No significant differences in science learning or attitudes between OpenSciEd and mySci eighth-grade classes in one small comparison¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? A dissertation comparison of the OpenSciEd Earth and Space unit to a comparable mySci unit found no significant differences in science learning or attitudes. → McElhaney 2024

Evidence¶

McElhaney 2024¶

McElhaney, K. W., & Kamdar, D. (2024). Updated summary and synthesis of OpenSciEd research [White paper]. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/231

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review reports, citing Vick and Blanton (2023), data from 44 eighth-grade students in two classrooms taught by the same teacher comparing OpenSciEd and mySci units. No effect size is printed, so impact is null; equivalence was not tested.

"The study found no significant differences in science learning or attitudes between the two classes on science."

Discussion¶

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