Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 8 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 13 |
Descriptor
| Active Learning | 13 |
| Inquiry | 10 |
| Educational Research | 8 |
| Grade 6 | 8 |
| Middle School Students | 8 |
| Grade 8 | 7 |
| Instructional Effectiveness | 7 |
| Intervention | 7 |
| Program Costs | 6 |
| Science Achievement | 6 |
| Program Effectiveness | 5 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| What Works Clearinghouse | 13 |
Author
| Bailey, Thomas | 1 |
| Bashford, Joanne | 1 |
| Boatman, Angela | 1 |
| Doyle, William | 1 |
| LaSota, Robin | 1 |
| Polanin, Joshua R. | 1 |
| Spinney, Elizabeth | 1 |
| Squires, John | 1 |
| Valentine, Jeffrey C. | 1 |
| Weiss, Michael | 1 |
| Wilson, Wesley | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Reports - Evaluative | 12 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
Education Level
| Middle Schools | 11 |
| Grade 6 | 10 |
| Grade 8 | 10 |
| Junior High Schools | 10 |
| Elementary Education | 9 |
| Secondary Education | 8 |
| Grade 7 | 7 |
| Intermediate Grades | 7 |
| Grade 5 | 5 |
| Grade 3 | 4 |
| Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Audience
| Administrators | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| New Mexico | 3 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Maryland | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Iowa Tests of Basic Skills | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2020
Large numbers of U.S. students lack proficiency in science, and students from different ethnic and socioeconomic groups show disparities in science achievement.2 Science knowledge and skills are important for both academic and workplace success, and a variety of interventions have been developed to improve student science achievement.…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Science Education, Inquiry
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP)" is a core mathematics curriculum that includes materials and a routinized instructional approach with an option for teacher training. The curriculum uses an inquiry-based approach with a focus on active learning where students frequently engage in hands-on activities and…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Intervention, Experiential Learning
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP)" is a core mathematics curriculum that includes materials and a routinized instructional approach with an option for teacher training. The curriculum uses an inquiry-based approach with a focus on active learning where students frequently engage in hands-on activities and…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Intervention, Experiential Learning
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP)" is a core mathematics curriculum that includes materials and a routinized instructional approach with an option for teacher training. The curriculum uses an inquiry-based approach with a focus on active learning where students frequently engage in hands-on activities and…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Intervention, Experiential Learning
What Works Clearinghouse, 2017
"Connected Mathematics Project" (CMP) is a math curriculum for students in grades 6-8. It uses interactive problems and everyday situations to explore mathematical ideas, with a goal of fostering a problem-centered, inquiry-based learning environment. At each grade level, the curriculum covers numbers, algebra, geometry/measurement,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
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…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Intervention, Teaching Methods, Inquiry
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
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…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Teaching Methods
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
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…
Descriptors: Intervention, Science Education, Educational Change, Inquiry
Bailey, Thomas; Bashford, Joanne; Boatman, Angela; Squires, John; Weiss, Michael; Doyle, William; Valentine, Jeffrey C.; LaSota, Robin; Polanin, Joshua R.; Spinney, Elizabeth; Wilson, Wesley; Yelde, Martha; Young, Sarah H. – What Works Clearinghouse, 2016
This practice guide presents six evidence-based recommendations for college and university faculty, administrators, and advisors working to improve the success of students academically underprepared for college. Each recommendation includes an overview of the practice, a summary of evidence used in support of the evidence rating, guidance on how…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Postsecondary Education, College Students, Guides
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
Linked learning communities in postsecondary education are programs defined by having social and curricular linkages that provide undergraduate students with intentional integration of the themes and concepts that they are learning. The theory behind these programs is that active learning in a community-based setting can improve academic outcomes…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Communities of Practice, Undergraduate Students, Outcomes of Education
What Works Clearinghouse, 2012
"ARIES: Exploring Motion and Forces" is a physical science curriculum for students in grades 5-8 that employs 18 inquiry-centered, hands-on lessons called "explorations." The curriculum draws upon students' curiosity to explore phenomena, allowing for a discovery-based learning process. Group-centered lab work is designed to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Astronomy, Physics, Motion
What Works Clearinghouse, 2012
The "LeTUS" program is a three-year, project-based, technology-integrated middle school science curriculum for grades 6-8. The "LeTUS" program is composed of multiple units, each lasting between eight and ten weeks. Topics include global warming, water and air quality, force and motion, communicable diseases, and ecological…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Urban Schools, Science Curriculum, Middle School Students
What Works Clearinghouse, 2012
"Technology Enhanced Elementary and Middle School Science" ("TEEMSS") is a physical science curriculum for grades 3-8 that utilizes computers, sensors, and interactive models to support investigations of real-world phenomena. Through 15 inquiry-based instructional units, students interact with computers, gather and analyze…
Descriptors: Physical Sciences, Science Curriculum, Inquiry, Active Learning
