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Harwell, Michael; Moreno, Mario; Phillips, Alison; Guzey, S. Selcen; Moore, Tamara J.; Roehrig, Gillian H. – School Science and Mathematics, 2015
The purpose of this study was to develop, scale, and validate assessments in engineering, science, and mathematics with grade appropriate items that were sensitive to the curriculum developed by teachers. The use of item response theory to assess item functioning was a focus of the study. The work is part of a larger project focused on increasing…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Psychometrics, Test Construction, Test Items
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Shome, Saurav; Natarajan, Chitra – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2013
The paper reports a study of the project practices of four Indian middle school teachers, elicited through semi-structured interviews of individual teachers. The teachers also responded to a proposal to modify four aspects of existing project practices, viz. subject integration, assessment, group work, and management of resources. The aspects were…
Descriptors: Semi Structured Interviews, Educational Practices, Middle School Teachers, Active Learning
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Buczynski, Sandy; Ireland, Kathleen; Reed, Sherri; Lacanienta, Evelyn – Science Scope, 2012
There is a dynamic synergy between the visual arts and the natural sciences. For example, science relies heavily on individuals with visual-art skills to render detailed illustrations, depicting everything from atoms to zebras. Likewise, artists apply analytic, linear, and logical thinking to compose and scale their work of art. These parallel…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Scientific Concepts, Visual Arts, Middle School Students
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Stohlmann, Micah; Moore, Tamara J.; McClelland, J.; Roehrig, Gillian H. – Middle School Journal (J3), 2011
This article describes the experiences of one Minnesota middle school that implemented a year-long integrated STEM program with the cooperation of graduate student fellows from a local university. The authors, two of whom were among the graduate students involved in the project, describe their impressions of the program, share some lessons they…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, STEM Education, Integrated Curriculum, College School Cooperation