ERIC Number: ED520428
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jan
Pages: 111
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Year 3 ASK/FOSS Efficacy Study. CRESST Report 782
Osmundson, Ellen; Dai, Yunyun; Herman, Joan
National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST)
This efficacy study was designed to examine the traditional FOSS curriculum (Delta Publishing, Full Option Science System/FOSS, magnetism and electricity, structures of life, and water modules, 2005), and the new ASK/FOSS curriculum (magnetism and electricity, structures of life, and water modules, 2005), a revised version of the original FOSS curriculum, to determine impact on student learning. The enhanced curriculum includes slightly revised instructional materials and a coordinated embedded assessment system, with components developed to support teachers' on-going assessment of student learning and progress towards specified learning goals. The study involves randomly assigned treatment/control groups of 3rd and 4th grade teachers. Year 3 of the project was the study year for ASK/FOSS Cohort 1 (Arizona), and the pilot (or practice) year for additional schools and teachers, ASK/FOSS Cohort 2 (Arizona, Texas and Washington). This report presents data from both study cohorts. Table 1 summarizes the data sources, and the type of information provided by each instrument, designed to capture the most critical components of the ASK/FOSS curriculum. In the following sections of the report, analyses and findings are presented based on these data sources and assessment components. Appendices include: (1) ASK/FOSS Data Collection Plan; (2) Data Collection Instruments; and (3) Correlation Matrix--All Instruments. (Contains 33 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Grade 3, Grade 4, Elementary School Science, Curriculum Evaluation, Magnets, Energy, Biology, Water, Revision (Written Composition), Instructional Materials, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Student Evaluation, Correlation, Program Effectiveness, Data Collection
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Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3; Grade 4
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Language: English
Sponsor: WestEd
Authoring Institution: National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
Identifiers - Location: Arizona; Texas; Washington
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