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Identifying Levers Related to Student Performance on High-Stakes Science Exams: Examining School, Teaching, Teacher, and Professional Development Characteristics
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Fischer, Christian; Foster, Brandon; McCoy, Ayana; Lawrenz, Frances; Dede, Chris; Eisenkraft, Arthur; Fishman, Barry J.; Frumin, Kim; Levy, Abigail Jurist – Teachers College Record, 2020
Background: Many students enter into postsecondary education without the preparation to face the demands of postsecondary coursework in science. Increasingly, policymakers and educational researchers are responding to calls for reforming secondary education to provide more opportunity for all students to receive high-quality education and to…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Science Tests, Science Achievement, Secondary School Science
When Do Students in Low-SES Schools Perform Better-than-Expected on a High-Stakes Test? Analyzing School, Teacher, Teaching, and Professional Development Characteristics
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Fischer, Christian; Fishman, Barry; Levy, Abigail Jurist; Eisenkraft, Arthur; Dede, Christopher; Lawrenz, Frances; Jia, Yueming; Kook, Janna Fuccillo; Frumin, Kim; McCoy, Ayana – Urban Education, 2020
This empirical study analyzed data from 638 teachers and 11,800 students in low-socioeconomic status (SES) urban schools (and schools with urban characteristics) exploring associations of school, teacher, teaching, and professional development characteristics toward student performance on the revised Advanced Placement (AP) Biology and AP…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Urban Schools, Low Income Students, Disadvantaged Schools
Variables Affecting Physics Achievement
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Lawrenz, Frances; Wood, Nathan B.; Kirchhoff, Allison; Kim, Nam Keol; Eisenkraft, Arthur – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
Much research has focused on student views about physics concepts, with an emphasis on the identification of alternative conceptions, and how curricula and professional development may ameliorate the situation. However, there has been little work on determining the extent of, and in separating, the student and teacher/classroom level variables…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Physics, Achievement Tests, Science Instruction
Promoting Single-Parent Family Children's Attitudes toward Science and Science Performance through Extracurricular Science Intervention in Taiwan
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Hong, Zuway-R.; Lin, Huann-shyang; Lawrenz, Frances – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
This study investigated the efficacy of extracurricular science intervention in promoting students' science learning performance and attitudes toward science. The Junior High School Student Questionnaire (JSSQ) was used to measure attitudes toward science, sexist attitudes and perceptions of the classroom learning environment. Twenty-eight eighth…
Descriptors: Intervention, Student Attitudes, One Parent Family, Program Effectiveness
The Science Achievement of Various Subgroups on Alternative Assessment Formats.
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Lawrenz, Frances; Huffman, Douglas; Welch, Wayne – Science Education, 2001
Examines the science achievement outcomes for different subgroups of students using different assessment formats designed to measure the level of achievement of the National Science Education Standards. Assessments included a multiple-choice test, a written open-ended test, a hands-on lab skills test, and a hands-on full investigation. (Author/SAH)
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Evaluation, Grade 9, Hands on Science
Relationship between Professional Development, Teachers' Instructional Practices, and the Achievement of Students in Science and Mathematics
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Huffman, Douglas; Thomas, Kelli; Lawrenz, Frances – School Science and Mathematics, 2003
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between different types of professional development, teachers' instructional practices, and the achievement of students in science and mathematics. The types of professional development studied included immersion, examining practice, curriculum implementation, curriculum development, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Curriculum Development, Mathematics Achievement, Teacher Surveys