Schools Nationwide Raise Science Scores with STEMscopes Science Powered by Accelerate Learning
08 Mayo 2024 - 4:00AM
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Since 2013, nearly all 50 states have adopted the Next
Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or similar standards to advance
science education for all students. While average science scores
have declined or remained unchanged in U.S. schools since 2015,
districts and schools implementing STEMscopes Science have shown
significant increases in the number of students passing their
science standardized test.
In 2023, the Accelerate Learning research team conducted
numerous research and efficacy studies of state standardized tests
conducted in the spring of 2022. In the 2023 Impact Report, studies
across several states for fifth and eighth grade showed that
STEMscopes Science consistently increases student science
achievement. Researchers found significant positive effects on the
percentage of students passing, with passing rate increases between
1.58 and 6.40 percentage points for STEMscopes versus
non-STEMscopes districts and schools.
Since those studies were conducted, districts and schools have
continued to report significant gains.
In Appoquinimink School District (ASD), Delaware’s fastest
growing district, K-5 students began using STEMscopes Science in
fall 2018. In 2019, 51% of ASD fifth graders scored proficient or
higher on Delaware’s state science test, compared to the statewide
average of 27%. In 2022, ASD’s proficiency rate was 19 percentage
points higher than the state average, and it was 22 percentage
points higher in 2023.
“When the new state test was first administered in 2019, that
was the first full year we implemented STEMscopes, and our
proficiency rate was almost twice the state average,” said Todd
Dunn, district science and Title I coordinator for ASD. “Most of
our elementary schools are in the top 10 or 15 in science in the
state, and we even have a few in the top five. To my knowledge,
we’re the only ones using STEMscopes, and we’ve seen the rewards
with our students.”
Across the country, Kauluwela Elementary, a Title I school in
downtown Honolulu, began using STEMscopes Science in grades K-5 in
fall 2022. Accelerate Learning also delivered professional
development and virtual coaching sessions for teachers throughout
the school year. From 2022 to 2023, the school’s proficiency rate
on the Hawai‘i Statewide Assessments Grade 5 Science Test jumped
from 23% to 30%.
“The professional development has been very impactful, and
STEMscopes has everything our teachers need to meet the NGSS,” said
Sonja Samsonas, principal of Kauluwela Elementary. “With STEMscopes
and the 5E model of instruction, our students are learning to think
like scientists.”
About Accelerate Learning Inc.
Accelerate Learning provides STEM curriculum and professional
development solutions that empower teachers, increase scores, and
inspire students to become tomorrow’s STEM leaders. Its STEMscopes,
Collaborate Science, Kide Science, and Math Nation curricula and
resources are highly adaptable, accessible, and support instruction
in any learning environment. The comprehensive, results-oriented
solutions are used by more than 9 million students and 750,000
teachers across the country. For information, visit
acceleratelearning.com or call 800-531-0864.
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