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Suzan Kamel-ElSayed; Virginia Uhley – Advances in Physiology Education, 2024
An interdisciplinary team-teaching session was introduced to high school students who participated in the Oakland University William Beaumont Future Physician Summer Enrichment Program. The rising prevalence of adolescent obesity necessitates innovative educational strategies that effectively engage high school students in understanding the…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Faculty, Summer Science Programs, Physiology
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Daniela Torres; Surya Pulukuri; Binyomin Abrams – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Knowledge transfer refers to the (1) recognition of overlap in past learning and new academic goals, (2) recollection of previously learned information, and (3) application of past learning in a new context or discipline. Promoting effective transfer remains a notorious challenge for chemistry educators. To address this need, the step back,…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Cognitive Processes, Self Efficacy, Chemistry
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Labouta, Hagar Ibrahim; Adams, Jennifer D.; Anikovskiy, Max; Kenny, Natasha A.; Reid, Leslie; Cramb, David T. – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
This study presents a conceptual framework for embedding interdisciplinary learning approaches in a postsecondary science program in order to foster interdisciplinary science habits in students. The framework was developed through the lens of a multi-year interdisciplinary postsecondary science program that encompasses a series of courses in which…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
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Purington, Stephanie; Nieswandt, Martina – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2022
The Integrated Concentration in Science (iCons) 4-year program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was designed to promote interdisciplinary STEM collaboration in the solution of real-world problems and encourage student independence and interdependence through a student-centered teaching approach that structures all projects as group…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Student Centered Learning, Teaching Methods, Science Programs
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Deniz, Hasan; Kaya, Erdogan; Yesilyurt, Ezgi; Newley, Anne; Lin, Emily – Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age, 2021
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) entered the general lexicon in the United States within the last ten years. Both Presidents Obama and Trump emphasized STEM education as a priority for the United States because the number of college graduates with STEM degrees is perceived as an important factor contributing to the global…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Programs, Robotics, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Garner, Joanna K.; Kaplan, Avi; Hathcock, Stephanie; Bergey, Bradley – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2020
Two common goals of science teacher professional development (PD) are increased content knowledge (CK) and improved readiness to teach through inquiry. However, PD assessment challenges arise when the context is structured around inquiry-based, participant-driven learning, and when the content crosses scientific disciplines. This study extended…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Science Teachers, Scientific Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Thoe, Ng Khar; Sinniah, Sivaranjini; Cyril, Nelson; Sabri, Wan Noor Adzmin Mohd; Assanarkutty, Shah Jahan; Sinniah, Deva Nanthini; Othman, Mariam; Ramasamy, Bhavani – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2021
Purpose: This paper exemplifies Search for SEAMEO Young Scientist (SSYS) project-based programme that was initiated since 1997 with themes reflecting sustainable development and were in line with SDGs. Method: Qualitative research with 'dominant model' of 'mixed-research design matrix' was implemented with mixed-mode of data analysis and reports…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Objectives, Science Education, Science Programs
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Konur, Kader Birinci – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2019
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effects of chemistry activities applied in summer science camp on secondary school students. Action research was used in the study as the method. The sample of the study consists of 48 7th grade students who study at elementary school in Çayeli district of Rize province, in Turkey. Each week 24 students…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Camps, Science Instruction, Science Activities
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Sullivan, P. Teal; Carsten Conner, L. D.; Guthrie, Mareca; Pompea, Stephen; Tsurusaki, Blakely K.; Tzou, Carrie – Science and Children, 2017
This article describes a chemistry/art activity that originated in an National Science Foundation--funded two-week STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) academy for grade 4-6 girls. The authors recommend using this investigation in conjunction with other activities focusing on chemical change as a step toward fulfilling the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Standards, Observation