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Research and Evaluation Team Lines of Work Andy Porter, Director. Building a Partnership – Susan Millar District Case Studies – William Clune Targeted Studies – Bruce King Indicator System – Norman Webb Case Studies of Institutions of Higher Education – Susan Millar.
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Research and Evaluation Team Lines of WorkAndy Porter, Director • Building a Partnership – Susan Millar • District Case Studies – William Clune • Targeted Studies – Bruce King • Indicator System – Norman Webb • Case Studies of Institutions of Higher Education – Susan Millar
Middle School Science Immersion ImplementationGrade 6 Plate Tectonics Eric Osthoff
SCALE Goal 2 • Develop and implement immersion stem learning experiences to ensure that every student in our partner districts experiences the process of engagement in an extended (e.g., four-week) scientific investigation at least once a year
Data Collection • Observation of the professional development summer institutes and follow-up professional development • Pre-test/post-test results on teacher content knowledge • Pre-test/post-test on content of classroom instruction • Observations of classroom implementation • Two group quasi-experiment on student achievement • Gains on district period assessment • Student work samples of challenging tasks • State reading and mathematics assessments as baseline controls • School and districts supports for and barriers to immersion teaching and learning
Table 1. Summary of Grade 6 LAUSD teacher participation in immersion institutes and SCALE Study of Middle School Immersion in LAUSD
Teacher Content Knowledge • Teacher content knowledge went from 58% correct to 65% correct for a .57 effect size, which was statistically significant at .05 • Teachers with two or less years of experience had the biggest gains
From observations conducted thus far, 9 or 11 teachers observed are implementing the unit with integrity (two are not)