ERIC Number: EJ1223474
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 34
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
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Strengthening the Research Base That Informs STEM Instructional Improvement Efforts: A Meta-Analysis
Lynch, Kathleen; Hill, Heather C.; Gonzalez, Kathryn E.; Pollard, Cynthia
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v41 n3 p260-293 Sep 2019
We present results from a meta-analysis of 95 experimental and quasi-experimental pre-K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professional development and curriculum programs, seeking to understand what content, activities, and formats relate to stronger student outcomes. Across rigorously conducted studies, we found an average weighted impact estimate of +0.21 standard deviations. Programs saw stronger outcomes when they helped teachers learn to use curriculum materials; focused on improving teachers' content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and/or understanding of how students learn; incorporated summer workshops; and included teacher meetings to troubleshoot and discuss classroom implementation. We discuss implications for policy and practice.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Curriculum, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Competencies, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Summer Programs, Workshops, Meetings, Educational Improvement, Academic Achievement, Program Content, Effect Size
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1348669