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Teaching and Learning Nature of Science in Elementary Classrooms: Research-Based Strategies for Practical Implementation
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Akerson, Valarie L.; Carter, Ingrid; Pongsanon, Khemmawadee; Nargund-Joshi, Vanashri – Science & Education, 2019
Our goal in this article is to provide research-based strategies for embedding Nature of Science (NOS) into science instruction at the elementary level. We thus intend to aid researchers, professional developers, and teachers in noting that not only is it important and possible to teach NOS at the elementary levels, but also that elementary…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Principles, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science
Inside and outside: Teacher-Researcher Collaboration
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Herrenkohl, Leslie Rupert; Kawasaki, Keiko; DeWater, Lezlie Salvatore – New Educator, 2010
In this paper, we discuss our approach to teacher-researcher collaboration and how it is similar and different from other models of teacher collaboration. Our approach to collaboration employed design experimentation (Brown, 1992; Design Based Research Collective, 2003) as a central method since it yields important findings for teachers'…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Researchers, Cooperation, Teamwork
When Does the Researcher (Should) Also Become a Resource for the Bricoleur Teacher? A Review of Ajay Sharma's "Portrait of a Science Teacher as a Bricoleur: A Case Study from India"
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Rodriguez, Alberto J. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2008
This paper provides a critical review essay of Ajay Sharma's "Portrait of a science teacher as a bricoleur: A case study from India." The main focus is two fold. First, arguments are presented to draw attention to how little advances in science teaching and science learning research have impacted teachers' practice and student…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Researchers, Educational Research, Theory Practice Relationship
Science, Science Education and Their Discontents: A Response to Commentaries on the Paper, "Portrait of a Science Teacher as a Bricoleur--A Case Study from India"
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Sharma, Ajay – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2008
In this response to commentaries by Ali Sammel, Jhumki Basu and Alberto Rodriguez, I present my perspective on three important issues raised by the commentators. These issues relate to the role of a researcher in her field settings and society, the critique of science and science education as oppressive dominant discourses, and co-opting…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Researchers
Strategies for Increasing Involvement of Research Scientists in Implementation of Innovative Science Education Programs. A Report Prepared for the Educational Research and Improvement Branch Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, United States Department of Education, Washington, D.C. Phase II.
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Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Bethesda, MD. – 1984
The education committee of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) organized a Task Force on Precollege Science Education Programs to develop a strategy for increasing the involvement of scientific research personnel in science program implementation. This report contains the comments and recommendations of the Task…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Cooperative Planning, Educational Planning, Instructional Improvement
What Research Says...about Teachers as Researchers.
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Kyle, William C., Jr.; Shymansky, James A. – Science and Children, 1988
Provides several reasons for the lack of the classroom teacher's involvement in science education research. Explains the purposes, advantages, involvements, and kinds of research. States that without teachers as researchers, there is an inability to put knowledge to practice. (RT)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Faculty Development, Problem Solving
The Effects of a Web-Based Learning Environment on Student Motivation in a High School Earth Science Course
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Wang, Shiang-Kwei; Reeves, Thomas C. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2006
Collaborating closely with a 10th-grade science teacher, we designed a Web-based learning environment (Web-LE) to improve student motivation to learn science. Factors believed to enhance intrinsic motivation (challenge, control, curiosity, and fantasy) were integrated into the instructional design of the Web-based learning tool. The Web-LE was…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Grade 10, Research Methodology, Student Motivation
Strategies for Increasing Involvement of Research Scientists in Implementation of Innovative Science Education Programs. A Report Prepared for the Educational Research and Improvement Branch Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, United States Department of Education, Washington, D.C. Phase I.
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Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Bethesda, MD. – 1983
The Education Committee of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) organized a Task Force on Precollege Science Education Programs to develop a strategy for increasing the involvement of scientific research personnel in the implementation of innovative elementary and secondary science education programs. This report…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Educational Cooperation, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education