis
Laurie Sleep, Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Kara Suzuka
Video as a Research Tool for Studying Instructional Practice
Building/Room: Hyatt / Columbus Hall, Section I, East Tower – Gold Level
Using Video to Analyze Learning From the Problem-Solving Cycle
Jennifer Jacobs, Hilda Borko, Karen Koellner
Using Video to Examine the Quality of Teaching Aimed at Specific Learning Goals
Kathleen M. Morris, Jo Ellen Roseman, Linda Dager Wilson
Moving Video Research to Scale: Designing and Studying a Measure of Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
Heather C. Hill, Deborah Loewenberg Ball
Diverse Experiences for Learning Science
Building/Room: Marriott / Halsted, Fourth Floor
Three Years of Scaffolding Scientific Explanations
Thomas M. Vlajkov, Nancy B. Songer, Ben Kelcey
12:25pm – 1:55pm
Exploring the Effects and Implications of an Online Case Environment in Preservice Literacy Instruction
Building/Room: Hyatt / Columbus Hall, Section A, East Tower – Gold Level
Looking Back to the Future: Implications for Creating, Implementing, and Researching Multimedia Cases in Preservice Education
Charles K. Kinzer, Linda D. Labbo, Sarah Lohnes, Mary Susan Love, Dana Wilber Cammack
Tracking Engagement: How Preservice Teachers Use and Learn From a Complex, Multimedia, Online Case Environment
Charles K. Kinzer, Sarah Lohnes, Daniel Hoffman, Manu Kapur, Stavroula Kontovourki, Selen Turkay
Using Multimedia-Anchored Instruction Cases in Preservice Literacy Courses
Classroom Assessment Research I
Building/Room: Hyatt / Grand Ballroom, Sections C-D North, East Tower – Gold Level
Classroom Assessment Practices and Teacher Judgments of Student Achievement in Mathematics: Evidence From the ECLS
Jose-Felipe Martinez-Fernandez, Brian Stecher, Hilda Borko
Scaling Up Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies and Early Reading Achievement: A Multimethod and Longitudinal Randomized Control Trial
Building/Room: Sheraton / Erie, Level 2
Douglas Fuchs (Chair)
Robert Slavin (Discussant)
Scaling Up Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies and Early Reading Achievement
Variations by Site in Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies
Teacher Responses to Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies
Mark A. Berends, Marc Landon Stein
Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies and a Look to the Future
2:15pm – 3:45pm
Assessment and Technology: Identifying the Current Trends and Issues
Building/Room: Marriott / Iowa, Sixth Floor
Geneva D. Haertel (Participant)
4:05pm – 5:35pm
Conceptualizing and Investigating the Practice of Facilitation in Content-Oriented Teacher Professional Development
Building/Room: Hyatt / Crystal Ballroom, Section B, West Tower – Green Level
Characterizing the Facilitator’s Role in the Problem-Solving Cycle Professional Development Model
Hilda Borko, Jennifer Jacobs, Karen K. Clark
Policies Promoting Cognitively Demanding Instruction
Building/Room: Sheraton / Mississippi, Level 2
The Effects of Inquiry-Based Instruction on Student Achievement in Seventh-Grade Science
Rick Vanosdall, Larry V. Hedges, Kathryn Sloane Weisbaum
4:05pm – 6:05pm
Talking Science, Writing Science: The Work of Language in Multicultural Classrooms
Building/Room: Hyatt / Acapulco, West Tower – Gold Level
Text in Action: A Video Ethnographic Approach to the Study of a Highly Rated Chemistry Curriculum Unit
Joel Kuipers, Gail Brendel Viechnicki, Lindsey Anne Massoud, Laura J. Wright
| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2007 |
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8:15am – 10:15am
Instructional Design: Issues of Planning and Practice
Building/Room: Inter-Continental / Hebron, Second Floor
Robust Design Strategies for Scaling Educational Innovations: The River City MUVE Case Study
Brian C. Nelson, Diane Jass Ketelhut, Jody E. Clarke, Edward Dieterle, Chris J. Dede, Benjamin Eric Erlandson
Goals, Methods, and Research in Teacher Education
Building/Room: Marriott / Michigan, Sixth Floor
The Effects of Professional Development in Inquiry-Based Science on Student Achievement in Fifth Grade
