Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
| Multiple Choice Tests | 4 |
| Performance Based Assessment | 4 |
| Program Effectiveness | 4 |
| Elementary School Students | 3 |
| Middle School Students | 3 |
| Achievement Gains | 2 |
| Educational Change | 2 |
| English Language Learners | 2 |
| Gender Differences | 2 |
| Inquiry | 2 |
| Low Income Students | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Alberg, Marty | 1 |
| Aschbacher, Pamela | 1 |
| Bertz, Christine | 1 |
| Brenda Gallagher | 1 |
| Christine Bertz | 1 |
| Foley, Brian | 1 |
| Gallagher, Brenda | 1 |
| Houtz, Lynne E. | 1 |
| Jones, Melanie | 1 |
| Kyle, Tara | 1 |
| Martin, Catherine | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Junior High Schools | 3 |
| Middle Schools | 3 |
| Secondary Education | 3 |
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Grade 5 | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
| Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 2 |
| Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 2 |
Download full textZoblotsky, Todd; Bertz, Christine; Gallagher, Brenda; Alberg, Marty – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2017
In August 2010, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) received a grant of more than $25 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) program for a five-year study to validate its Leadership Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) model in three very diverse regions of the United States: rural North…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Science Tests, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Todd Zoblotsky; Christine Bertz; Brenda Gallagher; Marty Alberg – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2016
In August 2010, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) received a grant of more than $25 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) program for a five-year study to validate its Leadership Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) model in three very diverse regions of the United States: rural North…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Science Tests, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Peer reviewed
Direct linkPine, Jerome; Aschbacher, Pamela; Roth, Ellen; Jones, Melanie; McPhee, Cameron; Martin, Catherine; Phelps, Scott; Kyle, Tara; Foley, Brian – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2006
A large number of American elementary school students are now studying science using the hands-on inquiry curricula developed in the 1990s: Insights; Full Option Science System (FOSS); and Science and Technology for Children (STC). A goal of these programs, echoed in the "National Science Education Standards," is that children should…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis, Grade 5, Textbooks
Houtz, Lynne E.; Quinn, Thomas H. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2006
For four years middle-level students and science teachers have participated in a two-week summer workshop outreach project collaboratively designed and implemented by School of Medicine and Department of Education faculty. The project's goals included improving the attitude of student participants toward the study of science; increasing…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Knowledge Level, Summer Programs, Workshops
