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Download full textRakow, Steven J. – 1986
The use of the inquiry approach in the teaching of elementary science is examined and advocated in this publication. The position that an inquiry approach is the best way to teach and learn science is upheld and its influence on the development of positive attitudes towards science is stressed. Section titles include: (1) "A Tale of Two Teachers"…
Descriptors: Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning
Willis, Scott – Curriculum Update, 1995
In most classrooms science has been presented as an inert body of knowledge to be assimilated rather than a process of inquiry and a way to make sense of our world. This traditional approach has allowed teachers to cover a great many topics but the quality of learning that it has yielded has proven disappointing. This article outlines some major…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Anderson, Susan Smetzer; Farnsworth, Valerie – In Brief, 2000
This document describes the research project Modeling for Understanding in Science Education (MUSE) which focuses on the improvement of high school students' learning. MUSE research investigated how lower and high achieving students learned to reason, inquire, present, and critique scientific arguments in a genetics course taught during the spring…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Genetics, High Schools
Thorson, Annette, Ed. – ENC Focus, 2001
This issue of "ENC Focus" focuses on teaching in the standards-based classroom. Contents include: (1) "Creating Ideals and Making Them Real" (Annette Thorson); (2) "ENC Partners: Eisenhower National Clearinghouse Sites" (Juyong Pae); (3) "Innovators' Forum"; (4) "Using the Internet: Connecting Students…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Concept Mapping, Cooperative Learning, Educational Change
Evans, Norma – Voyages in Mathematics and Science, 2001
The feature article of this newsletter issue describes a course designed for the professional development of math teachers that uses inquiry-based classroom learning and presents articles on inquiry-based science and mathematics teaching. Other articles include: (1) "An Inquiry-Based Mathematics Classroom" (Lesley Lee); (2)…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Inquiry, Learning Processes
Petty, Mary Clare – 1975
Data collection and recordkeeping are the topics discussed in this instructional aid. Examples are given of creative ways of recordkeeping developed by children. Justification for the process is presented, such as the kinds of skills that can be developed by keeping science records. The evaluation of childrens' work is discussed and suggestions…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Resources, Elementary Education
Thorson, Annette, Ed. – ENC Focus, 2000
This issue of ENC Focus is organized around the theme of educational change. It intends to provide teachers with practical resources and suggestions for implementing reform ideas in the classrooms. Featured articles include: (1) "There Can Be No Improvement Without the Teacher" (Michael Fullan and Andy Hargreaves); (2) "Changing…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Luke, Christopher, Ed. – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 2001
This collection of papers includes: "Language Learning Motivation: The Student, the Teacher, and the Researcher" (Robert C. Gardner); "The Self-Reported Perspectives Regarding Academic Writing among Taiwanese Graduate Students Specializing in TEFL" (Robert Johanson); "Contradictions, Appropriation, and Transformation: An…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Computer Uses in Education, Consonants, Constructivism (Learning)
