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Download full textHunter, D. A.; Castagno, A. E.; Gonzales, T.; Tallsalt, V.; Little, A.; Brown, T.; Pipe, M.; Greyeyes, J.; Marsh, E.; Smith, J.; Paulson, S.; Yazzie, J.; Black, P.; Saganey, E.; Cole, C. – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2023
The Native American Astronomy Outreach Program (NAAOP) at Lowell Observatory is an in-class STEM enrichment program that pairs astronomers with 4th-8th grade teachers at Native-serving schools in northern Arizona. The astronomer works with the teacher to present hands-on astronomy activities to their class with the goal of getting students excited…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2024
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is an integral measure of academic progress over time. It is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what our nation's students know and can do in various subjects such as civics, mathematics, reading, science, technology and engineering literacy, U.S. history, and…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Grade 4
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2023
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is an integral measure of academic progress over time. It is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what our nation's students know and can do in various subjects such as mathematics, reading, and science. The program also provides valuable insights into students'…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Grade 4
Direct linkYing-Chih Chen; Jongchan Park; Jamie G. Rapkiewcz – American Biology Teacher, 2024
Productive struggle is a process in which students expend effort to grapple with perplexing problems and make sense of something that is not immediately apparent and beyond their current level of understanding and capacity. The experience encourages students to reflect on and restructure their existing knowledge toward a new understanding of…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Biology, Science Education, Teaching Methods
Lipscomb, Stephen; Chaplin, Duncan; Vigil, Alma; Matthias, Hena – Mathematica, 2022
Proficiency rates on Pennsylvania's statewide assessments in 2022 remain below pre-pandemic levels, especially in math, but there is evidence that student learning has begun to recover. Proficiency rates for grades 5-8 in 2022 improved in both English language arts (ELA) and math relative to rates predicted for 2021 from a Mathematica research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Language Arts, Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Students
McDowall, Sue – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2022
In this article, I describe the challenges students faced in interpreting literary--or fictional--texts in the National Monitoring Study of Student Achievement in the English learning area. I explain why it is important for students to learn how to interpret literary texts at school and consider why they might struggle with this important skill. I…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Fiction, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Lerner, Joshua – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2020
Recently a team of third- and fourth-grade teachers tested instructional ideas on the topic of division with remainders (DWR) using lesson study. The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics give little attention to the concept of the remainder, specifying only that students are to solve problems for which remainders must be interpreted (NGA…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Division, Mathematical Concepts
Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2021
The School Survey Dashboard provides insights into learning opportunities offered by schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey collected data five times, once a month from January through May of 2021 and will contribute to the Institute of Education Sciences' response to the Executive Order on Supporting the Reopening and Continuing…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, COVID-19
Keeley, Page – Science and Children, 2020
Since the release of "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" in 2012, there has been a significant shift toward the use of science and engineering practices that mirror the way scientists do their work (NRC 2012). The "Framework" states, "A focus on practices (in the plural) avoids the mistaken impression that there is…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, STEM Education, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts
Julia Shields Chrestay; Kyra Atterbury, Contributor; Janet Chance, Contributor; Stecy Mbemba, Contributor; Helena Miller, Contributor; Joe Alberti, Contributor; Sara Caselle, Contributor; Suzanne Cilli, Contributor; Katherine Collier, Contributor; Erica Darken, Contributor; Emily Goedde, Contributor; Rochelle Krauss, Contributor; Bernadine Magee, Contributor; Noga Newberg, Contributor; An Nguyen, Contributor; Candice Smith, Contributor – Penn GSE Perspectives on Urban Education, 2024
Need in Deed's work with Philadelphia public school teachers and their students centers empathy, informed investigation, and civic action. Bolstered by these values and with the support of the My Voice framework and dedicated Need in Deed staff, educators are equipped to co-create authentic classroom communities with their students. In Need in…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Citizen Participation, Public School Teachers, Empathy
New York State Education Department, 2020
This document describes the model used to measure student growth for institutional accountability in New York State for the 2018/19 school year and how three years of student growth results were combined to generate a three-year growth measure called the Growth Index. The Growth Index was first used in 2017/18 to make accountability…
Descriptors: Growth Models, Accountability, Scores, Predictor Variables
New York State Education Department, 2019
This document describes the model used to measure student growth for institutional accountability in New York State for the 2017/18 school year and how three years of student growth results were combined to generate a three-year growth measure called the Growth Index. The Growth Index is new in 2017/18 and is used to make accountability…
Descriptors: Growth Models, Accountability, State Departments of Education, Scores
Gilbert, Emily N. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2019
As a society the growth in working with students with disabilities in schools has improved immensely, although there is a long way to go. Inclusion, integration and mainstreaming have continued to be hot topics in education in regard to students with disabilities. The purpose of this article is to discuss simple ways to ensure that your class is…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Inclusion, Access to Education, Students with Disabilities
Morales, P. Zitlali; Saravia, Lydia A.; Pérez-Iribe, María Fernanda – Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 2019
This article focuses on the reported experiences of three focal students who participated in a Spanish/English dual language program in their southern California school district throughout their elementary and middle school years. All three students identify as Mexican-origin and speak Spanish, English, and the Indigenous language of Zapoteco and…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Hispanic American Students, Student Attitudes, Native Language
Jiang, Yu; Zhang, Jiahui; Xin, Tao – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2019
This article is an overview of the National Assessment of Education Quality (NAEQ) of China in reading, mathematics, sciences, arts, physical education, and moral education at Grades 4 and 8. After a review of the background and history of NAEQ, we present the assessment framework with students' holistic development at the core and the design for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement, National Competency Tests
