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Christodoulou, Nikoletta; Varelas, Maria; Wenzel, Stacy – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
We examined curricular orientations that graduate students in science and mathematics fields held as they experienced urban high-school science and mathematics classrooms. We analyzed how these educators (called Fellows) saw themselves, students, teachers, schools, education, and the sense they made of mathematics and science education in urban,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, Urban Education
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Nielsen, Wendy S.; Nashon, Samson; Anderson, David – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
This article reports on a study that investigated students' metacognitive engagement in both out-of-school and classroom settings, as they participated in an amusement park physics program. Students from two schools that participated in the program worked in groups to collectively solve novel physics problems that engaged their individual…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Physics, Problem Solving, Metacognition