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Download full textAshley A. Grant; Michael A. Cook; Steven M. Ross – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2025
In this quasi-experimental study, we examined STEMscopes program impacts on science achievement in Longhorn ISD. The report specifically analyzed STEMscopes impacts on STAAR and MAP Growth scores. The present study used a school-level quasi-experimental design, where 8 STEMscopes schools were selected for inclusion and 8 comparison schools (using…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, STEM Education, Science Achievement, Program Evaluation
Direct linkNatasha R. McClane; Dustin M. Hines; Toyree L. Jones – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the "Wit and Wisdom" ("WW") curriculum's impact on District A's student literacy in Tennessee, compare its effectiveness with similar districts, and analyze teacher perceptions, including variations in curriculum favorability, self-efficacy, and implementation. Spanning the academic…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Curriculum, Teacher Attitudes, Curriculum Implementation
Toyree L. Jones; Dustin M. Hines; Natasha R. McClane – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the "Wit and Wisdom" ("WW") curriculum's impact on District A's student literacy in Tennessee, compare its effectiveness with similar districts, and analyze teacher perceptions, including variations in curriculum favorability, self-efficacy, and implementation. Spanning the academic…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Curriculum, Teacher Attitudes, Curriculum Implementation
Dustin M. Hines; Toyree L. Jones; Natasha R. McClane – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the "Wit and Wisdom" ("WW") curriculum's impact on District A's student literacy in Tennessee, compare its effectiveness with similar districts, and analyze teacher perceptions, including variations in curriculum favorability, self-efficacy, and implementation. Spanning the academic…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Curriculum, Teacher Attitudes, Curriculum Implementation
Dincer, Ali; Koç, Hatice Kübra – Journal of Theoretical Educational Science, 2020
This qualitative evaluation study aims to investigate the implementation process of a current educational reform on teaching English to young learners in Turkey, the Intensive English Language Program in the Fifth Grade, from English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers' viewpoints. Seven EFL teachers at pilot schools in the city-center of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 5, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Roshni K. Shah – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this Action Research study was to investigate the curricula used by Readers' Workshop teachers at an independent day school and the successes and barriers of having an external reading consultant provided by the program. The study compared the relationship between an external reading consultant with the desire of an in-house…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Teacher Attitudes, Reading Consultants, Faculty Development
Adcroft, Sean Kennedy – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Students have always faced the challenge of focusing their wandering minds. Today, the ubiquitous presence of technology makes this task more difficult. This study sought to help students harness their attention in the face of distraction using Zimmerman's model of self-regulated learning (SRL), mindfulness practice, and the Pomodoro Technique for…
Descriptors: Attention, Metacognition, Self Management, Time Management
Deutsch, Joe; Waldera, Roman; Mahoney, Sean; Martinez, Michelle – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2019
Background: Project Fit America (PFA) curriculum was initiated in 1990 with a mission to provide opportunities for all American children to be fit with unique lessons and outdoor fitness equipment. Purpose: In this study, the physical education (PE) fitness testing scores of elementary school students were examined to determine the effect of PFA…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Outdoor Education, Equipment, Elementary School Students
Deutsch, Joe; Mahoney, Sean; Waldera, Roman; Hetland, Tyler – ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 2019
This study analyzed the effect of Physical Best (PB) Curriculum on activity levels of children in physical education class. Activity levels of elementary school students (N=92, males = 50, females = 42) were recorded throughout six normally scheduled physical education class periods. Students participated in both traditional and PB curriculums and…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Curriculum
LaRusso, Maria D.; Donovan, Suzanne; Snow, Catherine – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2016
This mixed-method study examined the implementation and the challenges to implementation for participants in randomized controlled trials of two school-based programs for early adolescents: the Tier One Word Generation (WG) program, and the Tier Two Strategic Adolescent Reading Intervention (STARI). Levels of implementation for WG and STARI varied…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Program Implementation, Randomized Controlled Trials, Early Adolescents
DeBiase, Kirstie – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to gain a better understanding of how induction programs might effectively support STEM K-8 teacher preparation. American schools are not producing competent STEM graduates prepared to meet employment demands. Over the next decade, STEM employment opportunities are expected to increase twice as fast…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, STEM Education, Teacher Competencies
Onwumere, Dora D.; Cruz, Yamaris M.; Harris, Lauren I.; Malfucci, Katherine A.; Seidman, Steven; Boone, Cynthia; Patten, Kristie – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2021
A growing number of autistic students enter the school system, many with the capabilities of doing grade-level work. For these students, there seems to be a lack of focus on executive functioning, self-regulation, daily living skills (DLS), and self-determination. The Independence Curriculum (IC) is a set of units addressing identified areas of…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Curriculum
Gubbins, E. Jean; Siegle, Del; Ottone-Cross, Karen; McCoach, D. Betsy; Langley, Susan Dulong; Callahan, Carolyn M.; Brodersen, Annalissa V.; Caughey, Melanie – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2021
The importance of alignment between identification processes and program design is widely noted in gifted and talented education literature. We analyzed publicly available district gifted program plans (Grades 3-5) from two states to examine the extent to which district identification practices matched intervention strategies. Our team developed a…
Descriptors: Talent Identification, Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Program Design
Aston, Candice; Graves, Scott, Jr. – School Psychology Forum, 2016
There is growing evidence that African American females are facing an educational crisis in regard to disproportionate discipline practices. African American females are frequently confronted with deeply embedded negative stereotypes that reinforce racial and gender biases both inside and outside of the classroom. One of the known protective…
Descriptors: Barriers, Urban Schools, African Culture, Intervention
Knoblauch, Dee – Multicultural Perspectives, 2016
This article is an analysis of picture books and chapter books involving lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender characters. Over 30 picture and chapter books were reviewed, each of which would be appropriate for use in elementary classrooms. For grades K-2, several picture books highlight different types of families, including families that…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Childrens Literature, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation
