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Gunckel, Kristin L.; Tolbert, Sara – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2018
The push for STEM has raised the visibility of engineering as a discipline that all students should learn. With the release of the "Framework for K-12 Science Education" and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), engineering now has an official place in the science curriculum. In both the "Framework" and the NGSS,…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Science Instruction, Standards, Elementary Secondary Education
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Bhattacharyya, Gautam; Bodner, George M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2014
Although one of the presumed aims of graduate training programs is to help students develop into practitioners of their chosen fields, very little is known about how this transition occurs. In the course of studying how graduate students learn to solve organic synthesis problems, we were able to identify some of the key factors in the epistemic…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Graduate Students, Semi Structured Interviews, Science Instruction
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McGuire, Christine – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1976
Discusses the use, types, and advantages of simulation activities in problem-solving instruction. Reviews a research study of simulation in medical education. (MLH)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Instruction, Learning Activities