Rick Vanosdall, Larry V. Hedges, Kathryn Sloane Weisbaum
Adaptation of a Knowledge-Based Instructional Intervention to Accelerate Student Learning in Science and Early Literacy in Grades One to Two
Michael R. Vitale, Nancy Romance
10:35am – 12:05pm
Research in Early Childhood Mathematics Education
Building/Room: Hyatt / Addams, West Tower – Silver Level
Development of a Measure of Early Mathematics Achievement Using the Rasch Model
Douglas H. Clements, Julie Sarama, Xiufeng Liu
Research in Early Childhood Mathematics Education
Building/Room: Hyatt / Addams, West Tower – Silver Level
Development of a Measure of Early Mathematics Achievement Using the Rasch Model
Douglas H. Clements, Julie Sarama, Xiufeng Liu
Kevin F. Miller (Discussant)
In Vivo Experimentation for Understanding Robust Learning: Pros and Cons
Building/Room: Hyatt / Columbus Hall, Section C, East Tower – Gold Level
In Vivo Experiments on Whether Tutoring Meta-Cognition Yields Robust Learning
Kenneth R. Koedinger, Vincent Aleven, Ryan S. Baker
Individual Prerequisites for Reading and Language Literacy: An In-Depth Look at Recent Research Findings
Building/Room: Hyatt / Columbus Hall, Section G, East Tower – Gold Level
Contributions of Three Components of Reading Fluency to Reading Comprehension in the Later Elementary Grades
Susan Lutz Klauda, John T. Guthrie
Public Service Awardee Conversation--Promoting a Federal R&D Commitment to Education Research
Building/Room: Hyatt / Crystal Ballroom, Section A, West Tower – Green Level
Lauren B. Resnick (Participant)
Bringing Cultural Discourse to Math Education
Building/Room: Hyatt / Ogden, West Tower – Silver Level
Bringing Culture in Through the Back Door: Third-Grade Teachers Analyze English Language Learners’ Reasoning About Measurement
Cory Buxton, Margaret Mahotiere, Okhee Lee, Walter G. Seceda
12:25pm – 1:05pm
Assessment Issues for Schools (Part 1)
Building/Room: Hyatt / Grand Ballroom, Sections C-D North, East Tower – Gold Level
Title III Linkage and Alignment of State ELD Standards and Assessment: Understanding the Academic Language Demands on English Learners
Anne Davidson Murphy, Alison Bailey, Frances Butler, Edynn Sato
The Advancement of Education Research: Field Development from Different Vantages
Building/Room: Sheraton / Huron, Level 2
Barbara R. Foorman (Participant)
Learning Complexity: Agent-Based Modeling Supporting Education Research
Building/Room: Sheraton / Mississippi, Level 2
Michael Cole (Participant)
Cognitive, Social, and Motivational Processes: Paper Discussion (Session 1)
Building/Room: Hyatt/Grand Ballroom, Sections C-D North, East Tower – Gold Level
Simulation as Conceptual Blending: Meaning Construction in a First-Grade Science Class
12:25pm – 1:55pm
Research-Based Approaches to Family and Community Involvement: Results for Districts, Schools, and Students
Building/Room: Marriott / Chicago Ballroom, Section D – Fifth Floor
Effects of District Leadership on the Quality of School Programs of Family and Community Involvement
Joyce L. Epstein, Claudia Lucia Galindo, Steven B. Sheldon, Kenyatta James Williams
Can Math Be More Meaningful? Longitudinal Effects of Family Involvement on Student Homework
Students’ Reports and Effects of Parental Involvement in Elementary and Middle School
Effects of District Leadership on the Quality of School Programs of Family and Community Involvement
Joyce L. Epstein, Claudia Lucia Galindo, Steven B. Sheldon, Kenyatta James Williams
Parents as District Leaders: A Case Study of Public Engagement and Educational Reform
2:15pm – 3:45pm
The Travel of Ideas: New Perspectives on Analyzing Mathematics in Discussion-Rich Classrooms
Building/Room: Hyatt / Columbus Hall, Section E, East Tower – Gold Level
Deborah Loewenberg Ball (Discussant)
GSC Division D Fireside Chat: The Partnership Between Research and Policy in Educational Testing
Building/Room: Hyatt / Crystal Ballroom, Section C, West Tower – Green Level
Drew H. Gitomer (Participant)
School Reform: Sustaining Change and Bringing School Reform to Scale
Building/Room: Marriott / Chicago Ballroom, Section D – Fifth Floor
