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Kademian, Sylvie M.; Davis, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2018
New reforms in science education emphasize facilitating all students' sense making of the big ideas and crosscutting concepts in science along with engagement in science practices. Supporting this learning requires complex, ambitious teaching that is uncommon in U.S. classrooms. Thus, novice teachers will need considerable support in learning how…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Investigations, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Fila, Nicholas David – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Innovation has become an important phenomenon in engineering and engineering education. By developing novel, feasible, viable, and valued solutions to complex technical and human problems, engineers support the economic competitiveness of organizations, make a difference in the lives of users and other stakeholders, drive societal and scientific…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Engineering Education, Educational Innovation, Engineering
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Elander, Kelly; Cronje, Johannes C. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2016
While learning interventions were traditionally classified as either objectivist or constructivist there has been an increasing tendency for practitioners to use elements of both paradigms in a consolidated fashion. This has meant a re-think of the two perspectives as diametrically opposite. A four-quadrant model, first proposed in this journal…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Investigations, Models, Constructivism (Learning)
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Robertson, Bill – Science and Children, 2016
Having written columns dealing with science fairs before, Bill Robertson notes that it's been a long time since he has tackled the subject of what passes for a "science fair" in schools these days. Because science fairs have changed over the years, Robertson revisits the topic and explains the scientific method. The main focus of the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Student Projects, Science Fairs, Scientific Methodology
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Ligon, Kateryna V.; Rowell, R. Kevin; Stoltz, Kevin B. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2019
The basis of this study is Kelley's (1992) two-dimensional model, which measures five follower types. Previous investigations did not support the validity of Kelley's model. Although the model is utilized in research, the validity and reliability of the Kelley Followership Questionnaire (KFQ) is still in question. In this study, the KFQ validity…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Critical Thinking, Correlation, Test Validity
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Coath, Martin – School Science Review, 2017
This article describes a workshop designed to help students to ascertain the relative difficulty and amenability to scientific investigation of various questions. Group discussions are used to illustrate that some questions do not have a right answer, which is not a normal expectation in science lessons.
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Scientific Research, Investigations, Workshops
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Rowlands, Olivia; Hokayem, Hayat; Biediger, Debbie – Science and Children, 2017
"A Framework for K-12 Science Education" emphasizes the need to teach students the core ideas of science through capitalizing on students' curiosity to discover the world around them (NRC 2012). Children's experiences vary, and for educators to engage them in the process of science, they need to think of diverse ways to nourish their…
Descriptors: Science Education, Multiple Literacies, Teaching Methods, Learning Modalities
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Bradley, Barbara A. – Science and Children, 2017
Children enjoy water play, and kindergarten children can learn about the water cycle. Teachers are already introducing elements of the water cycle when discussing weather and bodies of water. The water cycle also can be a springboard for teaching children about plants and animals and the importance of water for sustaining life and shaping our…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Water, Earth Science
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Martinez, Miriam; Stier, Catherine; Falcon, Lori – Children's Literature in Education, 2016
While scholars have recognized the meaning making potential offered by the peritext of picturebooks, there has previously been only limited research on the nature of peritextual features. This content analysis focused on the ways in which various peritextual features (dust jackets, beginning endpapers, illustrations before title page, title pages,…
Descriptors: Investigations, Content Analysis, Picture Books, Literary Criticism
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Pringle, Tom – Primary Science, 2018
At first glance, science and art seem as likely companions as oil and water. Is there more to mixing them up than mere metaphor and a messy floor? In this article, Tom Pringle shares some ideas for powering up the classroom by turning STEM into STEAM by dipping the paintbrush of art into the pot of science. In both art and science pupils can…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Elementary School Science, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Mehl, Cathy Ellen; Jin, Hui; Llort, Kenneth F. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
Argumentation is an important component of scientific education (Osborne, 2010). However, how students create and evaluate competing arguments in scientific investigations is a complex construct, which presents significant challenges for assessment. We engaged 349 middle and high school students in a virtual scientific investigation based on an…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Persuasive Discourse, Authentic Learning, Problem Based Learning
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Watson, Jane M.; English, Lyn D. – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2017
This report is based on an activity completed by 89 Grade 6 students carrying out a statistical investigation with a focus on posing an initial question given a context and then refining it for a chosen data set. Having reached a conclusion based on evidence from their data analysis, students were given additional information on the context and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Grade 6, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries
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Abernethy, Gavin M.; McCartney, Mark – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2017
Two simple discrete-time models of mutation-induced cannibalism are introduced and investigated, one linear and one nonlinear. Both form the basis for possible classroom activities and independent investigative study. A range of classroom exercises are provided, along with suggestions for further investigations.
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Class Activities, Investigations, Mathematics Activities
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Manassero-Mas, María-Antonia; Vázquez-Alonso, Ángel – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2021
Nature of science (NOS) is a key component of scientific literacy, so science teacher education on NOS is critical to ensure students' scientific literacy. According to mainstream NOS literature, explicit and reflective interventions are recommended to effectively teach NOS. This paper presents an experience for the initial education of secondary…
Descriptors: Science Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Graduate Students, Young Adults
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Gustafsson, Jan – Ethnography and Education, 2018
The present article examines the general debate on curriculum differentiation and individualisation. Based on a policy ethnographic case study of class 9a at Forest School, it critically analyses how curriculum differentiation and individualisation are enacted in and interfere with classroom practice. The results show how Forest School's…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Individualized Instruction, Investigations
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