Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Source
| Online Submission | 3 |
Author
| Barnett, Sharon Anne | 1 |
| Butta, Judith L. | 1 |
| Johnson, Harriet Lynn | 1 |
| Puentes, Christina | 1 |
| Taggart, Raymond F. | 1 |
| Watson, Sandy White, Ed. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 6 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Grade 3 | 1 |
Audience
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| California | 2 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textBarnett, Sharon Anne – Online Submission, 2009
Compelling evidence illustrates place-based education (PBE) as a catalyst for inspiring teachers to create dynamic curricula that energizes the student. PBE curriculum typically encompasses all traditional subjects and entails hands-on classroom and field studies utilizing the natural world and local community. The purpose of this literature…
Descriptors: Education, Literature Reviews, Elementary School Science, Ornithology
Puentes, Christina – Online Submission, 2007
Students in elementary classrooms are not receiving science instruction that is engaging and challenging. The review of the literature indicates that the way that the information is presented has more of an impact on the students than simply whether they comprehend the information. Studies show that hands-on science instruction allows success…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Textbooks, Educational Strategies, Hands on Science
Butta, Judith L. – 1998
This report describes a comparison of two methods of instruction, traditional and hands-on science on students' achievement in science. The study included 40 students (most in ninth grade) at a rural high school in West Virginia. Findings indicate that hands-on instruction in science resulted in greater achievement than traditional instructional…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Hands on Science, High Schools, Inquiry
Taggart, Raymond F. – 1994
Meteorology, the science of weather and weather conditions, has traditionally been taught via textbook and rote demonstration. This study was intended to determine to what degree utilizing technology in the study of meteorology improves students' attitudes towards science and to measure to what extent technology in meteorology increases…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Technology, Elementary School Students, Grade 6
Johnson, Harriet Lynn – 1991
Teachers agree that utilizing a laboratory method of teaching is both expensive and time consuming. In addition to the cost of materials, one must consider the provision of laboratory facilities and the amount of teacher and laboratory assistant time needed for preparation, facilitation, and clean-up. The need to maximize learning while minimizing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Science, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstrations (Educational)
Watson, Sandy White, Ed. – Online Submission, 2005
This document represents a sample collection of master's theses from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Teacher Education Program, spring semester, 2005. The majority of these student researchers were simultaneously student teaching while writing their theses. Studies were empirical and conceptual in nature and demonstrate some ways in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Student Behavior, Drama
