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Jeffrey N. Schinske; Heather Perkins; Amanda Snyder; Mary Wyer – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Research into science identity, stereotype threat, and possible selves suggests a lack of diverse representations of scientists could impede traditionally underserved students from persisting and succeeding in science. We evaluated a series of metacognitive homework assignments ("Scientist Spotlights") that featured counterstereotypical…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Education, Scientists, Homework
Borko, Hilda; Stecher, Brian M. – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2006
This report presents findings from two investigations of the use of classroom artifacts to measure the presence of reform-oriented teaching practices in middle-school science classes. It complements previous research on the use of artifacts to describe reform-oriented teaching practices in mathematics. In both studies, ratings based on collections…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Investigations, Mathematics