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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Exploring the Synergy between Science Literacy and Language Literacy with English Language Learners: Lessons Learned within a Sustained Professional Development Program
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Carrejo, David J.; Reinhartz, Judy – SRATE Journal, 2012
Thirty-five elementary teachers participated in a yearlong professional development (PD) program whose goal was to foster science content learning while promoting language literacy for English Language Learners (ELL). The researchers utilized an explanatory design methodology to determine the degree to which science and language literacy…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Grade 5, Elementary School Teachers, Science Teachers
Do Individual Learner Variables Contribute to Differences in Mathematics Performance
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Shores, Melanie L.; Smith, Tommy G.; Jarrell, Sasha L. – SRATE Journal, 2009
The present study (n = 761, 58.1% female) examined whether or not individual learner variables (gender, ethnicity, SES) contribute to differences in mathematics performance as measured by test score and mathematics grade for fifth and sixth grade mathematics students in Alabama. Multiple regression analysis revealed that gender and SES show…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Multiple Regression Analysis