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STS Requires Changes in Teaching
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Yager, Robert E. – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2007
The major advantage of STS is the kind of teaching it allows and demands. Twelve middle school teachers who were enthused with STS teaching selected two sections for a research study. One section was the experimental STS section; the other followed the course syllabus and textbook closely. The major findings indicate the advantages for STS as a…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Instructional Innovation
Biology, STS and the Next Steps in Program Design and Curriculum Development.
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Ost, David H.; Yager, Robert E. – American Biology Teacher, 1993
Describes Science/Technology/Society (STS) curriculum efforts in the United States which grew out of Project Synthesis. Discusses STS, biology, and life science education. (PR)
Descriptors: Biology, High Schools, Science and Society, Science Curriculum
Success with STS in Life Science Classrooms, Grades 4-12.
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Yager, Robert E.; And Others – American Biology Teacher, 1994
Reports the results of the Chautauqua Program, an effort involving 224 life science teachers grades 4 through 12 in Iowa schools, that sought to introduce Science/Technology/Society strategies to new teachers, help them develop materials, and assist in structuring an assessment program that could provide evidence that reform has occurred. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Science and Society
Make a Difference with STS.
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Yager, Robert E. – Science Teacher, 1993
Describes a Science-Technology-Society (STS) course implemented in Iowa that utilizes the National Science Teachers Association guidelines for STS courses. (PR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, High Schools, Science and Society, Science Curriculum
Science/Technology/Society: A Reform Arising from Learning Theory and Constructivist Research.
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Yager, Robert E. – 1995
The Iowa-Scope, Sequence, and Coordination (SS&C) Program assists schools with reform of their entire middle school programs, grades 6-8, and features the science, technology, and society (STS) instructional approach. This reform translates to the creation of new frameworks for the school program and aims to produce "constructivist"…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Beneficiaries or Victims.
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Brunkhorst, Herbert K.; Yager, Robert E. – School Science and Mathematics, 1990
Discusses the need for a science-technology-society (STS) approach in science classroom and describes the characteristics of exemplary STS programs. Lists five domains for STS goals and indicates assessment instruments for the domains. (YP)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Objectives
Research & Teaching: Approaching Scientific Literacy Goals in General Education Science Courses.
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Yager, Robert E. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1989
Discusses the importance of implementing new approaches in science teaching which will elevate citizen concerns to science-related issues confronting society. Outlines a biology application course designed to counteract current problems in this area. (RT)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Course Content, Educational Research
The Science/Technology/Society Movement in the United States: Its Origins, Evolution, and Rationale.
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Yager, Robert E. – Social Education, 1990
Maintains that the science/technology/society movement (STS) is a megatrend in science education. Explains that STS takes a holistic, problem-solving approach toward teaching science, one that is student oriented and much more accessible than traditional approaches. Lists tables that contrast STS and traditional classes. (DB)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education