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Infante, Paolo; Licona, Peter R. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2021
This article investigates translanguaging as pedagogy in an English/Spanish dual language middle school science classroom as teacher and students engage in scientific argumentation about issues of biodiversity. Drawing from literature on bilingual education, bilingualism, linguistically responsive teaching, and scientific argumentation, we…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Bilingual Education, Teaching Methods, Code Switching (Language)
Troiano, Beverly – ProQuest LLC, 2012
I conducted a two-year case study of a cohort of two middle school mainstream teachers, one a mathematics and science teacher and the other a language arts teacher, and one elementary teacher involved in the LSciMAct ("Transforming Literacy, Math and Science Through Participatory Action Research") professional development project. The…
Descriptors: Teacher Researchers, Middle School Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development
Games, Ivan A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The research in this dissertation examined the language and literacy practices of middle school children as they played Gamestar Mechanic, a game-based learning environment constituted by a flash-based multiplayer online role-playing game designed to introduce them to the Discourse of game designers, by exposing them to key principles and…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Play, Discourse Analysis, Educational Practices
Khine, Myint Swe, Ed.; Saleh, Issa M., Ed. – IGI Global, 2013
"Approaches and Strategies in Next Generation Science Learning" examines the challenges involved in the development of modern curriculum models, teaching strategies, and assessments in science education in order to prepare future students in the 21st century economies. This comprehensive collection of research brings together science educators,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Education, Physical Sciences, Learning Theories