ERIC Number: EJ1156626
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Nov
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
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The Impact of a "Framework"-Aligned Science Professional Development Program on Literacy and Mathematics Achievement of K-3 Students
Paprzycki, Peter; Tuttle, Nicole; Czerniak, Charlene M.; Molitor, Scott; Kadervaek, Joan; Mendenhall, Robert
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v54 n9 p1174-1196 Nov 2017
This study investigates the effect of a Framework-aligned professional development program at the PreK-3 level. The NSF funded program integrated science with literacy and mathematics learning and provided teacher professional development, along with materials and programming for parents to encourage science investigations and discourse around science in the home. This quasi-experimental study used a three-level hierarchical linear model to compare the Renaissance STAR Early Literacy, Reading, and Mathematics scores from 2015 to 2016 of K-3 students in treatment and control classrooms in a large Midwestern urban school district. The statistically significant results indicate that, on average, every year that a student has a program teacher adds 8.6 points to a student's spring STAR Early Literacy score, 17.0 points to a student's STAR Mathematics score, and 41.4 points to a student's STAR Reading score compared to control students. Implications for early elementary teacher education and policy are discussed.
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Alignment (Education), Scientific Literacy, Faculty Development, Parent Materials, Parent Education, Investigations, Home Study, Quasiexperimental Design, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Emergent Literacy, Reading Achievement, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Statistical Significance, Program Effectiveness, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Elementary School Teachers, Multivariate Analysis, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1102808