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Direct linkDagher, Zoubeida R.; Ford, Danielle J. – Science & Education, 2005
The goal of this study is to analyze the images of science and scientists in science biographies written for children. We examined 12 biographies of historic and contemporary scientists written for primary/middle school children in relation to three dimensions: characteristics of scientists, nature and process of scientific knowledge, and social…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Scientific Principles, Biographies, Childrens Literature
Service-Learning and Intentionality: Creating and Assessing Cognitive Affective Learning Connections
Download full textHall, Maureen P. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2006
This article outlines the design of a new service-learning component central to a graduate course on teaching elementary and middle school writing. The service-learning involves course participants acting as mentors to middle school students as they write personal histories of local African American, Cape Verdean, and Puerto Rican senior citizens.…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Intention, Graduate Students, Mentors
