Closing the Science Comprehension Achievement Gap through the Use of an Extension Youth Development Science Comprehension Model

Autor/inn/en	Skelton, Peter; Dormody, Tom; Lewis, Margaret
Titel	Closing the Science Comprehension Achievement Gap through the Use of an Extension Youth Development Science Comprehension Model
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 54 (2016) 6, (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Youth Programs; Extension Education; Achievement Gap; Science Achievement; Science Instruction; Comprehension; Disadvantaged Youth; Achievement Gains; Program Effectiveness; Models; Hispanic American Students; Pretests Posttests; Grade 6; Middle School Students; Grade 8; Scores; New Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugendsofortprogramm; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Verstehen; Verständnis; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Analogiemodell; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08
Abstract	Improving youth science comprehension is critical to youth development, yet this intended outcome is often overlooked in terms of how Extension programs are delivered. The purpose of the study reported in this article was to determine through the assessment of potential student growth whether applying features of a youth science comprehension model to an Extension youth development program targeting underserved middle-school youths led to improved student academic achievement. Program delivery incorporating key features of the model resulted in improved scores for youths performing at or below grade level. These results suggest that the model offers a promising tool for improving youth science comprehension through Extension programming. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01