Duarte Silva
Biographic Data
| ID | 5520120 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Duarte Silva |
| GIVEN NAMES | Duarte |
| FAMILY NAME | Silva |
| SIGNATURE | SILVA D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stanford University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2508-9550 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Impact of Educational Gardens and Workshop Activities on 8th-Grade Student’s Perception and Knowledge of Plant Biology
Educational gardens can be a significant resource in the promotion of environmental education, engaging both the school population and the general public. The main goal of the present study was to implement and assess a hands-on interventional program to promote knowledge and awareness of plant-related topics at a basic school level. We report on a hands-on educational project implemented with 8th-grade Portuguese students (mostly 13–14 years of …
A Mandarin/English two‐way immersion program
A Mandarin/English two‐way immersion elementary program is described from its inception and implementation through the fifth grade, the culminating year of the program. All students in all grades were assessed on their oral/listening, reading, and writing performance in Mandarin using program‐created assessment measures. Fifth‐grade students also took the Mandarin STAMP 4Se test online to assess their oral and literacy performance. In addition, a…
A High School Intensive Summer Mandarin Course
This article describes a STARTALK intensive summer high school Mandarin language and culture program that was conducted for three summers. Participants across the three years included 40 Mandarin Level II and 53 Mandarin Level III high school students. Quantitative and qualitative data are presented to show the effectiveness of the program. Students' language proficiency scores showed significant improvement between pre‐ and posttests for listeni…
A Mandarin/English two‐way immersion program
A Mandarin/English two‐way immersion elementary program is described from its inception and implementation through the fifth grade, the culminating year of the program. All students in all grades were assessed on their oral/listening, reading, and writing performance in Mandarin using program‐created assessment measures. Fifth‐grade students also took the Mandarin STAMP 4Se test online to assess their oral and literacy performance. In addition, a…
A High School Intensive Summer Mandarin Course
This article describes a STARTALK intensive summer high school Mandarin language and culture program that was conducted for three summers. Participants across the three years included 40 Mandarin Level II and 53 Mandarin Level III high school students. Quantitative and qualitative data are presented to show the effectiveness of the program. Students' language proficiency scores showed significant improvement between pre‐ and posttests for listeni…
A Mandarin/English two‐way immersion program
A Mandarin/English two‐way immersion elementary program is described from its inception and implementation through the fifth grade, the culminating year of the program. All students in all grades were assessed on their oral/listening, reading, and writing performance in Mandarin using program‐created assessment measures. Fifth‐grade students also took the Mandarin STAMP 4Se test online to assess their oral and literacy performance. In addition, a…
Impact of Educational Gardens and Workshop Activities on 8th-Grade Student’s Perception and Knowledge of Plant Biology
Educational gardens can be a significant resource in the promotion of environmental education, engaging both the school population and the general public. The main goal of the present study was to implement and assess a hands-on interventional program to promote knowledge and awareness of plant-related topics at a basic school level. We report on a hands-on educational project implemented with 8th-grade Portuguese students (mostly 13–14 years of …
Pedagogy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Active listening (2 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Mandarin Chinese (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works)