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Lee, Okhee; Adamson, Karen; Maerten-Rivera, Jaime; Lewis, Scott; Thornton, Constance; LeRoy, Kathryn – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2008
Our 5-year professional development intervention is designed to promote elementary teachers' knowledge, beliefs, and practices in teaching science, along with English language and mathematics for English Language Learning (ELL) students in urban schools. In this study, we used an end-of-year questionnaire as a primary data source to seek teachers'…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Mathematics Education, Intervention, Science Achievement
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Shaver, Annis; Cuevas, Peggy; Lee, Okhee; Avalos, Mary – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
This study asked elementary school teachers how educational policies affected their science instruction with a majority of English language learners. The study employed a questionnaire followed by focus group interviews with 43 third and fourth grade teachers from six elementary schools in a large urban school district with high populations of…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Grade 4, Science Instruction, Opinions
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Lester, Benjamin T.; Ma, Li; Lee, Okhee; Lambert, Julie – International Journal of Science Education, 2006
As part of a large-scale instructional intervention research, this study examined elementary students' science knowledge and awareness of social activism with regard to an increased greenhouse effect and global warming. The study involved fifth-grade students from five elementary schools of varying demographic makeup in a large urban school…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Elementary School Science, Science Education, Climate
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Lee, Okhee; Luykx, Aurolyn; Buxton, Cory; Shaver, Annis – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
This study examined the impact of a professional development intervention aimed at helping elementary teachers incorporate elements of students' home language and culture into science instruction. The intervention consisted of instructional units and materials and teacher workshops. The research involved 43 third- and fourth-grade teachers at six…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Intervention, Focus Groups, Academic Achievement
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Fradd, Sandra H.; Lee, Okhee – Educational Researcher, 1999
Considers how science inquiry may be different with diverse groups of students. Discusses teachers' role in identifying effective approaches to science inquiry and uses data from empirical research to illustrate differences in the ways urban fourth-grade teachers perceive and engage in science inquiry with diverse students. Focuses on three…
Descriptors: Diversity (Student), Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Inquiry
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Lee, Okhee; Buxton, Cory – Elementary School Journal, 2008
We address issues of science curriculum for nonmainstream students--students of color, students learning English as a new language, and students from low-income families--who are often concentrated in urban schools. First, we describe a theoretical framework for equitable learning opportunities with nonmainstream students. Building on this…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Urban Schools, Research and Development, Curriculum Design
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Lee, Okhee; Deaktor, Rachael; Enders, Craig; Lambert, Julie – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
This study examined the impact of the 3-year implementation of a professional development intervention on science achievement of culturally and linguistically diverse elementary students. Teachers were provided with instructional units and workshops that were designed to improve teaching practices and foster positive beliefs about science and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Intervention, Science Achievement, Achievement Gains
Anderson, Charles W.; Lee, Okhee – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Uses four case studies to illustrate differences in task engagement in 12 students in two "exemplary" sixth-grade science classrooms. Not all students are likely to benefit from improvements in science programs that provide increased opportunities for meaningful learning. For students whose personal agendas were indifferent to achieving…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Education, Grade 6
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Lee, Okhee; Hart, Juliet E.; Cuevas, Peggy; Enders, Craig – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
As part of a larger project aimed at promoting science and literacy for culturally and linguistically diverse elementary students, this study has two objectives: (a) to describe teachers' initial beliefs and practices about inquiry-based science and (b) to examine the impact of the professional development intervention (primarily through…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Urban Schools, Teacher Workshops, Faculty Development
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Lee, Okhee; Deaktor, Rachael A.; Hart, Juliet E.; Cuevas, Peggy; Enders, Craig – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2005
This research examined the impact of the first-year implementation of an instructional intervention to promote achievement and equity in science and literacy for culturally and linguistically diverse elementary students. The research addressed three areas: (a) overall science and literacy achievement, (b) achievement gaps among demographic…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 3, Intervention, Urban Schools
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