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Elisha Smith Arrillaga; Shakiyya Bland; Katrina Goto; Marcelo Almora Rios – Just Equations, 2023
This report explores college-bound students' awareness of the range of math courses available, how those students make decisions regarding high school math course enrollment, and the implications of those choices for college admissions. Its focus is on students who are historically underrepresented in higher education, particularly Black and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Decision Making, Course Selection (Students), College Admission
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Maher, Damian; Ng, Wan – Teaching Science, 2020
University-led science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) outreach plays an important role in addressing declining rates of student participation in tertiary STEM programs and declining interest in pursuing careers in STEM fields (Sadler, Eilam, Bigger & Barry, 2018). One type of outreach program that is becoming more popular is…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, STEM Education, College School Cooperation, Outreach Programs
Phelan, Julia; Egger, Jeffrey; Kim, Junok; Choi, Kilchan; Keum, Eunhee; Chung, Gregory K. W. K.; Baker, Eva L. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2021
The National Math + Science Initiative (NMSI) is a nonprofit organization committed to improving educational outcomes that traces its roots back to the early 1990s. NMSI's College Readiness Program (CRP) is a long-standing program with the goal of promoting STEM education in high schools to improve students' preparation for college. The three-year…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Nonprofit Organizations, Program Evaluation, STEM Education
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Cozzens, Margaret B. – Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College, 2015
There is a vital need in the mathematics and science teaching and learning community at the secondary school level for assistance for teachers in adapting curricular materials to meet the many district, state, and national demands and to facilitate high-quality learning of students and their ability to transfer this learning and apply it as they…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Educational Resources, Language Arts, Teaching Guides
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Alkahtani, Aishah – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2017
A study was conducted the information and communications technology component (ICT) of the King Abdullah Public Education Development project (the Project)--part of sweeping educational reforms in Saudi Arabia at four schools in two cities. This study presents two significant shortcomings key players encountered: A lack of training and a lack of…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Barriers
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Arya, Diana; Maul, Andrew – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
The United Nations' declaration on climate change education in December 2014 has sparked a renewal of policies and programs initiated during the "Decade of Education for Sustainable Development" (DESD, 2005-2014), aimed at promoting awareness, understanding, and civic action for environmental sustainability within learning communities…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Climate, Change, Secondary School Students
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Gamir, Saadia – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2017
Various newspaper articles report that British ministers, university representatives, exam chiefs and business bodies agree that foreign languages skills in primary, secondary and tertiary UK education are in crisis. Lower funding and policy changes have caused language skills deficiencies felt gravely in the business sectors. Funding and support…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Educational Finance
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Junqueira, Eduardo – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2015
This paper analyses the experience of pre-service teachers enrolled in a course at a Brazilian university that was guided by three Cyberculture Laws formulated by Lemos (2004)--which entail "transmitting connecting and reconfigurating" information and practices--and by Connectivism's concept of "relevance" (Siemens, 2004). They…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Feedback (Response), Foreign Countries
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Mearns, Tessa L.; Coyle, Do; de Graaff, Rick – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2014
This paper describes a research project conducted in collaboration with 10 "pupil co-researchers" (PCRs) and their classes in a secondary school in the Netherlands. The main research tools employed were online and face-to-face group discussions, in which PCRs contributed as consultants, co-designers and assistants. The research proved a…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Program Descriptions, Secondary School Students, Student Participation
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Yanik, H. Bahadir; Kurz, Terri L.; Memis, Yasin – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2014
The purpose of this investigation is to describe an implementation of a modeling task using mock data from an ancient archeological find. Students discover the relationship between the height of a person and his or her stride length. Qualitative data from student discussions document thinking and reasoning.
Descriptors: Investigations, Program Descriptions, Program Implementation, Task Analysis
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Jaworski, Nick – General Music Today, 2012
This column presents an outline for the secondary general classroom. The project, called a "soundwalk," requires students to use music, sounds, and technology to create immersive, cinematic audio tours of their school and community. The author argues that the soundwalk is a perfect opportunity for students within secondary general music courses to…
Descriptors: Music, Educational Change, Student Projects, Music Education
Rivera, Jessica; Donovan-Pendzic, Esperanza; Marion, Mary Jo – Voices in Urban Education, 2015
The English Language Learner (ELL) Summer Camp in Worcester, Massachusetts--an intensive six-week program that served middle school and high school students from Worcester Public Schools (WPS)--was the product of a five-way partnership that included the school district, higher education institutions (Latino Education Institute [LEI] at Worcester…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, School Community Programs, Enrichment Activities
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Wasielewski, Laura M.; Terrell, Dianna Gahlsdorf – School-University Partnerships, 2014
Much has been written about school-university partnerships including their general intent to positively impact student learning through the continuous professional development of classroom teachers. This article, which offers an in-depth description of the growth of a school-college partnership, follows the development of a partnership between a…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Professional Continuing Education, College School Cooperation, Program Descriptions
Wolfe, Rebecca E. – Jobs for the Future, 2012
For over 17 years, Boston Day and Evening Academy has served a population of young people often left behind: those who are off track to high school graduation or who have dropped out altogether. Through its competency-based approach, BDEA has tackled one of the toughest education conundrums of our time: how to recover low-skilled students two or…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, State Standards, Competence, Alignment (Education)
Carney, Megan Strawsine – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This paper describes the confirmatory factor analysis, validity, and reliability data collection stage of the development of a scale to measure mainstream teachers' self-efficacy beliefs for teaching ELL (English Language Learner) students. Data were collected from 708 K through 12 teachers and pre-service teachers with varying degrees of…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English Instruction, Rating Scales, Test Reliability
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