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School Farm Laboratory At Orestimba High School - Graduate Internship, Lauren S. Stroud
School Farm Laboratory At Orestimba High School - Graduate Internship, Lauren S. Stroud
Agricultural Education: Graduate Internship Reports
The internship included the development of a school farm laboratory on a two-acre site at Orestimba High School in Newman, California. In addition to developing a step-by-step guide to completing the project, the report includes validation documents relative to meeting the quality criteria for secondary programs of agricultural education.
The Relationship Between Core-Plus Mathematics Project And Student Achievement, Karen Renee Treadway-Harvel
The Relationship Between Core-Plus Mathematics Project And Student Achievement, Karen Renee Treadway-Harvel
Wayne State University Dissertations
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) study revealed that test scores from high school students were below average in mathematics and science. Studies show that part of it stem from the traditional methods of teaching rather than the standards-based teaching. According to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act, students should receive a rigorous and relevant curriculum. The High School Content Expectations (HSCE) is a set of objectives that meet this criteria but the current curriculum still uses traditionally-based curriculum. More than 80% of textbooks located in schools today are traditionally-based. Moreover, teachers who are teaching have been …
The Impacts Of A Project-Based Research Course: A Mixed Method Survey Of Students, Alumni, And Teachers In Li-Shan High School, Taipei, Taiwan, Peiyu Lee
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
This thesis presented the results of a mixed-method study of the impact of a Project-based Research course in a public high school in Taipei, Taiwan. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the Project-based Research course from the perspectives of the current students, alumni, and teachers. The high school incorporated traditional education and project-based learning models as their teaching methods. When both students and teachers had to face the dual pressure of adhering to both models, it was unknown if the project-based learning had the same influence as indicated in the research literature on project-based learning. …