Integrated curriculum programs
Overview
- Influence: Integrated curriculum programs
- Domain: Curricula
- Sub-Domain: Other curricula programs
- Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to accelerate
- Influence Definition: Integrated curriculum programs connect different areas of study by cutting across subject-matter lines and emphasizing unifying concepts. Integration focuses on making connections for students, aiming to engage in relevant, meaningful activities that can be connected to real life.
Evidence
- Number of meta-analyses: 2
- Number of studies: 61
- Number of students: 29,551
- Number of effects: 80
- Weighted mean effect size: 0.39
- Robustness index: 2
Meta-Analyses
| Journal Title | Author | First Author's Country | Article Name | Year Published | Variable | Number of Studies | Number of Students | Number of Effects | Effect Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dissertation | Hartzler | USA | A meta-analysis of studies conducted on integrated curriculum programs and their effects on student achievement | 2000 | Integrated curriculum programs | 30 | 21,657 | 30 | 0.48 |
| School Science and Mathematics | Hurley | USA | Reviewing Integrated Science and Mathematics: The Search for Evidence and Definitions from New Perspectives | 2001 | Integrated science and math programs | 31 | 7,894 | 50 | 0.31 |
| TOTAL/AVERAGE | 61 | 29,551 | 80 | 0.40 | |||||