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Zhao, Meishan – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
We report a program for a summer science academy in chemistry, a section of the Chicago Academic Achievement Program (CAAP) at the University of Chicago, as a gateway to STEM for incoming first-generation students and other underrepresented student groups. Our program emphasized diversity in classrooms, students' psychological safety and a sense…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, STEM Education, First Generation College Students, Disproportionate Representation
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Yannier, Nesra; Crowley, Kevin; Do, Youngwook; Hudson, Scott E.; Koedinger, Kenneth R. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2022
Background: Museum exhibits encourage exploration with physical materials typically with minimal signage or guidance. Ideally children get interactive support as they explore, but it is not always feasible to have knowledgeable staff regularly present. Technology-based interactive support can provide guidance to help learners achieve scientific…
Descriptors: Museums, Exhibits, Hands on Science, Artificial Intelligence
Sonia Tiwari – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This case study (Stake, 1995) investigated children's learning experiences in a media-inspired summer camp. The purpose of the study was to explore how educational media can be used to extend children's learning experiences "across" the screens (television, mobile, tablet) and "beyond" these screens through hands-on maker…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Television, Tablet Computers, Handheld Devices
Kevin Presnell – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This case study describes a professional learning opportunity for educators of adolescents, namely the Literacy for Adolescent Teachers (LAT), at a regional midsize university in Kentucky. The LAT is a year-long experience that enrollees undertake to grow professionally by gaining specific literacy skills. This study focuses specifically on…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, State Programs, Case Studies, Content Area Reading
James F. Lane – Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2022
This memo from James F. Lane Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, announces the supplemental grant awards under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and provides recommendations for how to support evidence-based practices intended to increase attendance and engagement of students in the middle…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Grants, Learner Engagement, Middle Schools
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Franke, Ray; Bicknell, Brian – Research in Higher Education, 2019
This study examines the effects of an incentivized summer enrollment initiative on student persistence. In particular, we analyze how participation in summer classes (at least 3 credit hours) affect students' likelihood to reenroll in the fall semester at a two-year, private, technical college in Boston. The novel initiative, which provides…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Incentives, Academic Persistence
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Orlow, Avi Katz – Journal of Jewish Education, 2019
This article argues that contemporary resources drawing from 19th-century Mussar wisdom and Positive Psychology in the context of Jewish camp are a great vehicle for communicating our virtues and teaching "21st Century Innovation and Learning Skills." Based on practitioner research, this article draws on over a decade of working with…
Descriptors: Jews, Religious Education, Summer Programs, Resident Camp Programs
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Millen, Kaitlyn; Dorn, Brittany; Luckner, John L. – American Annals of the Deaf, 2019
Friendships and self-determination are two factors that positively influence success in school and adult life. Examining the relationship between these two constructs among a sample of students who were deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), the researchers used the Self-Determination Inventory: Student Report (Shogren, Wehmeyer, Burke, & Palmer,…
Descriptors: Friendship, Self Determination, Deafness, Partial Hearing
Trina Mitchener – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this quantitative comparative study was to determine the differences in literacy and mathematics pass rates between AY 2021-2022 and AY 2022-2023, whether a 21st CCLC Program contributed to score differences and whether there is an interaction between them in a southeastern state. A two-way mixed ANOVA was used to answer the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Summer Programs, Literacy
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Rijul Asri; Humberto Baquerizo; Mercedes Padilla-Register; Maria Soto-Greene; Jeremy J. Grachan – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2024
Health professions outreach programs are important avenues to increase interest in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). One aspect of many of these programs is anatomy, which can be challenging to teach due to its scope. Creative teaching methods, such as the incorporation of examples from pop culture, can help…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Science Instruction, Middle School Students, High School Students
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Jenny R. Zhu; Behnoosh Afghani – Cogent Education, 2024
To promote health equity, it is crucial to educate the next generation of healthcare workers about disparities early on during their education. We developed a virtual research program at a medical school in the United States of America with the goal of increasing the awareness of youth about the complexities of health inequities. The program was…
Descriptors: Mentors, Research Projects, Access to Health Care, Barriers
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Abigail A. Amoako Kayser; Jennifer Darling-Aduana; Johari Harris; Christen Edwards; Derrick Alridge – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2024
Despite well-documented benefits for students--particularly students belonging to minorized groups--all tenets of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP) are rarely fully enacted in practice. This study examines the interrelationship between the race-related beliefs of Servant Leader Interns (SLIs) who facilitated class sessions during a summer,…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Virtual Classrooms, Grounded Theory, Racial Attitudes
Sharon C. VanWright – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Research on first-generation college students' (FGCS) is centered around cultural, demographic, and personal characteristics and structural barriers that adversely impact their persistence and graduation from postsecondary institutions. Literature is limited in its examination of how FGCS' utilize their personal strengths and assets, institutional…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Academic Support Services, Federal Programs, Success
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Bedoor Alazemi; Randy Larkins – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2024
A qualitative case study research design was used to examine American female elementary students' perceptions about mathematics before and after participating in a math practices workshop designed specifically for females. The workshop sought to address perceived barriers to learning math by applying math concepts to real-life situations while…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Student Attitudes, Barriers, Females
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Jiang, Yang; Popov, Vitaliy; Li, Yaoran; Myers, Perla L.; Dalrymple, Odesma; Spencer, Joi A. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2021
Research suggests that the likelihood of students entering into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers can be increased by promoting and maintaining students' interest in STEM during middle school years, a critical developmental stage when students' interests begin to solidify. One way to attract students to STEM is…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, STEM Education, Science Careers, Career Development
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