The impact of a STEM program on academic achievement of eighth grade students in a South Texas middle school

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dc.contributor.advisorKamiar Kouzekanani
dc.contributor.authorOlivarez, Norma
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-01T01:32:56Z
dc.date.available2013-03-01T01:32:56Z
dc.date.issued2/28/2014
dc.description"A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership."en_US
dc.description.abstractThe primary purpose of the study was to examine the impact of a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational program on academic achievement. The study was delimited to 8th graders and outcome measures of mathematics, science, and reading. An ex-post facto, causal-comparative research design was employed. The characteristic-present group consisted of 73 eighth grade students in a STEM academic program. The comparison group consisted of 103 eighth grade students in a non-STEM academic program. On the basis of the centroids, the STEM group outperformed the non-STEM group on all outcome measures. It is concluded that participation in a STEM academic program, where teachers use Project-Based Learning (PBL), collaborative learning, and hands-on strategies, positively impacted eighth grade students' academic achievement in mathematics, science, and reading.en_US
dc.description.collegeCollege of Education and Human Developmenten_US
dc.description.departmentEducational Leadership, Curriculum & Instructionen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/417
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsThis material is made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with its source. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the author and/or publisher.en_US
dc.subjectengineeringen_US
dc.subjectmathematicsen_US
dc.subjectscienceen_US
dc.subjecttechnologyen_US
dc.titleThe impact of a STEM program on academic achievement of eighth grade students in a South Texas middle schoolen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreDissertationen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Leadershipen_US
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A & M University--Corpus Christien_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Educationen_US

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