NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Achieving the Reforms Vision: The Effectiveness of a Specialists-Led Elementary Science Program.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Schwartz, Renee S.; Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad; Lederman, Norman G. – School Science and Mathematics, 2000
Describes an evaluation project that aimed to assess the potential of two elementary science specialists, as compared to elementary classroom teachers, to realize the reforms vision for science instruction in elementary classrooms. Indicates that specialists' views and practices were better aligned with those envisioned by current national reform…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Inquiry, Problem Solving
Testing Assumptions Underlying the Science Education Reforms: Decision-Making on Science and Technology Based Issues.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Bell, Randy L.; Lederman, Norman G. – 2000
Recently, the nature of science has enjoyed renewed attention in science education circles as a primary component of scientific literacy. This paper describes an investigation meant to assess the influence of a person's understanding of the nature of science on his or her decision-making regarding science- and technology-based issues, and to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Developing Views of Nature of Science in an Authentic Context: An Explicit Approach to Bridging the Gap between Nature of Science and Scientific Inquiry
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Schwartz, Renee S.; Lederman, Norman G.; Crawford, Barbara A. – Science Education, 2004
Reform efforts emphasize teaching science to promote contemporary views of the nature of science (NOS) and scientific inquiry. Within the framework of situated cognition, the assertion is that engagement in inquiry activities similar to those of scientists provides a learning context conducive to developing knowledge about the methods and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Seminars, Scientists, Secondary School Teachers
Science and Science Education Collaboratives: Where We Are, How We Got There, and Where We Are Going.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Duggan-Haas, Don; Roettger, Elizabeth E.; Foster, Gerald; Truedson, John R.; Yeotis, Cathy; Schwartz, Renee S.; Lederman, Norman G.; Rowe, Francie; Adams, Paul – 2000
This document is a summary of one of two presentations about collaborative projects between scientists and science educators. Each paper offers insights into accomplishments and obstacles encountered during the respective programs. Paper summaries include: (1) "Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education"; (2) "Bemidji State…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education