Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER). Intervention Brief. Primary Science Topic Area. WWC 2021-015

Institution	What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) (ED/IES); Mathematica
Titel	Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER). Intervention Brief. Primary Science Topic Area. WWC 2021-015
Quelle	(2021), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Science Education; Educational Change; Inquiry; Teaching Methods; Science Process Skills; Program Descriptions; Capacity Building; Leadership Training; Science Curriculum; Faculty Development; Science Achievement; Standards; Grade 3; Grade 6; Outcomes of Education; Elementary School Students; Urban Schools; Rural Schools; Suburban Schools; School Districts; Program Implementation; Partnerships in Education; Active Learning; Grade 5; Grade 8; Middle School Students; Program Effectiveness; Program Costs; New Mexico; North Carolina; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Bildungsreform; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Führungslehre; Standard; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Rural area; Rural areas; Ländlicher Raum; Schulen; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; Vorort; Vorstadt; School district; Schulbezirk; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Aktives Lernen; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	Inquiry-based science interventions aim to improve students' science proficiency by helping them understand scientific processes. In these interventions, students conduct hands-on investigations of science concepts and everyday phenomena, construct explanations for what they observe, consider alternative explanations, and communicate and justify their proposed explanations. Because implementing inquiry-based science instruction is challenging, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) developed "Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform" (LASER), a program designed to build capacity for effectively implementing inquiry-based science curricula in schools and districts. When participating in LASER, school or district teams attend leadership development institutes to plan the implementation of inquiry-based science curricula. This What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) intervention report, part of the WWC's Primary Science topic area, explores the effects of LASER on science achievement. The WWC identified two studies of LASER. One of these studies meets WWC standards. The evidence presented in this report is from one study of the effects of LASER on students, including 44% Hispanic, 31% White, 19% Black, 3% American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2% Asian students. LASER was implemented in grade 3 and 6 classrooms at the start of the study with outcomes measured after 3 years of implementation when students were in grades 5 and 8. Study schools were located in 16 urban, suburban, and rural school districts in New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas. This intervention brief provides an overview of the full report. [For the Intervention Report, see ED614848. For the Intervention Snapshot, see ED614849.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	What Works Clearinghouse. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024; e-mail: contact.WWC@ed.gov; Web site: https://whatworks.ed.gov/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01