Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Source
| Applied Environmental… | 1 |
| Grantee Submission | 1 |
| Science Education | 1 |
| Society for Research on… | 1 |
| What Works Clearinghouse | 1 |
Author
| Adem Ekmekci | 1 |
| Borman, Kathryn M. | 1 |
| Boydston, Theodore L. | 1 |
| Cotner, Bridget A. | 1 |
| Dell, Katie | 1 |
| Ghent, Cynthia | 1 |
| Haines, Sarah | 1 |
| Hersh Waxman | 1 |
| Huggins, Anne Corinne | 1 |
| Kayla Rollins | 1 |
| Lanehart, Rheta | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 5 |
| Grade 3 | 5 |
| Grade 5 | 5 |
| Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| Grade 4 | 3 |
| Intermediate Grades | 3 |
| Middle Schools | 3 |
| Primary Education | 3 |
| Secondary Education | 3 |
| Grade 8 | 2 |
| Junior High Schools | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
Location
| Florida | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Florida Comprehensive… | 1 |
| National Assessment of… | 1 |
| Trends in International… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedKayla Rollins; Adem Ekmekci; Xuan Zhao; Hersh Waxman – Grantee Submission, 2024
This report summarizes the results of kindergarten through fifth grade students' academic achievement outcomes in mathematics and science following four years of campus-level participation in the Launching Elementary Academic Foundations (LEAF) to STEM program. The LEAF to STEM Program consists of three key components that were adapted for K-5…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Inquiry-based science interventions aim to improve students' science proficiency by helping them understand scientific processes. In these interventions, students conduct hands-on investigations of science concepts and everyday phenomena, construct explanations for what they observe, consider alternative explanations, and communicate and justify…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Inquiry
Direct linkGhent, Cynthia; Trauth-Nare, Amy; Dell, Katie; Haines, Sarah – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2014
This study investigates the influence of Green School designation on students' achievement in state-mandated standardized tests. Data were gathered 3 years pre- and post-Green schools designation, from test pass rates in reading and mathematics for Grade 5 and Grade 8 students, and from mathematics, English language arts, and biology scores for…
Descriptors: State Programs, Standardized Tests, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
Santau, Alexandra O.; Maerten-Rivera, Jaime L.; Huggins, Anne Corinne – Science Education, 2011
As part of a 5-year professional development intervention aimed at improving science and literacy achievement of English language learning (ELL) students in urban elementary schools, this study examined fourth-grade students' science achievement across a 3-year (2005-2008) implementation of our professional development intervention consisting of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Achievement Gains, Second Language Learning, Teacher Workshops
Borman, Kathryn M.; Cotner, Bridget A.; Lee, Reginald S.; Boydston, Theodore L.; Lanehart, Rheta – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
This study was designed to establish the efficacy of Teaching SMART (Teaching Science, Mathematics and Relevant Technologies); a science professional development program for teachers with students in grades 3 through 5. Teaching SMART promotes scientific inquiry and emphasizes the importance of equity, empowerment, exploration, and fun in the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Training, Program Effectiveness, Resource Teachers
