Research Overview

Research Shows the Hands-on Approach Utilized by AIMS Works (305k pdf)
Dave Youngs, ScEdD

Research Specifically on AIMS

Making Connections in Math and Science: Identifying Student Outcomes (161k pdf)
Donna F. Berlin, The National Center for Science Teaching & Learning, Ohio State University
Judith A. Hillen, AIMS Education Foundation, Fresno Pacific College

A Look at Project AIMS (149k pdf)
Debby Deal, Science Consultant, Clifton, VA - School Science and Mathematics; Jan. 1994

Research on Hands-on Learning

Science Learning Pathways for Young Children (61k pdf)
Rochel Gelman, Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science, Rutgers University
Kimberly Brenneman

"Based on previous standardized test results, performance levels were predicted for 737 fourth-grade students enrolled in the AIMS State-Specific Science in Parma, OH. Of that group, 70% exceeded their predicted performance level after the first year of using AIMS!"

–Cindy Giulivo, Science Resource Teacher, Parma OH