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Gunckel, Kristin L.; Covitt, Beth A.; Salinas, Ivan; Anderson, Charles W. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
Providing model-based accounts (explanations and predictions) of water and substances in water moving through environmental systems is an important practice for environmental science literacy and necessary for citizens confronting global and local water quantity and quality issues. In this article we present a learning progression for water in…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Environmental Education, Thinking Skills, Science Education
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Dillion, Deborah; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1994
Analysis of data taken from three qualitative studies, reveals that three secondary science teachers' classroom literacy practices were influenced by their philosophies and beliefs regarding teaching and discipline knowledge. (Contains 47 references.) (ZWH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Educational Research
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O'Neill, D. Kevin; Polman, Joseph L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
In recent years, a number of curriculum reform projects have championed the notion of having students do science in ways that move beyond hands-on work with authentic materials and methods, or developing a conceptual grasp of current theories. These reformers have argued that students should come to an understanding of science through doing the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Scientists, Investigations, Educational Change