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Bringing Science to Life through Innovative Science Intervention for Chemistry and Physics High School Students

Fri, April 10, 7:45 to 9:15am PDT (7:45 to 9:15am PDT), Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, San Bernardino

Session Type: Symposium

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Science education is often disconnected from students’ lives, weakening engagement and contributing to high attrition and few students pursuing STEM careers. This symposium presents an innovative intervention that builds on prior work, demonstrating evidence of efficacy in improving high-school science achievement and increased college ambitions. The intervention engages students in science content and practices by ways meaningful to their lives and community contexts. Four papers describe key components and results of a field-study conducted in southern states, focusing on the theoretical framework, instructional resources, teacher professional development, assessment tasks, and collaborative partnerships. These studies offer guidelines and tools for researchers, educators, and policymakers to design science learning environments that are rigorous, relevant, and responsive to students’ current and future needs.

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