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Download full textFrederick, Lynda R.; Shaw, Edward L., Jr. – 1999
This paper describes a follow-up to a 1998 study that reexamined several aspects of elementary science students' achievement, attitudes, and journal writing in conjunction with an Alabama Hands-on Activity Science Program (HASP) grant utilizing the Full Option Science System (FOSS) kit. During the four weeks of the study, 20 fourth grade students…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Hands on Science, Instructional Materials, Journal Writing
Peer reviewedAmaral, Olga Maia; Garrison, Leslie; Klentschy, Michael – Bilingual Research Journal, 2002
A 4-year science education project in a rural southern California elementary school involved kit- and inquiry-based science instruction, including the use of science notebooks. Evaluations of fourth- and sixth-grade students in the program for 0-4 years found that English-learners with longer program participation had increased achievement scores…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedGuthrie, John T.; Van Meter, Peggy; Hancock, Gregory R.; Alao, Solomon; Anderson, Emily; McCann, Ann – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1998
Path analysis shows that a year-long program integrating reading/language arts and science instruction, Concept Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI), had a positive effect on strategy use and text comprehension for students in grades 3 (N=48) and 5 (n=40) when accounting for past achievement and prior knowledge. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Integrated Curriculum, Learning Strategies
Guthrie, John T.; And Others – 1996
The aims of concept-oriented reading instruction (CORI) are to increase motivation, strategies, and conceptual learning. To attain these aims, CORI classrooms are: conceptually oriented, observational, collaborative, and personalized, emphasizing strategies of searching, comprehending, integrating, and composing for audiences of peers. Two…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 3, Grade 5, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedWhite, Barbara Y.; Frederiksen, John R. – Cognition and Instruction, 1998
Evaluated the "ThinkerTools Inquiry Curriculum," a computer-enhanced, middle school science curriculum, to determine the impact of including the Reflective Assessment Process. Found that students' performance improved significantly on both physics and inquiry assessments. Controlled comparison revealed that students' learning was greatly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedGuthrie, John T.; Anderson, Emily; Alao, Solomon; Rinehart, Jennifer – Elementary School Journal, 1999
Attempting to increase reading engagement, a collaborative team implemented a year-long integration of reading/language arts and science instruction known as Concept-Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI). Compared to traditionally organized instruction, the CORI context increased strategy use, conceptual learning, and text comprehension more than…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Development
