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Direct linkKremer, Joe – Physics Teacher, 2017
Increasingly, the science education community has recognized the need for curriculum resources that support student development of authentic scientific practices, rather than focusing exclusively on content knowledge. This paper proposes a tool for teachers and researchers to assess the degree to which certain curriculum resources and lessons…
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Science Curriculum, Instructional Materials, Resource Materials
Cooper, Katelyn M.; Auerbach, Anna Jo J.; Bader, Jordan D.; Beadles-Bohling, Amy S.; Brashears, Jacqueline A.; Cline, Erica; Eddy, Sarah L.; Elliott, Deanna B.; Farley, Elijah; Fuselier, Linda; Heinz, Heather M.; Irving, Madison; Josek, Tanya; Lane, A. Kelly; Lo, Stanley M.; Maloy, Jeffrey; Nugent, Michelle; Offerdahl, Erika; Palacios-Moreno, Juan; Ramos, Jorge; Reid, Joshua W.; Sparks, Rachel A.; Waring, Ashley L.; Wilton, Mike; Gormally, Cara; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and otherwise nonstraight and/or non-cisgender (LGBTQ+) have often not felt welcome or represented in the biology community. Additionally, biology can present unique challenges for LGBTQ+ students because of the relationship between certain biology topics and their LGBTQ+…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, At Risk Students, Science Instruction, Biology
Heggen, Richard J. – Engineering Education, 1988
Reports on a survey of the undergraduate programs of 50 engineering schools which was designed to investigate the engineering curriculum with regard to core courses in statics and dynamics. Indicates that only about one-third of the schools require these courses. Argues for their return to the programs. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering Education, Higher Education, National Surveys
Duschl, Richard A., Ed.; Schweingruber, Heidi A., Ed.; Shouse, Andrew W., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2007
What is science for a child? How do children learn about science and how to do science? Drawing on a vast array of work from neuroscience to classroom observation, "Taking Science to School" provides a comprehensive picture of what we know about teaching and learning science from kindergarten through eighth grade. By looking at a broad range of…
Descriptors: Evidence, Science Education, Teacher Education, Scientific Concepts
Download full textNational Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems. – 1986
The Panel on Undergraduate Engineering Education prepared this report as part of the overall effort of the National Research Council's Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer. The panel studied the academic preparation of engineers for practicing their profession. This document provides an analysis of the research done by the…
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Science Curriculum
Hurd, Paul DeHart – 1985
This presentation focuses on bridging one of the many gaps that exist between educational research and the practice of science teaching, examining research (known as qualitative research) which involved the analysis, synthesis, and interpretation of data to serve practical ends better. Data analysis is done in a systematic way to identify…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Educational Research
Peer reviewedBlank, Robert H.; And Others – Issues in Science and Technology, 1988
Argues that universities are failing to prepare students for responsible citizenship in a world being rapidly changed by biotechnology. Calls for bringing together biology and the social sciences in more core courses. (TW)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Core Curriculum, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRobottom, Ian – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Discussed is the issue of the appropriateness of applied science approaches to evaluation in environmental education. The relationships between characteristics of applied science approaches to evaluation and the special characteristics of environmental education are explored. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Problems
Kelly, Alison – 1988
Girls Into Science and Technology (GIST), an action research project that ran from 1979 to 1983, aimed to study the reasons for girls' under-achievement in science and technology and to take action to remedy the situation. A cohort of 1,700 young people in ten co-educational comprehensive schools in the Greater Manchester area were followed from…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Females
Tsui, George Chien-Chi – 1989
In 1972, the Ministry of Education in the Republic of China gave the Taiwan Provincial Institute for Elementary School Teachers Inservice Education primary responsibility for research and development (R&D) for all elementary school curricula. The project in science and mathematics was carried out in two phases. Phase I, R&D, has five…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedZohar, Anat; Tamir, Pinchas – School Science and Mathematics, 1993
Describes the rationale and activities developed and tested by the Biology Critical Thinking project (BCT). Presents the project guidelines for developing activities, a list of skills selected as goals of BCT, instruments used in determining effectiveness of the activities, results of the pilot study, and a sample activity involving vitamins. (MDH)
Descriptors: Biology, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Grade 9
Peer reviewedFarrell, Mark; And Others – Journal of Chemical Education, 1988
Discusses the chemistry component of a five-week summer program for talented high school juniors and seniors at the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences. Describes the chemistry core, lab component, team projects, and program results. (CW)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Chemistry, Program Descriptions, Science Curriculum
Peer reviewedFleischman, Marvin – Chemical Engineering Education, 1988
Presents a philosophical commentary on the need and rationale for incorporating safety and health into the chemical engineering curriculum. Proposes safety and health assessments as useful teaching methods. Describes an approach to bringing safety and health into undergraduate engineering curricula. Gives examples of integration of these curricula…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, College Science, Engineering Education
Peer reviewedIngle, Richard B. – Science Education, 1984
Describes the evaluation and revision of the O-level Nuffield chemistry student and teacher curriculum materials. Includes a discussion of the rationale for the evaluation process and the methodology used. (JN)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
McFadden, C. – 1987
The Atlantic Science Curriculum Project was launched in 1976 at the Atlantic Institute of Education in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, as a regional initiative. This account of the project provides its aims, its experience, and its lessons for others similarly engaged in the task of improving curriculum and instruction. This paper was written at a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Foreign Countries
