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Autor/inn/en | Haynes, J. Chris; Robinson, J. Shane; Edwards, M. Craig; Key, James P. |
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Titel | Assessing the Effect of Using a Science-Enhanced Curriculum to Improve Agriculture Students' Science Scores: A Causal Comparative Study |
Quelle | In: Journal of Agricultural Education, 53 (2012) 2, S.15-27 (13 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1042-0541 |
DOI | 10.5032/jae.2012.02015 |
Schlagwörter | Science Achievement; Program Effectiveness; Agricultural Education; Comparative Analysis; High School Students; High Schools; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Qualifications; Science Curriculum; Secondary School Curriculum; Socioeconomic Status; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Scores; Oklahoma |
Abstract | The academic skills of today's teenagers are diminishing, and are a cause for concern. One of the academic areas in need of improvement is science. The purpose of this causal comparative study was to determine the effect that a science-enhanced, curriculum would have on students' achievement in science. The population for this study consisted of students in secondary agricultural education programs whose instructors held a science credential in Oklahoma during the 2009-2010 school year and were selected by state staff in the Agricultural Education Division of the Oklahoma Career and Technology Education Department to teach the science-enhanced, curriculum. In addition, 10 equally credentialed instructors formed a purposeful comparison group and were selected according to specific variables (e.g., similarity of students' SES status) for equivalency purposes. The findings of this study revealed that a statistically significant difference in students' science achievement did not exist as a result of the treatment. However, small practical differences were detected between the groups, as student performance in the treatment group was more than two and one-half points higher than the means of students' performance scores in the comparison group. Recommendations point to the need for replication of the study over an entire school year. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided). |
Anmerkungen | American Association for Agricultural Education. P.O. Box 7607, Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, Raleigh, NC 27695. Web site: http://www.aaaeonline.org |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |