Wisconsin: What Influence Does Regularly Using Einstein Project Materials Have on State Standardized Fourth Grade Science Test Scores?

Hands-on science has always been regarded as the best way of teaching science but the number of actual scientific experiments supporting hands-on science is very low. The study compared the fourth grade test scores of school districts that used the Einstein project materials against the State of Wisconsin average test scores and a randomly selected sample of Wisconsin school districts that do not use the Einstein project materials.

The findings of this experiment support hands-on science as an effective method of teaching science because students in the school districts using the Einstein project materials consistently outperformed other districts without the Einstein project materials and scored above the state average test scores. Additionally, female students, students with disabilities, students with limited English proficiency, and Asian students were found to have the most significant difference in scores by outperforming their counterparts in the non-Einstein school districts.

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