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Direct linkScott E. Grapin; Marisleydi Ramos Borrego; Vijay Gallardo Navarro – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2025
Research on translanguaging in science and engineering education has grown rapidly. Studies carried out across diverse contexts converge in their commitment to fostering equity in science and engineering learning for linguistically marginalized learners. However, the rapid growth of this research area has exposed different approaches to…
Descriptors: Science Education, Engineering Education, Code Switching (Language), Language Usage
Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Tong, Fuhui; Irby, Beverly J.; Guerrero, Cindy; Huerta, Maggie; Fan, Yinan – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
This study examined the effect of a quasi-experimental project on fifth grade English learners' achievement in state-mandated standards-based science and English reading assessment. A total of 166 treatment students and 80 comparison students from four randomized intermediate schools participated in the current project. The intervention consisted…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Education, Science Instruction, Academic Achievement
Lee, Okhee; Penfield, Randall; Maerten-Rivera, Jaime – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
This study examined the effect of fidelity of implementation (FOI) on the science achievement gains of third grade students broadly and students with limited literacy in English specifically. The study was conducted in the context of a professional development intervention with elementary school teachers to promote science achievement of ELL…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Intervention, Science Achievement, Achievement Gains
Lee, Okhee; Maerten-Rivera, Jaime; Penfield, Randall D.; LeRoy, Kathryn; Secada, Walter G. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
This study is part of a 5-year professional development intervention aimed at improving science and literacy achievement of English language learners (or ELL students) in urban elementary schools within an environment increasingly driven by high-stakes testing and accountability. Specifically, the study examined science achievement at the end of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Elementary Schools, Science Achievement, Achievement Gains
Shaw, Jerome M.; Bunch, George C.; Geaney, Edward R. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
This article report on the development and use of an analytical framework intended to map the language demands encountered by English learners as they engage in science performance assessments. Grounded in functional and interactional views of language and language use, the authors--two science education researchers and a language…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Science Tests, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language)
Lee, Okhee; Luykx, Aurolyn; Buxton, Cory; Shaver, Annis – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
This study examined the impact of a professional development intervention aimed at helping elementary teachers incorporate elements of students' home language and culture into science instruction. The intervention consisted of instructional units and materials and teacher workshops. The research involved 43 third- and fourth-grade teachers at six…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Intervention, Focus Groups, Academic Achievement
