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Excite the Mind: Evaluating the Impact of Network Partnerships.
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Science and Mathematics Network of Central Ohio. – 1997
This report describes an evaluation study designed to examine two major aspects of a partnership program sponsored by the Science and Mathematics Network of Central Ohio. Those aspects are: (1) changes in partners' perceptions about partnering; and (2) science and mathematics education and the impact of partnerships on the instructional process.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Awareness, Community Involvement, Elementary Education
Summer Discovery Program for Academically Gifted Students in Grades 5-8.
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Hern, Dennis E.; Hern, Ann – Clearing House, 1979
Ninety gifted students from Warren County schools participated in a multifaceted summer institute program, focusing on water pollution. Writing and research skills were emphasized. This article describes the rationale, objectives, process, and evaluation design of this program and comments on the future of gifted education. (SJL)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Environmental Education, Futures (of Society), Intermediate Grades
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Moore, L. Thomas – Science and Children, 2006
The author recently conducted a case study describing the process a suburban Ohio school district underwent when adopting a new elementary science program. The district's seven elementary schools moved from a "totally inquiry-based science program" in 1995 to a hybrid program of "inquiry-based and textbook science program" in…
Descriptors: Science Programs, School Districts, Elementary School Science, Inquiry
Comparative Effectiveness of "Scott Foresman Science": A Report of Randomized Experiments in Five School Districts. Research Report
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Miller, Gloria I.; Jaciw, Andrew; Ma, Boya – Empirical Education Inc., 2007
In this paper, the authors' investigated whether "Scott Foresman Science" program, a year-long curriculum intended for daily use that provides a sequence of structured and supportive inquiry activities and text materials to develop students' independent investigative skills, is more effective than current science programs in five diverse…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Control Groups, Educational Change, Educational Research
Comparative Effectiveness of "Scott Foresman Science": A Report of Randomized Experiments in Five School Districts. Research Summary
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Empirical Education Inc., 2007
In this paper, the authors' investigated whether "Scott Foresman Science" program, a year-long curriculum intended for daily use that provides a sequence of structured and supportive inquiry activities and text materials to develop students' independent investigative skills, is more effective than current science programs in five diverse…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Control Groups, Educational Change, Educational Research
Science in Ohio's Secondary Schools. A Status Report.
Heintschel, Ruthann M. – 1982
Because the decline in high quality and well-attended science education programs has been a source of concern to educators, policymakers, and leaders of business and industry, a survey of secondary school science education was conducted in 1981 by the Ohio Department of Education. Questionnaires were sent to 161 public high schools, representing…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Department Heads, High Schools, Laboratory Safety