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Hellgren, Jenny M.; Lindberg, Stina – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2017
Background: Students' motivation for science declines over the early teenage years, and students often find school science difficult and irrelevant to their everyday lives. This paper asks whether creating opportunities to connect school science to authentic science can have positive effects on student motivation. Purpose: To understand how…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Motivation Techniques, Values, Beliefs
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Arya, Diana J.; Parker, Jessica K. – Dialogic Pedagogy, 2015
Global efforts to prepare young developing minds for solving current and future challenges of climate change have advocated interdisciplinary, issues-based instructional approaches in order to transform traditional models of science education as delivering conceptual facts (UNESCO, 2014). This study is an exploration of the online interactions in…
Descriptors: High School Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Computer Mediated Communication, Climate
Schielack, Jane F., Ed.; Knight, Stephanie L., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2012
How can we use new technology to support and educate the science leaders of tomorrow? This unique book describes the design, development, and implementation of an effective science leadership program that promotes collaboration among scientists and science educators, provides authentic research experiences for educators, and facilitates adaptation…
Descriptors: Leadership, Science Education, Information Technology, Graduate Students
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2012
This document presents the proceedings of the 17th Annual Research Forum held June 29, 2012, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Included herein are the following 25 action research papers: (1) "Reading and Writing": A Study Comparing the Strengths of Peer Review and Visible Author Writing Strategies (Elizabeth Behar); (2)…
Descriptors: Reading Writing Relationship, Peer Evaluation, Writing Strategies, Active Learning