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Engaging Students in Scientific Practices: What Does Constructing and Revising Models Look Like in the Science Classroom?
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Krajcik, Joseph; Merritt, Joi – Science Teacher, 2012
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)--now in development--will be based on "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" released by the National Research Council last summer. The "Framework" identifies seven scientific and engineering practices that should be used in science classrooms. These practices reflect the multiple ways in which…
Descriptors: Computers, Evidence, Engineering, Classrooms
Engaging Students in Scientific Practices: What Does Constructing and Revising Models Look Like in the Science Classroom?
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Krajcik, Joseph; Merritt, Joi – Science Scope, 2012
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)--now in development--will be based on "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" released by the National Research Council last summer. The "Framework" identifies seven scientific and engineering practices that should be used in science classrooms. These practices reflect the multiple ways in which…
Descriptors: Evidence, Engineering, Classrooms, Elementary Secondary Education
Engaging Students in Scientific Practices: What Does Constructing and Revising Models Look Like in the Science Classroom?
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Krajcik, Joseph; Merritt, Joi – Science and Children, 2012
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)--now in development--will be based on "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" released by the National Research Council last summer. The "Framework" identifies seven scientific and engineering practices that should be used in science classrooms. These practices reflect the multiple ways in which…
Descriptors: Engineering, Classrooms, Investigations, Models
Examining the Effect of Teachers' Adaptations of a Middle School Science Inquiry-Oriented Curriculum Unit on Student Learning
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Fogleman, Jay; McNeill, Katherine L.; Krajcik, Joseph – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
Reform based curriculum offer a promising avenue to support greater student achievement in science. Yet teachers frequently adapt innovative curriculum when they use them in their own classrooms. In this study, we examine how 19 teachers adapted an inquiry-oriented middle school science curriculum. Specifically, we investigate how teachers'…
Descriptors: Investigations, Self Efficacy, Teaching Experience, Science Education