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>The effect of the use of Christian-published science textbooks on the ACT Science Reasoning subtest scores of midwest Christian high schools.
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The effect of the use of Christian-published science textbooks on the ACT Science Reasoning subtest scores of midwest Christian high schools.
Statistics indicate that students in conservative Christian schools earn higher standardized test scores in mathematics, reading, science, and writing compared to their public school counterparts, while many are criticized for using curricular materials deemed inferior in quality and for employing uncertified and ill-trained teachers. This study investigates the effectiveness of Christian-published science textbooks in preparing students for college-level science courses as measured by the Science Reasoning subtest of the ACT college entrance examination. A questionnaire was sent to conservative Christian high schools in five Midwest states which are affiliated with the American Association of Christian Schools, Association of Christian Schools International, and Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship. Information gathered on the schools, teachers, facilities, and ACT Science Reasoning scores and the resulting descriptive statistics provide a sketch of the typical Midwest Christian high school. Hypothesis testing resulted in acceptance of the Null Hypothesis: There is no difference between the mean ACT Science Reasoning scores of Midwest Christian high schools using Christian-published science textbooks as compared to those using secular-published science textbooks. Multiple regression analysis on the two publishers represented by the sample statistics, A Beka and Bob Jones University Press, showed no significant difference in the effectiveness of one publisher over the other. Analysis of the one open-ended question asking why each school chooses to use the type of publisher it does led to the issues of worldview instruction and academic rigor as the deciding factors for the selection of one type of publisher over the other.
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机译：统计数据表明，与公立学校的学生相比，保守派基督教学校的学生在数学，阅读，科学和写作方面的标准化考试得分更高，而许多人因使用质量低劣的课程材料以及雇用未经认证和训练有素的老师而受到批评。这项研究调查了由ACT出版的科学教科书对学生准备大学水平科学课程的有效性，这是由ACT高考的科学推理子测验测得的。向中西部五个州的保守派基督教高中发送了一份调查表，这些中学与美国基督教学校协会，国际基督教学校协会和罗伯特·罗伯茨大学教育奖学金相关。收集的有关学校，教师，设施和ACT科学推理分数的信息以及所得的描述性统计数据提供了典型的中西部基督教高中的概况。假设检验导致了零假设的接受：使用基督教出版的科学教科书的中西部基督教高中的ACT科学推理平均得分与使用世俗出版的科学教科书的平均ACT科学推理分数没有差异。以样本统计数据为代表的两家出版商A Beka和Bob Jones University Press的多元回归分析显示，一个出版商的有效性与另一出版商的有效性没有显着差异。对一个开放式问题的分析提出了疑问，即为什么每所学校都选择使用它确实使用的出版商类型，导致了世界观教学和学术严谨性的问题，成为选择一种出版商而不是另一种出版商的决定因素。
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