Project Lead the Way Students Score Lower in Math and Science Than Non- Project Lead the Way Students says Leading Engineering Education Researchers
There has been much talk and discussion about the incorporation of Project Lead the Way (PLTW) in schools around the country as well as in the Hoboken Public Schools . Certainly trying to incorporate engineering into the STEM curriculum is noteworthy and Project Lead the Way is a successful company which markets it curriculum to school districts around the country. There is certainly a great deal of enthusiasm for this program. Publicizing the purchase and incorporation of Project Lead the Way is an interesting way to give the impression that rigorous STEM education is taking place. But what does the research tell us about Project Lead the Way ? I thought it might be worthwhile sharing some actual peer reviewed research that was conducted on students in Project Lead the Way classrooms and a comparison group. This research was not conducted nor funded by Project Lead the Way - rather it was funded with a grant from the National Science Foundation (EEC-0648267) for the AWAKEN Project: Al...
