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Adler, Idit; Zion, Michal; Mevarech, Zemira R. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2016
The prevalence of habitat and life-threatening environmental problems has motivated environmental researchers to develop education programs to strengthen students' environmental literacy. We argue that the connection between environmental literacy and metacognition is theoretically promising. Therefore, we developed the "Meta-CIC" model,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Peer Relationship, Environmental Education, Literacy
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Ryoo, Kihyun; Linn, Marcia C. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2014
We compared designs of guidance to support students while interacting with dynamic visualizations of complex scientific phenomena in inquiry instruction. Three hundred thirty-two 7th-grade students were randomly assigned to either a reading or a generating condition and completed a web-based inquiry unit focusing on energy concepts in…
Descriptors: Guidance, Visual Aids, Scientific Concepts, Inquiry
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Geier, Robert; Blumenfeld, Phyllis C.; Marx, Ronald W.; Krajcik, Joseph S.; Fishman, Barry; Soloway, Elliot; Clay-Chambers, Juanita – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
Considerable effort has been made over the past decade to address the needs of learners in large urban districts through scaleable reform initiatives. We examine the effects of a multifaceted scaling reform that focuses on supporting standards based science teaching in urban middle schools. The effort was one component of a systemic reform effort…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Urban Schools, Educational Change, Scaling