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Baltimore City Schools Middle School STEM Summer Program with VEX Robotics

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Intervention Details

Subjects

Math, Science & STEM

Academic Programs

Career and Technical Education, General Education

Duration

5 weeks

Grades

6, 7, 8

Personnel

General Education Teacher, Instructional Aide

Intervention Summary

The Baltimore City Schools Middle School STEM Summer Program with VEX Robotics

Statistical Finding Summary

Positive effect on student attendance the following school year

No effect on student aspirations for college, studying STEM subjects in college, or pursuing STEM careers

No effect on mathematics achievement

No effect on teacher effectiveness

Source

Douglas J., M. I. & Martha Abele, M. I. (2015). The Baltimore City Schools Middle School STEM Summer Program with VEX Robotics (ED570654). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED570654.pdf.

Data Sample by Population

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