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Development and Validation of the Classroom Observation Protocol for Engineering Design (COPED)
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Wheeler, Lindsay B.; Navy, Shannon L.; Maeng, Jennifer L.; Whitworth, Brooke A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2019
Recent education reforms including the "Next Generation Science Standards" emphasize integrating engineering into K-12 science instruction. Although prior studies have characterized engineering design (ED) in K-12 settings, no validated protocols attempt to characterize ED integration in secondary science classrooms. The present study…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Design, Science Instruction, Standards
Epistemological Framing and Novice Elementary Teachers' Approaches to Learning and Teaching Engineering Design
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Wendell, Kristen B.; Swenson, Jessica E. S.; Dalvi, Tejaswini S. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2019
As engineering learning experiences increasingly begin in elementary school, elementary teacher preparation programs are an important site for the study of teacher development in engineering education. In this article, we argue that the stances that novice teachers adopt toward engineering learning and knowledge are consequential for the…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Science Instruction, Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Bridging the Design-Science Gap with Tools: Science Learning and Design Behaviors in a Simulated Environment for Engineering Design
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Chao, Jie; Xie, Charles; Nourian, Saeid; Chen, Guanhua; Bailey, Siobhan; Goldstein, Molly H.; Purzer, Senay; Adams, Robin S.; Tutwiler, M. Shane – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2017
Many pedagogical innovations aim to integrate engineering design and science learning. However, students frequently show little attempt or have difficulties in connecting their design projects with the underlying science. Drawing upon the Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, we argue that the design tools available in a learning environment…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Engineering Education, Integrated Activities, Design
The Imperative to Move toward a Dimension of Care in Engineering Education
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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