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The Nation's Report Card Science 2009 State Snapshot Report. Pennsylvania. Grade 8, Public Schools
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Guided by a new framework, the NAEP science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts related to properties and changes of matter, forms…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Ethnic Groups
The Nation's Report Card Science 2009 Trial Urban District Snapshot Report. School District of Philadelphia. Grade 8, Public Schools
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Guided by a new framework, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment was updated in 2009 to keep the content current with key developments in science, curriculum standards, assessments, and research. The 2009 framework organizes science content into three broad content areas. Physical science includes concepts…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students, Ethnic Groups
Self-Directed Learning in an 8th Grade Classroom.
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Brown, Dave F. – Educational Leadership, 2002
Describes how 40 middle-school students and 2 teachers design a curriculum integration program centered on student-generated learning, characterized by strong student-to-student and student-to-teacher relationships. Covers choosing the students, setting the stage, and determining what to study. Provides examples of student-developed themes. (PKP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Curriculum Development, Grade 8, Independent Study
An Integrated Approach to Using National and State Standards in a School-University Curriculum Project.
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Desmond, Cheryl; Kerlavage, Marianne; Seda, E. Elliott – Journal of Teacher Education, 1998
Describes Millersville University's Keystone Project, 1 of 11 Pennsylvania partnerships of school districts and teacher education institutions to create interdisciplinary curriculum projects based on national and state standards. Middle school and university faculty cooperatively planned and implemented the project. Using state and national…
Descriptors: Art Education, College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Planning