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Direct linkCifaldi, Barbara – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This research identifies a problem of practice with standardized science test scores declining over the last eight years. The Sea Turtle Elementary School for the Creative Arts (STESCA; pseudonym) schedule allowed 150 minutes per week for science instruction, compared with 450 minutes per week for mathematics instruction. Science instruction has…
Descriptors: Art Education, STEM Education, Females, Science Achievement
Peer reviewedGupta, Anju – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2015
This one-day workshop for pre-service teachers was aimed at implementing a uniquely designed and ready-to-implement chemical engineering curriculum in high school coursework. This educational and professional development opportunity introduced: 1) chemical engineering curriculum and career opportunities, 2) basic industrial processes and flow…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Science Instruction, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
Venditti, Jennifer J.; Surmacz, Cynthia A. – American Biology Teacher, 2012
In this guided inquiry, students explore the complex hormonal regulation of the female reproductive cycle using inexpensive ovulation and pregnancy detection kits that are readily available over the counter. This hands-on activity engages students in the practice of doing science as highlighted by the "National Science Education Standards." The…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Physiology, Birth, Obstetrics
Hosaka, Masako – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2014
This qualitative study aims to examine Japanese women undergraduate engineering students' experiences of interacting with departmental peers of the same year in the laboratory setting by using interview data of 32 final-year students at two modestly selective national universities in Japan. Expectation state theory that explains unequal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Womens Education, Engineering Technology, Science Laboratories
Download full textBruno, Barbara C.; Wiener, Carlie; Kimura, Arthur; Kimura, Rene – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2011
This project engages elementary school students, parents, teachers, and administrators in ocean-themed family science nights based on a proven model. Our key goals are to: (1) educate participants about ocean and earth science issues that are relevant to their communities; and (2) inspire more underrepresented students, including Native Hawaiians,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Parents, Oceanography
Freedman, Michael P. – 2001
This study investigated the use of a hands-on laboratory program as a means of improving attitude toward science and increasing achievement levels in science knowledge among students in a ninth grade physical science course. Using a posttest-only control group design, a curriculum referenced objective final examination was used to measure student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Equal Education, Females, Grade 9
