Judy Brown
Associated IES Content
Grant
ECHOS: Early Childhood Hands on Science
In recent years, early childhood education has emphasized children's school readiness in the domains of language, literacy, and mathematics. To date, there has been limited systematic focus on science education in preschool. There is a need for the development, implementation, and evaluation of preschool science curricula that will promote young children's understanding of basic science concepts. The purpose of this project is to conduct an efficacy study of a comprehensive early childhood ...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A100275
PI Meeting
2011 Principal Investigators Conference: September 7, 2011
The National Center for Education Research (NCER), in the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), sponsored a 1-day IES Principal Investigators (PI) Meeting on September 7, 2011. The PI meeting included grantees from various research grant topic areas and provided opportunities for focused discussions on topics of general interest for investigators as they complete project activities.
Sep 07, 2011
12:00AM - 11:59PM EDT
Grant
Early Childhood Hands-On Science Curriculum Development and Demonstration
In the early 2000s, science education was a marginal component of most preschool curricula. In this study, the researchers aimed to develop and obtain preliminary evidence of the potential impact of a comprehensive early science readiness curriculum and related teacher professional development.
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305K060036