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Hestness, Emily; McGinnis, J. Randy; Breslyn, Wayne; McDonald, R. Christopher; Mouza, Chrystalla – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2017
In the context of a weeklong summer professional development program focused on climate change education, we conducted a qualitative case study investigating how science educators' understandings of learning progressions (LPs) informed their ideas about climate change teaching practice. Participants (N = 27) in the Climate Academy were middle…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Climate, Faculty Development
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Sprenger, Amber; Dougherty, Michael R. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2012
We examined how decision makers generate and evaluate hypotheses when data are presented sequentially. In the first 2 experiments, participants learned the relationship between data and possible causes of the data in a virtual environment. Data were then presented iteratively, and participants either generated hypotheses they thought caused the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Evidence, Sequential Approach, Cues
Leftwich, Kathy – Vocational Education Journal, 1992
In St. Mary's County (Maryland) schools' revamped curriculum, tech prep encompasses four clusters: applied business/management, applied engineering/mechanics, applied health/human services, and college prep. Career counselors help eighth graders choose a cluster and monitor their satisfaction with their choice, allowing them to change until junior…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, College Preparation, Curriculum Development