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Lyon, Tom – American Education, 1983
Details the Fairfax County, Virginia elementary science program, a key feature of which is the use of self-contained kits and instructional materials. Shows how the curriculum has improved students' achievement tests scores and is beginning to be adapted for mathematics, computer, and music education. (SK)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science
Direct linkSouthern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2010
This is the fourth in a series of eight newsletters highlighting best practices presented at the 2009 HSTW Staff Development Conference in Atlanta. These newsletters contain information about successful actions schools across the nation are taking to join hands-on and heads-on learning in ways that increase student motivation and achievement. This…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Effective Schools Research, Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Education
Huffman, Michael Conway – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Transfer articulation is an important policy issue in Virginia. With increasing economic strains on federal and state budgets, pressure on key actors in higher education, and critical teacher shortages, an opportunity presented itself to investigate state transfer policy and articulation agreements designed to facilitate student transfer.…
Descriptors: Transfer Policy, College Transfer Students, Articulation (Education), Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedUnderhill, Robert G.; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1994
Describes the Lead Teacher Program of Virginia's Quality Education in Science and Technology project which helps lead teachers become educational leaders, resource teachers, and school-based staff developers. Major foci include leadership, understanding and applying technology, and science and mathematics integration, content, and pedagogy. Some…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Integrated Curriculum
White, Edwin P. – 1978
Presented is a report reviewing and evaluating the status of elementary science education in the state of Virginia. The report addresses the questions of: (l) What patterns can be observed from the adoption, by local schools, of elementary science programs? (2) What do standardized tests tell about elementary students' learning in science? (3)…
Descriptors: Achievement, Curriculum, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
HEDGES, WILLIAM D.; MACDOUGALL, MARY A. – 1965
THIS STUDY--(1) EVALUATED THREE MAJOR METHODS OF SCIENCE INSTRUCTION, (2) ESTABLISHED ANALYSIS CRITERIA FOR CURRICULUM REVISION AT THE FOURTH-GRADE LEVEL, AND (3) INVESTIGATED THE INFLUENCE OF THREE RESPONSE FACTORS IN PROGRAMED LEARNING. A TREATMENT BY LEVELS OF ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE WAS USED TO TEST DIFFERENCES IN ACHIEVEMENT BEFORE AND AFTER THE…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Performance
