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Bunch, J. C.; Robinson, J. Shane; Edwards, M. Craig; Antonenko, Pavlo D. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the lecture and discussion teaching methods and digital game-based learning on student achievement in agriculture and mathematics regarding a unit on swine diseases in animal science courses offered through secondary agricultural education programs in Oklahoma. Three research questions…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Animal Husbandry, Mathematics Achievement, Agricultural Education
Haynes, J. Chris; Robinson, J. Shane; Edwards, M. Craig; Key, James P. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2012
The academic skills of today's teenagers are diminishing, and are a cause for concern. One of the academic areas in need of improvement is science. The purpose of this causal comparative study was to determine the effect that a science-enhanced, curriculum would have on students' achievement in science. The population for this study consisted of…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Agricultural Education, Comparative Analysis
Slusher, Wendy L.; Robinson, J. Shane; Edwards, M. Craig – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2011
Career and technical education courses, such as agricultural education, exist, in part, to assist students in acquiring the competencies needed to achieve employability. However, whether the current secondary agricultural education curriculum meets the needs of industry leaders who employ high school graduates of agricultural education programs is…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Animals, Entry Workers, Industry
Young, R. Brent; Edwards, M. Craig; Leising, James G. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to empirically test the posit that students who participated in a contextualized, mathematics-enhanced high school agricultural power and technology (APT) curriculum and aligned instructional approach would not differ significantly (p less than 0.05) in their technical competence from students who participated in the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Technology Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Alignment (Education)