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Training an AI Rover for Mars: Why and How?
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Cathal Doyle; Stephen Ross; Cathy Buntting; Matt Boucher; Tanya Kotzé – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2023
This article reports on a case study from a larger project exploring ways in which online citizen science projects can enhance students' learning in science and in digital technology. In this case, two teachers integrated the digital technology curriculum with the science capability "interpreting representations" using the engaging…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Grade 6, Grade 7
21st-Century Learning a-Buzz: Integrating and Assessing an Arts-Centred STEAM Approach to Learning with Apsicopes (Beehives) in Two Aotearoa Intermediate Classrooms
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Carrie Vander Zwaag – Assessment Matters, 2022
Integrated STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) has been shown to effectively foster global competencies as well as school and societal engagement for 21st century learners of diverse backgrounds. However, facilitating quality STEAM teaching and learning can be challenging for teachers, particularly in the area…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Teaching Methods, Teaching Experience
Understanding Pasifika Students' Engagement with Computer Science: A New Zealand-Based Case Study
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Tupou, Jessica; Loveridge, Judith – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2019
Computer Science (CS) education is being increasingly included in primary school curricula across New Zealand. As a group, Pasifika students are less likely to engage with CS at tertiary level and in the workforce, so understanding more about their engagement with school level CS seems important. A multiple case-study design was used to explore…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pacific Islanders, Computer Science Education, Student Participation
Developing School-Scientist Partnerships: Lessons for Scientists from Forests-of-Life
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Falloon, Garry; Trewern, Ann – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
The concept of partnerships between schools and practicing scientists came to prominence in the United States in the mid 1980s. The call by government for greater private sector involvement in education to raise standards in science achievement saw a variety of programmes developed, ranging from short-term sponsorships through to longer-term,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Achievement, Science Education, Scientists
"The Growth Is There--But It's Not That Evident, Is It!": A Study in Science Delivery Improvement
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Lewthwaite, Brian – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to monitor the development of teacher personal attribute and school environmental factors at an urban intermediate (years 7 and 8) school in New Zealand as a result of an extended science professional development intervention project. Over a 2-year period, a validated, comprehensive science curriculum delivery…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Science Curriculum, Data Collection
The Application of a Primary Science Delivery Evaluation Questionnaire
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Lewthwaite, Brian; Fisher, Darrell – Research in Science Education, 2004
The purpose of this investigation was to apply a validated curriculum evaluation instrument, the "Science Curriculum Implementation Questionnaire" (SCIQ), in an educational context in which a science curriculum review had recently been completed and, by so doing, ascertain the accuracy and potential value of the instrument as a…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Investigations