Elements for Bringing a Research-Validated Intervention to Scale: Implications for Leadership in Educational Reform
Nancy Romance, Michael R. Vitale
Science and Mathematics Practices and Perspectives in the Classroom
Building/Room: Marriott / Illinois, Sixth Floor
Classroom Contextual Effects on Students’ Science Concept Learning: A Multilevel Analysis
Vesuki Rethinam, Curtis L. Pyke, Sharon J. Lynch
| THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007 |
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8:15am – 10:15am
An Intercultural Perspective on Mathematics Learning
Building/Room: Sheraton / Arkansas, Level 2
Intersubjectivity Structures Discourse in Socially Mediated Mathematics Learning: To Disagree, We Must Also Agree
Mitchell J. Nathan, Billie Eilam, Suyeon Kim
Investigating the “Knowledge of Reading” Needed to Teach Elementary Students to Read: The Role of Conceptualization, Measurement, and Evidence
Building/Room: Hyatt / Columbus Hall, Section C, East Tower – Gold Level
Examining the Comprehension and Learning From Text Survey (CoLTS)
Susanna E. Hapgood, Linda L. Kucan, Annemarie S. Palincsar
10:35am – 12:05pm
Improving Assessment, Learning, and Instruction Practices
Building/Room: Marriott / Bucktown, Second Floor
The Development, Validation, and Trial of a Method for Judging the Quality of Middle School Inquiry-Science Teachers' Questioning Behaviors in the Classroom
Paul R. Brandon, Alice K. H. Taum, Donald B. Young, Francis M. Pottenger, Thomas Speitel, Mary E. Gray
Assessment Practices in Curriculum Materials Research: Do Students Learn From the Pretest?
Rob Ochsendorf, Curtis L. Pyke
12:25pm – 1:55pm
Reform Practices in Action in Special Education
Building/Room: Swissôtel / William Tell Theatre, Second Floor
Student Outcomes and Response to “Tier 2” Reading Intervention Scaled Up in Multiple Schools
Carolyn A. Denton, Elizabeth Ann Swanson, Patricia G. Mathes
Science Teaching and Learning (STL-SIG) Poster Session
Building/Room: Hyatt / Riverside Center Exhibition Hall, East Tower – Purple Level
Evaluating and Restructuring Science Assessments: An Example Measuring Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Heat
Kelly D. Bradley, Jessica Dawn Cunningham, Shannon O. Sampson
Simulation-Based Science Assessments: A New Generation
Building/Room: Hyatt / Grand Suite 3, East Tower – Gold Level
Geneva D. Haertel (Participant)
Assessing Model-Based Learning in Science
Janice Gobert, Barbara C. Buckley, Paul Horwitz
Missing Links in the Implementation of Mathematics Education Reforms: "Attention Focusing" and "Noticing"
Building/Room: Hyatt / Grand Suite 5, East Tower – Gold Level
Professional Noticing by Elementary School Teachers of Mathematics
Victoria R. Jacobs, Lisa L. Clement, Randolph A. Philipp, Bonnie Schappelle, Abby Burke
Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Programs
Building/Room: Marriott / Chicago Ballroom, Section A – Fifth Floor
Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Programs
Mark Dynarski, Barbara M. Means
2:15pm – 3:45pm
Studies in Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Building/Room: Hyatt / Riverside Center Exhibition Hall, East Tower – Purple Level
Constructing Graphical Representations: Exploring Middle Schoolers’ Intuitions and Developing Knowledge About Slope and Intercept
Shanta Hattikudur, Pamela Asquith, Richard Prather, Martha W. Alibali, Eric J. Knuth, Mitchell J. Nathan
Science Education - General Poster Session
Building/Room: Hyatt / Riverside Center Exhibition Hall, East Tower – Purple Level
The Computational Literacy Project: Meeting the Challenge
Examining Assessments and Outcomes for English Language Learners
Building/Room: Swissôtel / Grand Ballroom, Section II – Ballroom Level
Bringing It All Together: Articulating an Early Reading Assessment Framework for English Learners
Barbara Ann Jones (Participant)
Margaret Heritage (Participant)
Christy Kim Boscardin (Participant)
Hoky Min (Participant)
Investigating Preservice Elementary Teachers' Understanding of Mathematics and Students' Mathematical Thinking
Building/Room: Fairmont / Crystal Room, Third Level
Randolph A. Philipp (Discussant)
