Technology Enhanced Elementary and Middle School Science (TEEMSS): Using Technology to Support Inquiry-Based Scientific Learning in Grades 3-8
Intervention Details
Subject
Science & STEMAcademic Program
General EducationDuration
2 one-week investigations per unit, 15 units totalGrades
3, 4Personnel
General Education Teacher
Intervention Summary
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. TEEMSS includes 15 inquiry-based instructional science units, with five units developed for each of the grade levels 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8. Each unit contains two one-week investigations, each with a discovery question, several trials, analysis, and ideas for further investigations. The program also includes a web-based teacher-reporting tool that allows teachers to review student portfolios and gather student responses for assessment and class discussion.
Grades
3, 4Personnel
General Education TeacherStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on general science achievement for elementary school students in grades 3-4
Source
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2012). Technology Enhanced Elementary and Middle School Science (TEEMSS). Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/intervention/781.
Data Sample by Population
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