Chemistry That Applies: Improving General Science Achievement Among Middle School Students
Intervention Details
Subject
Science & STEMAcademic Program
General EducationDuration
Seven weeksGrade
8Personnel
General Education Teacher
Intervention Summary
Chemistry That Applies is a curriculum unit that targets physical science learning for eighth-grade students. Working in large and small groups, students explore chemical reactions, collect data, and use evidence-based arguments to support their claims. Students keep individual science notebooks for analyzing results. Chemistry That Applies provides question prompts (called "Think and Write") that require students to use critical thinking skills. Complicated vocabulary is kept to a minimum. The unit is implemented over a period of approximately seven weeks.
Grade
8Personnel
General Education TeacherStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on general science achievement for students who received Chemistry That Applies compared to students who received regular science curriculum
Positive effect on general science achievement for African American students
Positive effect on general science achievement for Hispanic students
Positive effect on general science achievement for students eligible for free or reduced-price meals
No effect for students currently eligible for English language learner services.
Source
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2012). Chemistry That Applies. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/776.
Data Sample by Population
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