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Research Projects Awarded
The following research projects in Florida’s State University System were funded by the Multi-University Reading, Mathematics and Science Initiative in Year 1 (FY ’03), Year 2 (FY ’04) and Year 3 (FY ’05). To date, a total of $2,111,263 has been awarded to seven state universities based on a competitive request-for-proposal (RFP) process. In FY ’03, only faculty research projects were funded; beginning in FY ’04, graduate student research projects were added at the recommendation of the MURMSI work group.
Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
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Effect of Embedding Knowledge-Focused Reading Comprehension Strategies in Integrated Science Instruction on Achievement and Reading Comprehension in Grade 5 |
Nancy Romance, Ph.D., Professor, Science Education |
Palm Beach County School District |
$147,518 (FY ’03) |
| Adaptation of a Knowledge-Based Instructional Intervention to Accelerate Student Learning in Science and Early Literacy in Grades K-12 |
Nancy Romance, Ph.D., Professor, Science Education |
Palm Beach County School District |
$157,655 (FY ’04) |
| A Research-Based Instructional Intervention for Accelerating Vocabulary Acquisition of At-Risk Students in Grade 4 |
Nancy Romance, Ph.D., Professor, Science Education |
Palm Beach County School District |
$139,675 (FY ’05)
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Teaching Conceptual Knowledge about Arithmetic Operations Using Chartworld Software: An Evaluation |
Donald Ploger Ph.D., Associate Professor, Science & Mathematics Education
Steve Hecht, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology |
Broward County School District |
$97,666 (FY ’05) |
| Total awarded to FAU |
$542,514 |
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A Pilot Study on South Florida’s Teacher Education Addressing the Needs of At-Risk Students |
Zhonghong Ziang, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mathematics Education |
Five high schools in Dade County Schools |
$155,000 (FY’ 03) |
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Science Academic Vocabulary for English Language Learners (SAVE-Language Learners) Project |
Lisbeth Dixon-Krauss, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction |
Dade County School District |
$160,000 (FY’ 04) |
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An Investigation of the Contextual Support of Mathematics and Science Instruction in English and Spanish for Limited English Proficient Students |
Lisbeth Dixon-Krauss, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction
Graduate student: Marina Rodriguez, doctoral student in Curriculum & Instruction |
Dade County School District |
$3,000 (FY’ 04) |
| Total awarded to FIU |
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Florida State University (FSU)
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| Working to Measure the Impact of Professional Development Activities: Developing an Instrument Quantifying Science Teachers' Pedagogical Dissatisfaction |
Sherry Southerland, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Science Education
Ellen Granger, Ph.D., Director, Office of Science Teaching Activities |
14 districts in the Panhandle Area Educational Consortium |
$47,435 (FY’ 04) |
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Assessment of Student Learning in a Laboratory Setting: A Quantitative Study of Inquiry-Based versus Traditional Science Teaching Method.
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Sherry Southerland, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Science Education
Ellen Granger, Ph.D., Director, Office of Science Teaching Activities |
Leon and Wakulla County School Districts |
$66,282 (FY ’05)
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| Total awarded to FSU |
$113,717 |
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