To date there are no evidence-based comprehensive interventions for use in school settings. There are numerous barriers to delivery of high-quality interventions in schools that have limited the transfer of research-based interventions to school settings. "Modular Approach to Autism Programing for Schools (MAAPS)" is a framework for…

The rock cycle is a key component of geoscience education at all levels. In this paper, we report on a new guided inquiry curricular module, "Sleuthing through the Rock Cycle," which has a blended online/offline constructivist design with comprehensive teaching notes and has been successful in pilot use in Rhode Island middle and high…

This study explored how mathematics content and methods courses for preservice elementary and middle school teachers could be improved through the integration of a set of instructional materials based on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). A set of eight instructional modules was developed and tested. The study involved 7…

A survey of Virginia technology education teachers (453 responses) indicated that nearly half teach in modular labs, mostly at middle-school level; a majority are licensed in technology education. They adopted modular technology education because of its approach to learning; a substantial number developed their own rather than buying commercial…

Comparison of 39 Virginia technology teachers using modular laboratories and 26 using conventional laboratories showed they were similar in learning style. Modular lab teachers felt that modular labs were suited to implementing most of Virginia's middle school technology education curriculum. (Contains 51 references) (SK)

Seventh-graders (n=160) were assessed before and after a 9-week industrial technology course: 67 in traditional labs with old equipment, 65 in modular labs, and 28 in contemporary, updated labs. The contemporary lab produced the greatest achievement gain, significantly better than the modular approach in a number of areas. (SK)

A study compared modular industrial technology education instruction with traditional laboratory instruction and industrial technology education instruction in contemporary laboratories. Seventh-grade middle school students were assessed prior to their enrollment in a 9-week industrial technology education course. Their achievement gain was…

A pre- and posttest research design was used to ascertain whether instructional approaches used by technology teachers affected the attitudes of 155 seventh-grade students toward technology. It also determined whether males and females responded differently to these instructional approaches. A validated attitudinal instrument, the Pupils'…

In the summer of 1989, Summer Home Learning Packets in mathematics and language arts were distributed to seventh and eighth graders at Calverton Middle School (Maryland). The packets contained review exercises for students to complete with the help of their parents. In the first of the two studies reported in this document, "Reactions of…