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Children's Comprehension of Object Relative Sentences: It's Extant Language Knowledge That Matters, Not Domain-General Working Memory
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Rusli, Yazmin Ahmad; Montgomery, James W. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether extant language (lexical) knowledge or domain-general working memory is the better predictor of comprehension of object relative sentences for children with typical development. We hypothesized that extant language knowledge, not domain-general working memory, is the better predictor. Method:…
Descriptors: Children, Reading Comprehension, Sentences, Lexicology
Explaining Variation in Student Efforts towards Using Math and Science Knowledge in Engineering Contexts
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Berland, Leema K.; Steingut, Rebecca – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
Previous research suggests that in classes that take an integrated approach to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, students tend to engage in fulfilling goals of their engineering design challenges, but only inconsistently engage with the related math and science content. The present research examines these inconsistencies…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering, Knowledge Level, Mathematics Skills
Exploring Preschool Children's Science Content Knowledge
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Guo, Ying; Piasta, Shayne B.; Bowles, Ryan P. – Early Education and Development, 2015
Research Findings: The purpose of this study was to describe children's science content knowledge and examine the early predictors of science content knowledge in a sample of 194 typically developing preschool children. Children's science content knowledge was assessed in the fall (Time 1) and spring (Time 2) of the preschool year. Results showed…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Sciences, Knowledge Level, Predictor Variables
Science Teaching Reform through Professional Development: Teachers' Use of a Scientific Classroom Discourse Community Model
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Lewis, Elizabeth B.; Baker, Dale R.; Helding, Brandon A. – Science Education, 2015
This report outlines a 2-year investigation into how secondary science teachers used professional development (PD) to build scientific classroom discourse communities (SCDCs). Observation data, teacher, student, and school demographic information were used to build a hierarchical linear model. The length of time that teachers received PD was the…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Professional Development
The Effectiveness of the Geospatial Curriculum Approach on Urban Middle-Level Students' Climate Change Understandings
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Bodzin, Alec M.; Fu, Qiong – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
Climate change science is a challenging topic for student learning. This quantitative study examined the effectiveness of a geospatial curriculum approach to promote climate change science understandings in an urban school district with eighth-grade students and investigated whether teacher- and student-level factors accounted for students'…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Secondary School Science, Science Teachers, Grade 8
Learning Context When Studying Financial Planning in High Schools: Nesting of Student, Teacher, and Classroom Characteristics
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Danes, Sharon M.; Rodriguez, Michael C.; Brewton, Katherine E. – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2013
Grounded in social construction theory, the current study investigates the learning context when studying financial planning in high school by analyzing the nesting of student, teacher and classroom characteristics. Key findings were that three student characteristics (initial financial knowledge, gender, senior grade level), one teacher variable…
Descriptors: Money Management, Consumer Education, Knowledge Level, High School Students