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Investigating Purposeful Science Curriculum Adaptation as a Strategy to Improve Teaching and Learning
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Debarger, Angela Haydel; Penuel, William R.; Moorthy, Savitha; Beauvineau, Yves; Kennedy, Cathleen A.; Boscardin, Christy Kim – Science Education, 2017
In this paper, we investigate the potential and conditions for using curriculum adaptation to support reform of science teaching and learning. With each wave of reform in science education, curriculum has played a central role and the contemporary wave focused on implementation of the principles and vision of the "Framework for K-12 Science…
Descriptors: Science Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Change
Learning to Critique and Adapt Science Curriculum Materials: Examining the Development of Preservice Elementary Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Beyer, Carrie J.; Davis, Elizabeth A. – Science Education, 2012
Teachers often engage in curricular planning by critiquing and adapting existing curriculum materials to contextualize lessons and compensate for their deficiencies. Designing instruction for students is shaped by teachers' ability to apply a variety of personal resources, including their pedagogical content knowledge (PCK). This study…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Science Tests, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education
Development and Evaluation of a Curriculum Adaptation Scheme.
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Blum, Abraham A.; And Others – Science Education, 1981
Describes the development and validation of the Curriculum Adaptation Scheme (CAS) to aid curriculum developers in their curriculum adaptation endeavors. Provides a copy of the instrument. (DS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Higher Education, Instructional Development