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Grigg, Jeffrey; Kelly, Kimberle A.; Gamoran, Adam; Borman, Geoffrey D. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2013
In this article, we examine classroom observations from a 3-year large-scale randomized trial in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to investigate the extent to which a professional development initiative in inquiry science influenced teaching practices in in 4th and 5th grade classrooms in 73 schools. During the course of the study,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Inquiry, Professional Development, Grade 4
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Borman, Geoffrey D.; Gamoran, Adam; Bowdon, Jill – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2008
This article describes 1st-year experimental effects of a large-scale reform providing professional development to elementary school teachers to implement an extended, inquiry-oriented science curriculum. Known as "immersion teaching" because it "immerses" teachers and students in the full cycle of scientific inquiry, this…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Intervention, Science Achievement, Academic Achievement