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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ996892
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1341
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Integrating GIS in the Middle School Curriculum: Impacts on Diverse Students' Standardized Test Scores
Goldstein, Donna; Alibrandi, Marsha
Journal of Geography, v112 n2 p68-74 2013
This case study conducted with 1,425 middle school students in Palm Beach County, Florida, included a treatment group receiving GIS instruction (256) and a control group without GIS instruction (1,169). Quantitative analyses on standardized test scores indicated that inclusion of GIS in middle school curriculum had a significant effect on student achievement on both high stakes Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT) reading scores and on final course grades in science and social studies. The most significant increases were found among the English language learners (ELLs). (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, Control Groups, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Case Studies, Scores, Reading Achievement, Middle School Students, High Stakes Tests, Grades (Scholastic), Teaching Methods, Geographic Information Systems
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
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