NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
Florida Comprehensive…1
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations1
Showing 1 to 15 of 23 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Burt, Kate G.; Burgermaster, Marissa; D'Alessandro, Dina; Paul, Rachel; Stopler, Marina – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2020
We compared 2014-15 New York State Science Assessment scores of fourth grade students who received the New York Sun Works (NYSW) Program (n = 638) with two comparison groups: students who received NYSW the following year (n = 993) and students attending matched schools (n = 1490). We first applied a multi-level regression model to compare scores…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Climate, Gardening
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gao, Xuemin; Hew, Khe Foon – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2022
Computational thinking (CT) has attracted significant interest among many educators around the globe. Despite this growing interest, research on CT and programming education in elementary school remains at an initial stage. Many relevant studies have adopted only one type of method to assess students' CT, which may lead to an incomplete view of…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Computation, Flipped Classroom, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Schiefer, Julia; Golle, Jessika; Tibus, Maike; Herbein, Evelin; Gindele, Verena; Trautwein, Ulrich; Oschatz, Kerstin – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Background: Further developing students' thinking about knowledge and knowing in science (epistemic beliefs) is considered a normative goal of science education in many countries around the world, even for elementary-school-aged children. Aims: The goal of the present study was to introduce and evaluate a new intervention in science education…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Science Activities, Intervention, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Schiefer, Julia; Stark, Lucas; Gaspard, Hanna; Wille, Eike; Trautwein, Ulrich; Golle, Jessika – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
The promotion of an adequate understanding of science is a central goal of science education, even in elementary school. In this study, we analyzed the effects of a recently developed science intervention program aimed at fostering the understanding of science as well as the motivation of elementary school--aged boys and girls. In prior research,…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Extracurricular Activities, Science Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sun, Daner; Looi, Chee-Kit; Yang, Yuqin; Sun, Jin – Educational Technology & Society, 2020
Guided by the Boundary Activity based Learning (BABL) principle, mobile technology-supported inquiry learning activities were implemented in a primary four science class in Hong Kong. An exploratory study was conducted to examine the effects of the BABL guided inquiry activities on students' learning performance and to explore how the key element,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learning Activities, Inquiry, Science Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pinho, Maria Inês; Fernandes, Dárida; Serrão, Carla; Mascarenhas, Daniela – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2019
Today's society has valued entrepreneurship in various sectors of personal and professional life, but the school seems to forget this reality. Aware of this fact, the Portuguese Ministry of Education has created a program, from early childhood education to basic and secondary education, to develop the concept of social entrepreneurship in schools.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Morrison, Judith A. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2014
The impact of a professional development experience involving scientists and fourth to eighth grade teachers of science was explored. Teachers attended a summer program at a research facility where they had various experiences such as job shadowing and interviewing scientists. They also participated in authentic inquiry investigations and planned…
Descriptors: Scientists, Science Teachers, Faculty Development, Summer Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dillivan, K. Douglas; Dillivan, Mary N. – Journal of Extension, 2014
Research shows student participation in science programming can affect scientific interest, academic performance, college majors, and careers. This article reports a study where results obtained from questionnaires completed by participants, parents, and guardians assessed whether interest in STEM disciplines was advanced by a summer day-camp…
Descriptors: Student Interests, STEM Education, Questionnaires, Summer Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
"Open Court Reading©" is a reading program for grades K-6 published by McGraw-Hill Education that is designed to teach decoding, comprehension, inquiry, and writing in a three-part logical progression. Part One of each unit, Preparing to Read, focuses on phonemic awareness, sounds and letters, phonics, fluency, and word knowledge. Part…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Intervention, Reading Comprehension, Decoding (Reading)
Rock, JoAnn L.; Courtney, Rosalea; Handwerk, Philip G. – Educational Testing Service, 2009
This study examined math achievement of elementary school students when Math Out of the Box (MTB), an inquiry-based math program, was used to supplement curriculum. The sample consisted of 767 New Jersey students in the third, fourth, and fifth grades, with approximately one third using MTB. Math achievement was measured by an assessment…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Standardized Tests, Instructional Effectiveness, Program Effectiveness
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
Martin, Wendy; Strother, Scott; Weatherholt, Tara; Dechaume, Merav – Center for Children and Technology, Education Development Center, Inc, 2008
The eMINTS professional development programs are designed to help teachers learn how to integrate technology into their teaching, using instructional strategies that promote inquiry-based learning and encourage collaboration and community building among students and teachers. The eMINTS programs considered in this evaluation include: (1) eMINTS…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Fidelity, Program Effectiveness, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Banks, Debra L.; Elser,Monica; Saltz, Charlene – Environmental Education Research, 2005
The Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research (CAP LTER) project includes training elementary and secondary teachers. This training component, Ecology Explorers (EE), prepares teachers in grades 4 through 12 to teach about ecological principles and processes. The EE pedagogy employs scientific inquiry and data collection protocols.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Scientific Methodology, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Zucker, Andrew A.; Tinker, Robert; Staudt, Carolyn; Mansfield, Amie; Metcalf, Shari – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
The Technology Enhanced Elementary and Middle School Science II project (TEEMSS), funded by the National Science Foundation, produced 15 inquiry-based instructional science units for teaching in grades 3-8. Each unit uses computers and probeware to support students' investigations of real-world phenomena using probes (e.g., for temperature or…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Effect Size, Virtual Classrooms, Grade 7
Miller, Gloria I.; Jaciw, Andrew; Vu, Minh-Thien – Empirical Education Inc., 2007
This research project consists of a randomized experiment in St. Petersburg Catholic Schools. The question being addressed by the research is whether "Scott Foresman Science" is as effective as the current curricula being used in the participating campuses of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg. The research focuses on 3rd, 4th,…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Control Groups, Educational Change, Educational Research
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1  |  2