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Fung, Dennis – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
This paper reports the findings of a quasi-experimental study that investigated the impacts of effective group work on Hong Kong science classrooms. One hundred and fifty-two Secondary 2 (or Grade 8) students from two schools participated in a teaching intervention (comprising 16 lessons) in which they studied the topic 'Making Use of Electricity'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Social Differences, Cooperative Learning
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Malott, Krista; Wahesh, Edward; Crawford, Emily – Innovative Higher Education, 2019
Negative emotional reactions toward those of differing social identities is both common and detrimental to the development of relationships that are essential for effective work, living, and educational spaces. In this study we assessed the impact of an (elaborated) imagined contact intervention (eICI) on undergraduate students' anxiety levels…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Emotional Response, Intervention, Social Differences
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Ferris, Kaitlyn A.; Century, Jeanne; Zuo, Huifang – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2021
This article reports on implementation of a problem-based learning intervention developed with the intention of finding time for computer science (CS) in the elementary school day. This study investigated differences in effects on students in particular socio-demographic groups using a quasi-experimental design. We first provide an overview of the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Computer Science Education, Elementary School Students, Intervention
Albert Cheng; Michael B. Henderson; Paul E. Peterson; Martin R. West – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
To estimate whether information can close socioeconomic gaps in parents' aspirations for their child's postsecondary education, we administer a four-armed survey experiment to a nationally representative sample of U.S. parents. After respondents estimate costs of and returns to further education, we ask whether they prefer that their child pursue…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, College Attendance, College Preparation, Parent Aspiration