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Unplugged Cybersecurity: An Approach for Bringing Computer Science into the Classroom
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Fees, Rachel E.; da Rosa, Jennifer A.; Durkin, Sarah S.; Murray, Mark M.; Moran, Angela L. – Online Submission, 2018
The United States Naval Academy (USNA) STEM Center for Education and Outreach addresses an urgent Navy and national need for more young people to pursue careers in STEM fields through world-wide outreach to 17,000 students and 900 teachers per year. To achieve this mission, the STEM Center has developed a hands-on and inquiry-based methodology to…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, STEM Education, Computer Security, Experiential Learning
Developing and Evaluating an Eighth Grade Curriculum Unit That Links Foundational Chemistry to Biological Growth: Paper 5--Using Teacher Measures to Evaluate the Promise of the Intervention
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Flanagan, Jean C.; Herrmann-Abell, Cari F.; Roseman, Jo Ellen – Online Submission, 2013
AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) is collaborating with BSCS (Biological Sciences Curriculum Study) in the development of a curriculum unit for eighth grade students that connects fundamental chemistry and biology concepts to better prepare them for high school biology. Recognizing that teachers play an influential role in…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Curriculum Development, Science Instruction, Plants (Botany)
Blast from the Past: A Quantitative Study Comparing Florida's and Maryland's Assessments and Students Performance in STEM
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Pinder, Patrice Juliet – Online Submission, 2020
States are establishing high stakes assessments to serve as measurement tools of students' academic abilities. This study essentially compares Maryland's and Florida's mathematics and science assessments for similarities and differences. Building from 5-10 years of student level quantitative data (secondary data) and critical analyses of the…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Achievement Tests, State Standards, High Stakes Tests
How Do Education Students Learn Physics?
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Mistades, Voltaire Mallari – Online Submission, 2011
Research in physics education has identified students' attitudes and beliefs that contribute to higher gains in learning. The study investigated the extent of change in education majors' attitudes, beliefs and cognitive expectations after going through an introductory physics course. Using the MPEX (Maryland Physics Expectations) Survey and the…
Descriptors: Education Majors, Student Attitudes, Student Interests, Physics
A Critique Analysis of NCLB, Increase Testing, and Past Maryland Mathematics and Science HSA Exams: What Are Maryland Practitioners' Perspectives?
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Pinder, Patrice Juliet – Online Submission, 2008
States are establishing high stakes assessments to serve as a measurement tool of students' academic abilities. This study essentially explored and sought to understand some of Maryland's mathematics and science practitioners' perspectives on increase testing, and the No Child left Behind (NCLB) Act. Basically, the study sought to understand and…
Descriptors: Urban Teaching, Test Items, Testing, Federal Government
Exploring and Understanding the Benefits of Tutoring Software on Urban Students' Science Achievement: What Are Baltimore City Practitioners' Perspectives?
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Pinder, Patrice Juliet – Online Submission, 2008
Historically, very little research that meets the scientifically based standards as defined by the No Child Left Behind Act has been conducted on the effectiveness of educational technology on student achievement. The purpose of this study was to explore and seek to understand urban city teachers' perspectives on the benefits or effects of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Teaching, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education