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NWEA, 2025
The research brief, "Integrating Literacy And Science: A Powerful Partnership for Student Success," describes four key components of effective integration ofliteracy and science instruction at the elementary level. In this practitioner's guide, the authors describe sample lessons to demonstrate each of these components inaction in an…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Vincentas Lamanauskas, Editor – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2025
These proceedings contain papers of the 6th International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education (BalticSTE2025) held in Šiauliai, Lithuania, June 16-19, 2025. This collection of BalticSTE25 articles presents 13 scientific articles and an introductory article on the topic of natural science and technology education. The articles…
Descriptors: Science Education, Technology Education, STEM Education, Curriculum Development
Kingston, Sally – Buck Institute for Education, 2018
The driving question for this brief is based on the most common question that teachers, principals, school leaders, coaches, and grant writers ask the Buck Institute for Education (BIE) about Project Based Learning (PBL): What evidence exists that shows the impact of Project Based Learning on student learning in core content areas? Research shows…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Academic Achievement, Evidence
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Bevins, Stuart, Ed.; Lehane, Louise, Ed.; Booth, Josephine, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
The core practice of professional scientists is inquiry, often referred to as research. If educators are to prepare students for a role in the professional scientific and technological community, exposing them to inquiry-based learning is essential. Despite this, inquiry-based teaching and learning (IBTL) remains relatively rare, possibly due to…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Education, Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences
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Meyer, Daniel Z.; Avery, Leanne M. – Studies in Science Education, 2010
Over the last two decades, science educators and science education researchers have grown increasingly interested in utilising insights from the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) to inform their work and research. To date, researchers in science education have focused on two applications: results of sociological studies of science have been…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Research, Sociology, Science and Society
A. S. Arul Lawrence, Editor; C. Barathi, Editor; P. Pandia Vadivu, Editor – Online Submission, 2015
The Indian higher education system is facing an unprecedented transformation in the coming decade. This transformation is being driven by economic and demographic change: by 2020, India will be the world's third largest economy, with a correspondingly rapid growth in the size of its middle classes. The three central pillars of the government's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Change, Governance
Hora, Matthew Tadashi – Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (NJ1), 2011
Policymakers and educators are increasingly expressing concerns that the U.S. is lagging behind other countries in educating the next generation of mathematicians and scientists. In response, the federal government, private foundations, and many "institutions of higher education" (IHEs) are encouraging STEM (science, technology,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Mathematics Education, Science Education
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Stephenson, G. Alexander; Llewellyn, Gerald C. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1976
The various types of games are defined and characterized, and a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages provides a valuable guide to using games successfully. A comprehensive listing of science-related games follows the review. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Science Education, Teaching Methods
Krueger, Alice, Ed.; Sutton, John, Ed. – 2001
This volume, part of the EDThoughts series, was authored by science education specialists from across the United States of America. It addresses approximately 50 questions identified by science educators, including "Can all students learn science?" and "What is the importance of reading and writing in the science curriculum?" Teaching using…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Education, Teaching Methods
Trefil, James – Teachers College Press, 2007
Prize-winning scientist and bestselling author James Trefil explains why every U.S. citizen needs to be "scientifically literate" and, therefore, why schools must teach the fundamental principles of scientific literacy to every student. He lays out those principles straightforwardly, so that educators--and everyone who is interested in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Education, Climate, Scientific Literacy
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Hodder, A. Peter W. – Science Teacher, 1994
Describes how an integrated approach to scientific investigation was used to provide a better image of science to potential college students. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Perspective Taking, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Programs
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Flannery, Maura C., Ed. – American Biology Teacher, 1991
The high points of the story of RNA are presented. The functions of RNA within the cell, how these functions are carried out, and how they evolved are described. The topics of splicing, self-splicing, RNA editing, transcription and translation, and antisense RNA are discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Biology, RNA, Science Activities, Science Education
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Herreid, Clyde Freeman – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1994
Provides insights on the use of case studies as a method of instruction. The article partitions into the following sections: (1) Case studies as a teaching technique; (2) How to write a case; (3) How to teach a case; and (4) Pluses and minuses of the case method. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, College Science, Higher Education
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McCormack, Alan J. – National Elementary Principal, 1980
Outlines teaching methods that emphasize the use of the right hemisphere of the brain. Argues that most productive thinking requires both modes of thinking and that any good elementary science program should include activities designed to develop both modes. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Neurological Organization, Science Curriculum, Science Education
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Montvilo, Jerome A. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1994
Shares excellent quotes that can be used in the classroom to enliven or punctuate a topic of discussion. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Higher Education, Science Education
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