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Download full textHerrmann-Abell, Cari F.; Hardcastle, Joseph; Roseman, Jo Ellen – Grantee Submission, 2019
To support implementation of the "Next Generation Science Standards," we designed a high school biology unit, "Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity" (MEGA), that engages students in explaining physical and life science phenomena using evidence, models, and science ideas about matter and energy changes within systems and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Science, Scientific Concepts, Physical Sciences
Direct linkCheng, Ivan; Ainsworth, Andrew T.; Appelrouth, Scott A.; Xie, Jimmy; Moreno, Callie – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2018
This paper discusses the implementation and evaluation of an innovative professional development program that supported 8th grade mathematics teachers in designing learning activities that assisted students in developing a conceptual understanding of mathematics. Funded by an Investing in Innovation (i3) grant from the U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Grade 8, Faculty Development, Mathematics Teachers
Yu, Lei; Rachor, Robert – 2000
Starting with the 1997-1998 school year, the Direct Instruction Reading/Language Arts Program was implemented in three elementary schools in a northwest urban public school system as a 3-year pilot study to improve the academic performance of at-risk students. Direct Instruction (DI) is aimed at providing effective learning for low-achieving…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods, High Risk Students
Chambers, Bette; Chamberlain, Anne; Hurley, Eric A.; Slavin, Robert E. – 2001
The implementation of a comprehensive reform model for early childhood programs, Curiosity Corner, developed by the Success For All Foundation at the request of the New Jersey Department of Education, is evaluated in this study. The program was implemented in 27 child care and preschool classes in 4 high poverty urban areas and outcomes were…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Comparative Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Quality
Solomon, Daniel; And Others – 1989
Findings of an evaluation of the first 5 years of a longitudinal program designed to enhance children's prosocial development are reported. The program was offered for children in three elmentary schools in a suburban, middle-class district near San Francisco. Three schools in the same district served as a comparison group. Enrollment ranged from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Democratic Values, Elementary Education
Shoemaker, Judith S. – 1995
This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a two-quarter, extended orientation program for new, undecided students at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). The course was designed to assist students with the transition from high school to college and acquaint them with strategies to maximize their success at UCI. Of the 690 new,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Educational Attitudes, Grade Point Average