Studies in Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Building/Room: Hyatt / Riverside Center Exhibition Hall, East Tower - Purple Level
Effective Programs in Elementary Mathematics: A Best-Evidence Synthesis
Robert Slavin, Cynthia Lake
Using Qualitative Research Methods to Understand Engaged Learning in Online Communities
Building/Room: Sheraton / Ontario, Level 2
Using Contrasting Cases Methodology to Explore the Role of Soft Skills in Successful and Unsuccessful Online Collaboration
Sharon J. Derry, Julia Gressick, Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver
Using Chat-Analysis to Understand Engaged Learning in the Virtual Math Teams Online Community
Gerry Stahl, Johann W. Sarmiento
4:05pm – 5:35pm
Assessment: Multi-Contextual Perspectives
Building/Room: Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel / Dante
Evaluating Student Writing With Performance Assessment
Eva Chen, David M. Niemi, Noelle Griffin
How Children Learn Science: Uncovering Relationships Between Facility With Text and the Development of Content Knowledge
Building/Room: Hyatt / Grand Ballroom, Sections E-F, East Tower – Gold Level
Louis M. Gomez (Participant)
Learning From Digital Text in Inquiry-Based Science Classes: Lessons Learned in One Program
Building/Room: Sheraton / Sheraton Ballroom, Section I, Level 4
Sadhana Puntambekar (Chair)
Understanding Enactments in Different Contexts
4:05pm – 6:05pm
What Progresses in a Learning Progression?
Building/Room: Hyatt / Columbus Hall, Section G, East Tower – Gold Level
Where and When Does Complex Reasoning in Science Occur?
Nancy B. Songer, Ben Kelcey, Amelia Wenk Gotwals
Mathematics Teachers' On-the-Job Learning: Perspectives on Theory and Evidence
Building/Room: Hyatt / Grand Suite 3, East Tower – Gold Level
Randolph A. Philipp (Discussant)
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8:15am – 9:45am
Balancing the Tension Between Science and Design in Design-Based Science Curricula
Building/Room: Hyatt / Columbus Hall, Section G, East Tower – Gold Level
Sharon Derry (Chair)
The Potential for Conceptual Modeling to Bridge Designs and Science: A Case of Opportunity Missed
Mary J. Leonard, Sharon Derry
Key Impacts of School and Community Contexts on the Prospects of Scaling Up Educational Interventions
Building/Room: Marriott / Huron, Tenth Floor
Capital Transformation in a Predominantly Latino School: A Multimethod Examination of a Postsecondary Preparatory Intervention Model
Professional Contexts of Teaching and the Success of an Alternative Teacher Training Intervention
Conditions and Contingencies: A Multimethod Examination of School Composition and Institutional Attachment
Parents as Interorganizational Brokers: Social Class and the Community School Intervention Model
Elizabeth McGhee Hassrick

Chair: Sarah-Kay McDonald
8:15am – 10:15am
Log File Analysis: Predicting Success From Online Trajectories
Building/Room: Sheraton / Sheraton Ballroom, Section III, Level 4
The River City MUVE
Chris J. Dede, Jody E. Clarke
COMPASS Scaffolding With Log File Data
Sadhana Puntambeka, Roland Hubscher
10:35am – 12:05pm
A Study of Undergraduate Mathematics Classes for Prospective Elementary Teachers: Methods and Results
Building/Room: Hyatt / Horner, West Tower – Silver Level
Deborah Loewenberg Ball (Discussant)
Child, Classroom, and Cultural Influences on Early Learning and Behavioral Self-Regulation
Building/Room: Marriott / Michigan State, Sixth Floor
Kevin F. Miller (Discussant)
12:25pm – 1:55pm
Cognition in the Science Classroom
Building/Room: Hyatt / Burnham, West Tower – Silver Level
Transcending Naïve Realism: First Graders Thinking About Their Own Investigations
Pathways for the Contribution of Reading Motivation to the Growth of Science Knowledge
Marcia H. Davis, John T. Guthrie
Challenges and Issues in Four Studies of the Impacts of Early Literacy Instruction
Building/Room: Marriott / Chicago Ballroom, Section F – Fifth Floor
The CLIMBERs Study: Design, Analysis, and Early Literacy Impacts From the Prekindergarten Cohorts
Beth A. Boulay, Carolyn J. Layzer, Richard Hurtig
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