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Examining the Effect of Teachers' Adaptations of a Middle School Science Inquiry-Oriented Curriculum Unit on Student Learning
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Fogleman, Jay; McNeill, Katherine L.; Krajcik, Joseph – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
Reform based curriculum offer a promising avenue to support greater student achievement in science. Yet teachers frequently adapt innovative curriculum when they use them in their own classrooms. In this study, we examine how 19 teachers adapted an inquiry-oriented middle school science curriculum. Specifically, we investigate how teachers'…
Descriptors: Investigations, Self Efficacy, Teaching Experience, Science Education
Choices and Preferences of Science Subjects by Junior High School Students in Israel.
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Lazarowitz, Reuven; Lazarowitz, Rachel Hertz – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1979
Investigates the opinions of 991 Israeli junior high school students with regard to their choices and preferences of science subjects. Findings show that preferred subjects were chosen both from school curricula and from having agents outside the school. (HM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Junior High Schools, Learning
Priorities for Research in Science Education: A Survey.
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Abraham, Michael R.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1982
National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) members (N=101) responded to a 1979 survey, listing 398 statements of needed research. Three categories of needed research emerged as the greatest concern of these NARST members: instructional strategy, learning, and student/teacher attitudes. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education