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Download full textIrby, Beverly J.; Tong, Fuhui; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Tang, Shifang; Guerrero, Cindy; Wang, Zhuoying; Zhen, Fubiao – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2021
In this empirical study we examined the effect of a literacy-infused science intervention on fifth grade economically challenged students' science achievement in the curriculum-based and standardized assessments. A total of 27 treatment students and 20 comparison students from two intermediate schools in a rural district in South Texas in the…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Low Income Students, Science Achievement, Science Instruction
Whitley, Claudia G.; Williams, Dawn Michelle – Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 2012
"This We Believe" (NMSA, 2010) advocated the training of teachers in programs designed to specifically prepare middle level teachers. Teacher education programs are challenged to provide instruction in content, pedagogy and dispositions. Many colleges and universities have included field experience to enhance teacher dispositions among…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Field Experience Programs
Direct linkWilmore-Dafonte, Christy N. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this dissertation was to determine the extent to which school instructional calendar configuration (i.e., year-round or traditional) influenced Grade 5 student academic performance as reflected on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test as a function of student ethnicity (i.e., Hispanic, White, and Black)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Combs, Julie P.; Jackson, Sherion H. – Online Submission, 2005
The purpose of this paper is to present findings from a program evaluation conducted to examine the effectiveness of the Schools Attuned program in a north Texas school district. Schools Attuned was developed by a professor of pediatrics, Dr. Mel Levine (2002), as a professional development model to train teachers to identify cognitive and…
Descriptors: Improvement Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, School Districts
