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Pinnell, Margaret; Kurup, Ritika; Stock, Richard; Turney, Vanisa; Wendell, Teresa – Research in the Schools, 2018
Previously developed K12 Engineering Activity Modules were modified to include a literacy component and facilitated 2 days a week as part of an afterschool Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program. The afterschool program started in October and ended in April, with a winter and aspring break. In this pilot, 2 K12 teachers…
Descriptors: STEM Education, After School Programs, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 3
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Olson Beal, Heather K.; Haj-Broussard, Michelle; Boudreaux, Nicole – Research in the Schools, 2012
In this position article, we explore what happens when school district policies regarding desegregation, accountability, and foreign language immersion education collide. Specifically, we contrast 2 immersion programs that experienced distinct outcomes as a result of the conflicting agendas underlying these 3 policies. One program, originally…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Policy
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Burgin, John S.; Hughes, Gail D. – Research in the Schools, 2008
To prevent summer achievement loss and help ensure Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for all students as mandated by No Child Left Behind (NCLB), school districts are enacting summer enrichment programs. To determine effectiveness, additional student assessments are often required and instructional time is reduced. The goals of this study were to…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Federal Legislation, Literacy Education, Student Evaluation
Slate, John R.; Jones, Craig H. – Research in the Schools, 1996
Implications of the relationships among mathematics and reading achievement tests scores uncovered by testing 366 elementary school students with academic difficulties are discussed. Tests are the: (1) KeyMath-Revised (J. Connolly, 1988); (2) Peabody Individual Achievement Test-Revised (F. Markwardt, 1989); (3) Wechsler Individual Achievement Test…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Correlation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Smith, Teresa; Smith, Billy L.; Bramlett, Ronald K.; Hicks, Nancy – Research in the Schools, 2000
Studied the stability of scores on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Third Edition (WISC-III) over a 3-year period for 54 rural school students with learning disabilities. Mean full scale IQ scores did not change significantly between the measurement periods, but 20% of students showed significant change, and 33% of the sample showed…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests