Museums, Zoos, and Gardens: How Formal-Informal Partnerships Can Impact Urban Students' Performance. Working Paper #04-13

Autor/inn/en	Weinstein, Meryle; Whitesell, Emilyn Ruble; Schwartz, Amy Ellen
Institution	New York University, Institute for Education and Social Policy (IESP)
Titel	Museums, Zoos, and Gardens: How Formal-Informal Partnerships Can Impact Urban Students' Performance. Working Paper #04-13
Quelle	(2013), (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; Public Schools; Middle Schools; Museums; Recreational Facilities; Institutional Cooperation; Science Education; Informal Education; School Community Programs; Faculty Development; Grade 8; Science Achievement; Standardized Tests; Program Effectiveness; Experiential Learning; STEM Education; Statistical Analysis; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Freizeiteinrichtung; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; STEM; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	In this paper we provide the first rigorous evidence of the impact of a partnership between public middle schools and informal science institutions (ISIs), such as museums and zoos, on student outcomes. This study focuses on Urban Advantage (UA), a program in New York City (NYC) that explicitly draws upon the expertise and resources of the city's ISIs, bringing these institutions together with NYC public schools to improve science education through intensive professional development, access to ISIs for teachers and students, and other science resources. We conclude that attending a UA school in eighth grade increases middle school science achievement, and there is some evidence that it may also increase the likelihood of passing standardized science exams in high school. [Major public support for Urban Advantage is provided by the Speaker and the City Council of New York and the New York City Department of Education.] (As Provided).
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