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Radu Bogdan Toma; Iraya Yánez-Pérez; Jesús Ángel Meneses-Villagrá – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2024
As science education shifts toward integrated STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) approaches, guidelines for designing teaching and learning episodes that integrate curricular content and procedures from multiple disciplines become increasingly in demand. The existing plethora of conceptualizations of STEM makes difficult such…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Integrated Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
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Xuexue Yang – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2023
A large body of research has shown the effectiveness of formative assessment on student learning. Yet research on teachers' implementation of formative assessment is relatively underdeveloped. In addition, there has been a lack of effective instruments for observing teachers' formative assessment practices. This study focuses on the ongoing…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Active Learning
William Patrick Gray – ProQuest LLC, 2021
A mid-Atlantic state has recently adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that require teachers to integrate inquiry-based instruction into the classroom. The problem at the local level is a new inquiry-based curriculum, based on the NGSS, is being mandated without identifying the instructional strategies teachers are using to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Program Implementation, Active Learning, Inquiry
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Michelle Dubek; Nathan Rickey; Christopher DeLuca – School Science and Mathematics, 2024
Integrated STEM education within North America has become a popular pedagogy; however, teachers identify challenges that arise when planning for and implementing integrated STEM education. These challenges may threaten STEM teachers' capacity to balance disciplinary and integrated learning, a core feature of effective STEM education. The purpose…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Teachers, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Sizer, Ashlie; Tharp, Heather; Wrigley, Jennifer; Al-Bataineh, Adel; Park, Do-Yong – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
The purpose of the study is to investigate how pre-service elementary teachers' orientation about science inquiry impacts their implementation of inquiry-based instruction. Teaching orientation is one of the levels of pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) which impacts on teachers' instructional practice. With thirty-one pre-service teachers, data…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Active Learning, Inquiry
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So, Wing Mui Winnie; He, Qianwen; Chen, Yu; Chow, Cheuk Fai – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2021
The motivation for the design of this study was to understand the possibility and impact of the involvement of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) professionals on school STEM education. This involved two stages, with the design of a set of authentic STEM inquiry activities firstly and implementation in primary classrooms…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teacher Attitudes, Partnerships in Education, Professional Personnel
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Paz, Giovanni Scataglia Botelho; Locatelli, Solange Wagner – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2023
Science education objectives in Brazil have evolved over time. Initially, the focus was on creating scientifically literate citizens who could relate scientific concepts to their daily lives. In 2017, the São Paulo City Curriculum for Natural Sciences was introduced to teach students scientific literacy through inquiry-based teaching methods. This…
Descriptors: Natural Sciences, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum
Bahn, Constance Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (IBPYP) curriculum for students ages 3-12 is implemented using inquiry-based learning. There is a lack of understanding about primary international teachers' perspectives about their implementation of inquiry-based learning in this setting. The purpose and research question of this basic…
Descriptors: Teachers, Advanced Placement Programs, Elementary Education, Active Learning
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Quigley, Cassie F.; Herro, Dani; King, Elizabeth; Plank, Holly – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2020
Educators are now moving classroom instructional objectives away from "what content do we need to know" towards "how can we support learners in the process of inquiry." Consequently, an increasing number of schools have revamped their curricula to support students. One such example of modified curricula is the rising trend of…
Descriptors: Art Education, STEM Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Implementation
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Goldman, Susan R.; Popp, Jacquelynn S. – History Teacher, 2022
Intervention research indicates that historical inquiry curricula call for different tasks, materials, and methods of teaching compared to those focused solely on content. Inquiry curricula require teachers to shift from the methods, materials, and assessments to which they are accustomed. As a result, despite intervention research efforts that…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Grade 6, Social Studies, Educational Change
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Chauncey Monte-Sano; Ryan E. Hughes – Social Education, 2024
Middle school social studies teachers are increasingly working on argument writing in their classrooms so that students can successfully write counterarguments that acknowledge competing perspectives about historical and social issues by the end of eighth grade. The authors' prior research indicates that eighth-grade students "can" grow…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Social Studies, Writing Instruction, Middle School Students
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Tomcíková, Ivana – Review of International Geographical Education, 2020
Young people's interest in scientific and technical subjects, including geography, has been declining for a long time. According to the European Commission, the most important reason for the decline in interest is the way these subjects are taught in primary and secondary schools. As a result, numerous projects to support inquiry-based methods…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Active Learning, Inquiry
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Aulia Wulandari; Sukarno; Matsuri – Elementary School Forum (Mimbar Sekolah Dasar), 2023
IPAS ("Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam dan Sosial"/Natural and Social Sciences) constitutes essential subjects in the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum in primary schools. The primary goal of integrating IPAS is to enable students to effectively manage their natural and social environment as a whole. In light of this objective, the…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Elementary School Teachers, Principals
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Mangiante, Elaine Silva; Gabriele-Black, Kaitlin A. – Science & Education, 2020
In the USA context of the Next Generation Science Standards, elementary teachers face challenges in implementing engineering practices in their teaching due their lack of experience and training in engineering design. The paper reports about a multiple case study that examined one professional development approach to improve teachers'…
Descriptors: Inquiry, STEM Education, Design, Engineering Education
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP)" is a core mathematics curriculum that includes materials and a routinized instructional approach with an option for teacher training. The curriculum uses an inquiry-based approach with a focus on active learning where students frequently engage in hands-on activities and…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Intervention, Experiential Learning
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