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Activity Number:
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326
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Type:
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Contributed
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Date/Time:
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
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Sponsor:
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Business and Economic Statistics Section
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| Abstract - #304054 |
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Title:
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Math and Science Partnerships to Enhance Student Outcomes: Evidence of Policy Implications from the ATOMS2XP Project
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Author(s):
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Mack Shelley*+ and Betty Latimer and Mari Kemis and Elena Polush
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Companies:
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Iowa State University and Mississippi State University and Iowa State University and Iowa State University
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Address:
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539 Ross Hall, Ames , IA, 50011-1204,
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Keywords:
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STEM ; Math and Science Partnerships ; Education Policy ; Policy Implications ; Program Evaluation ; HLM
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Abstract:
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The goal of the Advancing Teachers of Middle School Science (ATOMS2XP) program is to increase the number of highly qualified 5th-8th grade science teachers in school districts throughout the state of Mississippi and the academic achievement levels of their students. The project is grounded on a model of professional development based on best practice research in enhancing teacher science content knowledge, pedagogical skills, and technology-integration skills. Policy implications include a design centered on long-term commitment, building extended university-school partnerships, and sustained funding. We present the results of two-level hierarchical linear models estimating the effects of student-level (n=639) and teacher-level (n=35) science content knowledge on student knowledge gains during the program's first year (2007-2008) in overall science content and in physics and weather.
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