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Direct linkSeiler, Gale; Kwamboka, Hildah – Research in Science Education, 2019
The authors draw on their own experiences as practitioners, one as a Biology and Agriculture teacher in Kenya, and the other as an educator in a summer science program serving African American youth in a city in the Midwestern United States. They document and analyze moments of language contestation and explore the use of the construct of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Biology, Agricultural Education
Oliver, Mary; Venville, Grady – Research in Science Education, 2017
"Thinking Science" is a 2-year program of professional development for teachers and thinking lessons for students in junior high school science classes. This paper presents research on the effects of "Thinking Science" on students' levels of cognition in Australia. The research is timely, with a general capability focused on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Junior High School Students, Faculty Development
McClune, Billy; Jarman, Ruth – Research in Science Education, 2011
Science programmes which prepare students to read critically and respond thoughtfully to science-based reports in the media could play an important role in promoting informed participation in the public debate about issues relating to science, technology and society. Evidence based guidance about the practice and pattern of use of science-based…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Models, Science Education, Science Instruction
Peer reviewedLin, Chongde; Hu, Weiping; Adey, Philip; Shen, Jiliang – Research in Science Education, 2003
Describes a study of the influence of the Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE) program on the scientific creativity of secondary school students. Scientific creativity is measured by the Scientific Creativity Test for Secondary School Students. Results indicate that the program did promote the overall development of scientific…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Creativity, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedEndler, Lorna C.; Bond, Trevor – Research in Science Education, 2001
Observes the progressive change in the cognitive development of students (n=141) over the course of their secondary education in an Australian private school. Analyzes data to investigate children's cognitive development across years 8, 10, and 12. Examines the influence of the Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE) Thinking…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum
Lewthwaite, Brian; Fisher, Darrell – Research in Science Education, 2004
The purpose of this investigation was to apply a validated curriculum evaluation instrument, the "Science Curriculum Implementation Questionnaire" (SCIQ), in an educational context in which a science curriculum review had recently been completed and, by so doing, ascertain the accuracy and potential value of the instrument as a…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Investigations
Peer reviewedYoung, Deidra J.; Fraser, Barry J.; Woolnough, Brian E. – Research in Science Education, 1997
Reports on a study done at Oxford University on why young people chose to pursue a career in the physical sciences and engineering. Characteristics of schools that appeared to influence students to pursue a study of science were also investigated. Currently, England, Australia, Canada, China, Japan, and Portugal have contributed information to…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Guidance
