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Lee, Okhee; Penfield, Randall; Maerten-Rivera, Jaime – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
This study examined the effect of fidelity of implementation (FOI) on the science achievement gains of third grade students broadly and students with limited literacy in English specifically. The study was conducted in the context of a professional development intervention with elementary school teachers to promote science achievement of ELL…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Intervention, Science Achievement, Achievement Gains
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Maerten-Rivera, Jaime; Myers, Nicholas; Lee, Okhee; Penfield, Randall – Science Education, 2010
This study examined both student and school predictors of science achievement as measured by a high-stakes state test. The study involved 23,854 fifth-grade students from 198 elementary schools in a large urban school district with a diverse student population. Multilevel modeling was conducted to examine both student and school predictors…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Elementary School Science, Science Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
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Lee, Okhee; Maerten-Rivera, Jaime; Buxton, Cory; Penfield, Randall; Secada, Walter G. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2009
This descriptive study examined urban elementary school teachers' perceptions of their science content knowledge, science teaching practices, and support for language development of English language learners. Also examined were teachers' perceptions of organizational supports and barriers associated with teaching science to nonmainstream students.…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Grade 5, Elementary School Teachers, Science Instruction