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Diversifying Instruction and Shifting Authority: A Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) Analysis of Classroom Participant Structures
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Patchen, Terri; Smithenry, Dennis W. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2014
Recent calls asking science teachers to increase student authority by diversifying instruction appear stalled by a lack of empirical evidence supporting the actual implementation of any such shifts. To better support the practical integration of more student-directed inquiry into the science classroom, we consider one teacher's day-to-day…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Praxis, Science Teachers, Inquiry
Teacher Questioning in an Open-Inquiry Learning Environment: Interactions of Context, Content, and Student Responses.
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Roth, Wolff-Michael – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1996
Describes a case study of an expert teacher's questioning strategies during an open-inquiry engineering curriculum in a grade four and five classroom. Analysis provides evidence for the complexity of questioning that is characterized by the interactions of context and content of, and response and reactions to, questions. Contains 45 references.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Inquiry, Primary Education, Questioning Techniques
A Cluster Analysis of High School Science Classroom Environments and Attitude toward Science.
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Myers, Raymond E., III; Fouts, Jeffrey T. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
Reports a study of science classroom environments and student attitudes toward science. Cluster analysis of 27 high school science classes resulted in three clusters based on factors in the classroom environment. One cluster's classroom environment was significantly different from the others, and its students had more positive attitudes.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Educational Research, Educational Strategies
Sociology of Science as a Means To a More Authentic, Inclusive Science Education.
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Cunningham, Christine M.; Helms, Jenifer V. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1998
Argues that insights from scholarship in the sociology of science can provide a powerful basis for making science education more authentic and inclusive. Describes how adopting sociological ideas can provide unique opportunities for students. Contains 46 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
The Effect of the Biology Critical Thinking Project on the Development of Critical Thinking.
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Zohar, Anat; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1994
Describes a study designed to determine whether the Biology Critical Thinking (BCT) project (which incorporates activities for developing specific critical thinking skills into the biology curriculum) enhances critical thinking skills and how it affects students' biological knowledge and classroom learning environment. Results indicate that BCT…
Descriptors: Biology, Classroom Environment, Critical Thinking, Junior High Schools
Factors Influencing Teacher Decisions on School, Classroom, and Curriculum.
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Crocker, Robert K.; Banfield, Helen – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Describes a study designed to explore sources of influence on the judgements made by science teachers related to school characteristics, classroom features, and properties of a science curriculum. Results suggest that teachers' judgments center around concern for student ability and interest, teaching methods, and school spirit and morale. (TW)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Foreign Countries
Impact of a School District's Science Reform Effort on the Achievement and Attitudes of Third- and Fourth-Grade Students
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Shymansky, James A.; Yore, Larry D.; Anderson, John O. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
This article is about one school district's effort to reform its elementary science curriculum through a program of professional development called Science, Parents, Activities and Literature (Science PALs). The differential exposure of the district's K-6 teachers to Science PALs and differences in how well teachers implemented Science PALs-type…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Teacher Participation, Educational Change