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Direct linkThornton, David – ProQuest LLC, 2017
A variety of lenses were used to examine the world of the novice science teacher. A degree of agency was provided by looking through the eyes of the beginning teacher. Previous studies focused on researcher or program's orientation, the successes of various educator preparation programs, or were limited in scope to elementary teachers of science.…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Science
North, Stephanie Gwinn – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This paper describes a qualitative case study designed to examine the challenges to effective science instruction faced by elementary teachers and examine the influence those challenges have on teachers' science teaching practices. Data were gathered through a questionnaire administered to over 240 teachers in a northern Florida school district…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
Download full textRomance, Nancy R.; Vitale, Michael R. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the effects of a multi-year implementation of the Science IDEAS model on (a) the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) achievement growth in Reading Comprehension and Science of grade 3-5 students receiving the model, and (b) the transfer effects of the model as measured by ITBS Reading…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Reading Achievement, Reading Comprehension, Interdisciplinary Approach
Scott, Catherine Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge, skills, and dispositions enabled for elementary school participants in two summer herpetology programs, one in North Carolina and one in Florida. An additional purpose of this study was to examine the normative scientific practices in which participants engaged and to describe how these…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Summer Programs, Animals
Morales, Marlene – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In this study, a mixed methods approach was used to gather descriptive exploratory information regarding the teaching of science to middle grades students with learning disabilities within a general education classroom. The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' beliefs and their practices concerning providing equitable opportunities for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Inclusion, Grades (Scholastic), General Education
Peer reviewedSaitta, E. K. H.; Bowdon, M. A.; Geiger, C. L. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2011
Technology was integrated into service-learning activities to create an interactive teaching method for undergraduate students at a large research institution. Chemistry students at the University of Central Florida partnered with high school students at Crooms Academy of Information Technology in interactive service learning projects. The…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Activities, Kinetics, Service Learning
