The effect of an instructional intervention on middle school english learners' science and english reading achievement

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 987-1011

  Lara Alecio, Rafael ^a   Tong, Fuhui ^a   Irby, Beverly J ^b   Guerrero, Cindy ^a   Huerta, Maggie ^a   Fan, Yinan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

English learners; inquiry based learning; integrating science and literacy; science intervention; standards based assessment

Indexed keywords

ENGLISH LEARNERS; INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING; INTEGRATING SCIENCE AND LITERACY; SCIENCE INTERVENTION; STANDARDS-BASED ASSESSMENT;

CURRICULA;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84866286427     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: 10982736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.21031     Document Type: Article

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