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Zhang, Lin – Learning: Research and Practice, 2022
Integrating scientific investigations into science instruction has been a global phenomenon. Particularly in the US, this emphasis has been suggested by the nation-wide science educational standards over decades. However, the details on how the integration could be carried out remain under discussed. The present study focuses on the integration of…
Descriptors: Guidance, Experiential Learning, Direct Instruction, Hands on Science
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Geres-Smith, Rhonda; Mercer, Sterett H.; Archambault, Catherine; Bartfai, Jamie M. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2019
Self-regulated strategy development (SRSD) has extensive evidence of improving student writing; however, few studies have investigated the relative importance of specific self-regulation components in SRSD. Twelve students in Grades 5 to 7 were assigned to one of two, 5-week SRSD conditions for persuasive writing that differed in instruction on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Persuasive Discourse, Writing (Composition), Writing Strategies
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Lewis, Elizabeth B.; Baker, Dale R.; Helding, Brandon A. – Science Education, 2015
This report outlines a 2-year investigation into how secondary science teachers used professional development (PD) to build scientific classroom discourse communities (SCDCs). Observation data, teacher, student, and school demographic information were used to build a hierarchical linear model. The length of time that teachers received PD was the…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Professional Development