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Price, Elizabeth Lamond – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) call upon K-12 science teachers to provide authentic science and engineering practices which deepen understanding of core ideas and crosscutting concepts (NGSS Lead States, 2013). Probeware technology provides exposure to these scientific practices; however, there is a disconnect between the frequency…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Middle School Students, Outcomes of Education, Case Studies
Akbasli, Sait; Sahin, Mehmet; Yaykiran, Zeliha – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Mathematics and Science classes in schools have become a focus to be considered in terms of educational systems and administration around the world in the last decade. Related to the mentioned classes, there are many benefits that lead students to academic success. In the recent years, educators have found that there are so many different factors…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Science Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Tests
Erol, Mustafa; Buyuk, Ugur; Tanik Onal, Nagihan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2016
The inadequacy of experimental activities (or lack of equipment) in science courses in rural parts of Turkey negatively effects students' acquisition of scientific thinking and inquiry skills. The fact that success rates are notably low in international assessments demonstrates the necessity to adopt "different" approaches apart from the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Rural Youth, Rural Schools
Longbotham, Pamela J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The study examined the impact of participation in an optional flexible year program (OFYP) on academic achievement. The ex post facto study employed an explanatory sequential mixed methods design. The non-probability sample consisted of 163 fifth grade students in an OFYP district and 137 5th graders in a 180-day instructional year school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Mixed Methods Research, Grade 5
Lyon, Edward G. – Science Education, 2013
Although studies have documented teachers' growth in assessing science resulting from professional development or science methods courses, little attention has been given to growth while being prepared to assess a linguistically diverse student population. In this study, the growth of 11 secondary science preservice teachers is documented by…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science
Bellflower, Julie V. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Any student seeking a high school diploma from the public school system in one U.S. state must pass the state's high school graduation test. In 2009, only 88% of students at one high school in the state met the basic proficiency requirements on the science portion of the test. Because improved science education has been identified as an explicit…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Science Achievement, Exit Examinations, Statistical Analysis
Holmes, Venita – Online Submission, 2012
Purpose: To assess how the use of games contributes to students' science learning, interests, and attitudes about science. Methodology: The study sample was middle and high-school students in a large urban school district in 2012. A total of 1191 students participated in the game. The majority of students were Hispanic females of low…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Science Achievement, State Standards, Science Tests