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Direct linkGreen, Amy E. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation provides insights into the potential for the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS) and a complementary instructional model, transdisciplinary STEM, to advance constructivist approaches to high-quality education by providing a framework and pedagogical model that authentically communicate these principles for…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes
Ong, Yann Shiou – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The study reported in this dissertation is a response to the call for school science argumentation interventions to shift from a focus on argument framework towards epistemic criteria valued by the scientific community, and to focus on the practice of critiquing in addition to constructing arguments, as both practices are part of scientific…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Epistemology, Intervention, Science Instruction
Gradias, Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In 2013, California became one of the first states to adopt the rigorous Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). However, the current state of science instruction does not support the conceptual shifts of the NGSS, which call for consistent science instruction K-12, increased inquiry, subject integration, as well as science instruction that…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Educational Practices, Active Learning, Student Projects
Chase, Anthony M. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This dissertation consists of two studies at the United States Military Academy. Both studies involve the use of Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs). These experiences give students the ability to engage in undergraduate research at an early point in their academic career by replacing traditional laboratory activities with…
Descriptors: Military Schools, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, College Science
Sanders, Veronica – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This study implemented and evaluated gaming instruction as a professional development for science teachers at a Georgia high school. It was guided by four research questions that (a) assessed the impact of training in gaming instruction and evaluation of that training on science teachers' ability to use games; (b) examined evidence showing that…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Action Research, Research Projects, Secondary School Teachers
Buell, James – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Agencies that fund scientific research have called increasingly in recent years for the projects they support to contribute to broader social and educational impacts. However, the means by which these projects might best utilize their own resources to support educational outcomes for young learners have received relatively little attention. This…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, High School Students, Workshops, Public Education
