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Translating Pedagogies: Leveraging Students' Heritage Languages in the Literacy Classroom
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Pacheco, Mark B.; David, Samuel S.; Jiménez, Robert T. – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2015
We seek to understand how teachers that do not share a heritage language with their students can leverage these languages in literacy instruction. This study reports on 5 teachers' implementation of a literacy activity that uses strategic collaborative translation to facilitate middle school English language learners' (ELLs) understandings about…
Descriptors: Literacy, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, English Language Learners
A Study of the 8th Grade Technology Literacy of a Michigan Charter School
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Spruill, James E. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
As states adopt the common core state standards and next generation assessments for the 2014-2015 school year, the importance of students' technology literacy will increase Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. The next generation assessments will require students to complete technology performance tasks. For the first time in mandatory testing,…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Technological Literacy
The Impact of a Geospatial Technology-Supported Energy Curriculum on Middle School Students' Science Achievement
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Kulo, Violet; Bodzin, Alec – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
Geospatial technologies are increasingly being integrated in science classrooms to foster learning. This study examined whether a Web-enhanced science inquiry curriculum supported by geospatial technologies promoted urban middle school students' understanding of energy concepts. The participants included one science teacher and 108 eighth-grade…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Science Curriculum, Science Teachers
Comparative Effectiveness of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Fuse: Algebra 1--A Report of Randomized Experiments in Four California Districts. Research Summary
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Empirical Education Inc., 2012
In spring 2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) began planning a pilot of an application for the Apple iPad, "HMH Fuse: Algebra 1," which was then in development. The application was to be piloted in four California school districts during the 2010-2011 school year. HMH contracted with Empirical Education Inc. to conduct a one-year…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, School Districts, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices
The Effects of a Research Based Intervention on Math CCRCT Scores of NCLB Subgroups: Implementation of Successmaker(TM) in Eighth Grade
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Mathis, Anita Cannon – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The research literature on computer based (assisted) instruction is mixed. Some researchers say it improves and motivates student achievement. Some researchers say it has no effect on learning. Alarmingly, the data on eighth grade performance in math is low across the United States. In the state of Georgia there are gaps in the performance of…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction
Comparative Effectiveness of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Fuse: Algebra 1--A Report of Randomized Experiments in Four California Districts
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Toby, Megan; Ma, Boya; Lai, Garrett; Lin, Li; Jaciw, Andrew – Empirical Education Inc., 2012
In spring 2010, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) began planning a pilot of an application for the Apple iPad, "HMH Fuse: Algebra 1," which was then in development. The application was to be piloted in four California school districts during the 2010-2011 school year. HMH contracted with Empirical Education Inc. to conduct a one-year…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Statistical Analysis, Inservice Teacher Education, Outcome Measures