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Direct linkPurser, Rebecca; Egelson, Paula; Fuga, Chris – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2020
This research report presents the results of a study designed by SREB's Research and Accountability team to identify and unpack sources of inequity in K-12 public education. The study examined results from student surveys administered in 2018 to over 7,800 students in 15 states across the United States. Grounded in SREB's research-based Key…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Student Experience, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Surveys
Peer reviewedMicari, Marina; Van Winkle, Zachary; Pazos, Pilar – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
In this study, we investigate the relationship between academic-preparedness diversity within small learning groups and individual academic performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) university courses. We further examine whether academic-preparedness diversity impacts academically more- and less-prepared students…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Cooperative Learning, College Students, Regression (Statistics)
Download full textLynch, Sharon J.; Spillane, Nancy; House, Ann; Peters-Burton, Erin; Behrend, Tara; Ross, Kathleen M.; Han, Edmund M. – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2017
This instrumental case study of Manor New Tech High (MNTH) provides insight and understanding of a trend in U.S. education to create new STEM schools and increase the achievement of students underrepresented in STEM. MNTH was an inclusive, STEM-focused high school, in Manor, Texas. The creation of the school was stimulated by a statewide Texas…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Inclusion, STEM Education, High School Students
Summers, Emily J.; Dickinson, Gail – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2012
This longitudinal study focused on how project-based instruction (PBI) influenced secondary social studies students' academic achievement and promoted College and Career Readiness (CCR). We explored and compared student achievement in a PBI high school versus a traditional instruction high school within the same rural school district. While…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, High School Students, Academic Achievement
Walker, Diane L. – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2012
The Antelope Valley Union High School District (AVUHSD), located in the Los Angeles, Bakersfield, and San Bernardino metro areas, receives students from eight area K-8 districts. AVUHSD is home to seven career academies with themes ranging from digital design and engineering to law and government, each of which integrates core content with…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Vocational Education, School Districts, Student Projects
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2011
In a time of reduced funding, schools are meeting the challenge to continue improving classroom practices, student achievement and graduation rates. Many schools and teachers are forming networks to exchange information via the Internet as they tap into free electronic resources. Career/technical (CT) instructors are teaching students about…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Educational Change, Internet, Vocational Education
