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Ellis, Valeisha Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine whether possible relationships might exist between the quality of reform-based science instruction and science and reading achievement in second grade. The study also examined separately possible interactions between quality of instruction and gender and race. The study involved an analysis of data…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Science Instruction, Science Achievement, Grade 2
Mulkerrin, Elizabeth A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of an 11th-grade and 12th-grade zoo-based academic high school experiential science program compared to a same school-district school-based academic high school experiential science program on students' pretest and posttest science, math, and reading achievement, and student perceptions of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, High School Students, Grade 11, Grade 12
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Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Tong, Fuhui; Irby, Beverly J.; Guerrero, Cindy; Huerta, Maggie; Fan, Yinan – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
This study examined the effect of a quasi-experimental project on fifth grade English learners' achievement in state-mandated standards-based science and English reading assessment. A total of 166 treatment students and 80 comparison students from four randomized intermediate schools participated in the current project. The intervention consisted…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Education, Science Instruction, Academic Achievement