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Publication Date: 2020
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New York City Fourth Graders Who Receive a Climate Change Curriculum with Hydroponic Gardening Have Higher Science Achievement Scores
Burt, Kate G.; Burgermaster, Marissa; D'Alessandro, Dina; Paul, Rachel; Stopler, Marina
Applied Environmental Education and Communication, v19 n4 p402-414 2020
We compared 2014-15 New York State Science Assessment scores of fourth grade students who received the New York Sun Works (NYSW) Program (n = 638) with two comparison groups: students who received NYSW the following year (n = 993) and students attending matched schools (n = 1490). We first applied a multi-level regression model to compare scores between NYSW recipients and the first comparison group, which revealed non-significant but higher scores among NYSW recipients. We then compared the achievement scores of the NYSW recipients to both comparison groups using Welsch two sample t-tests. On average, NYSW recipients scored significantly higher than both the comparison groups (p < 0.001). Results suggest that further testing should explore the impact of climate change education on science achievement.
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Climate, Gardening, Science Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Science Instruction, Active Learning, Inquiry
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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