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ERIC Number: EJ1252011
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
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ISSN: EISSN-1077-5315
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Lesson Worksheets: A Tool for Developing Youth Weather and Climate Science Comprehension
Dormody, Thomas J.; Skelton, Peter; Rodriguez, Gabrielle; Dubois, David W.; VanLeeuwen, Dawn
Journal of Extension, v58 n2 Article v58-2rb7 Apr 2020
At an Extension youth agricultural science center, our team developed and pilot tested a five-lesson weather and climate science curriculum for middle school-aged youths. As part of the endeavor, we conducted an item analysis of the five worksheets used across the lessons and determined relationships between worksheet scores and pretest/posttest science comprehension improvement scores. Results from 88 primarily Hispanic eighth graders indicated that worksheet performance was related to overall science comprehension, science knowledge, and weather and climate resiliency in agriculture and natural resources lesson improvement scores. Results support the use of formative scaffolding tools such as worksheets in Extension youth programming to improve youth science comprehension.
Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA)
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Identifiers - Location: New Mexico
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