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Title: Collaborative Online Projects for English Language Learners in Science
Language: English
Authors: Terrazas-Arellanes, Fatima E., Knox, Carolyn, Rivas, Carmen
Source: Cultural Studies of Science Education. Dec 2013 8(4):953-971.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2013
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Language Learners, Science Instruction, Partnerships in Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Hands on Science, Science Laboratories, Games, Multimedia Materials, Feedback (Response), Video Technology, Animation, Discussion Groups, Summative Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, State Standards, Web Sites, Statistical Significance, Pretests Posttests, Bilingual Education, Cooperative Learning, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction
Geographic Terms: Mexico, United States
DOI: 10.1007/s11422-013-9521-8
ISSN: 1871-1502
Abstract: This paper summarizes how collaborative online projects (COPs) are used to facilitate science content-area learning for English Learners of Hispanic origin. This is a Mexico-USA partnership project funded by the National Science Foundation. A COP is a 10-week thematic science unit, completely online, and bilingual (Spanish and English) designed to provide collaborative learning experiences with culturally and linguistically relevant science instruction in an interactive and multimodal learning environment. Units are integrated with explicit instructional lessons that include: (a) hands-on and laboratory activities, (b) interactive materials and interactive games with immediate feedback, (c) animated video tutorials, (d) discussion forums where students exchange scientific learning across classrooms in the USA and in Mexico, and (e) summative and formative assessments. Thematic units have been aligned to U.S. National Science Education Standards and are under current revisions for alignment to the Common Core State Standards. Training materials for the teachers have been integrated into the project website to facilitate self-paced and independent learning. Preliminary findings of our pre-experimental study with a sample of 53 students (81% ELs), distributed across three different groups, resulted in a 21% statistically significant points increase from pretest to posttest assessments of science content learning, t(52) = 11.07, p = 0.000.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 29
Entry Date: 2014
Accession Number: EJ1040008
Database: ERIC
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