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The Impact of Engineering Curriculum Design Principles on Elementary Students' Engineering and Science Learning
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Cunningham, Christine M.; Lachapelle, Cathy P.; Brennan, Robert T.; Kelly, Gregory J.; Tunis, Chris San Antonio; Gentry, Christine A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2020
The Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards propose that students learn core ideas and practices related to engineering as well as science. To do so, students will need high-quality curricular materials designed to meet these goals. We report an efficacy study of an elementary engineering curriculum,…
Descriptors: Engineering, Curriculum Design, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science
Game-Based Learning Has Good Chemistry with Chemistry Education: A Three-Level Meta-Analysis
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Hu, Yuanyuan; Gallagher, Timothy; Wouters, Pieter; Schaaf, Marieke; Kester, Liesbeth – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2022
Game-based learning (GBL) may address the unique characteristics of a single subject such as chemistry. Previous systematic reviews on the effects of GBL have yielded contradictory results concerning cognitive and motivational outcomes. This meta-analysis aims to: (a) estimate the overall effect size of GBL in chemistry education on cognitive,…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Chemistry, Science Instruction
Curriculum-Based Teacher Professional Development in Middle School Science: A Comparison of Training Focused on Cognitive Science Principles versus Content Knowledge
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Yang, Rui; Porter, Andrew C.; Massey, Christine M.; Merlino, Joseph F.; Desimone, Laura M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2020
This study investigates, through a cluster-randomized trial, the effectiveness of two approaches to increasing middle school students' science learning using a traditional science curriculum. Ninety schools were randomly assigned into one of three arms: (a) a treatment arm in which the textbook curriculum was modified based on four principles of…
Descriptors: Science Curriculum, Secondary School Science, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers
The Effect of Authentic Project-Based Learning on Attitudes and Career Aspirations in STEM
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Beier, Margaret E.; Kim, Michelle H.; Saterbak, Ann; Leautaud, Veronica; Bishnoi, Sandra; Gilberto, Jaqueline M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2019
Can engaging college students in client-centered projects in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) coursework increase interest in STEM professions? The current study explored the effectiveness of project-based learning (PjBL) courses on student attitudes, major choice, and career aspirations in STEM. Framed in expectancy-value…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Teaching Methods, STEM Education, Active Learning
Replicating Peer-Led Team Learning in Cyberspace: Research, Opportunities, and Challenges
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Smith, Joshua; Wilson, Sarah Beth; Banks, Julianna; Zhu, Lin; Varma-Nelson, Pratibha – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2014
This quasi-experimental, mixed methods study examined the transfer of a well-established pedagogical strategy, Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL), to an online workshop environment (cPLTL) in a general chemistry course at a research university in the Midwest. The null hypothesis guiding the study was that no substantive differences would emerge between…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Mixed Methods Research, Teaching Methods, Peer Teaching
The Implementation of a Geospatial Information Technology (GIT)-Supported Land Use Change Curriculum with Urban Middle School Learners to Promote Spatial Thinking
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Bodzin, Alec M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
This study investigated whether a geospatial information technology (GIT)-supported science curriculum helped students in an urban middle school understand land use change (LUC) concepts and enhanced their spatial thinking. Five 8th grade earth and space science classes in an urban middle school consisting of three different ability level tracks…
Descriptors: Urban Environment, Urban Education, Middle School Students, Grade 8
Supporting Learning of Variable Control in a Computer-Based Biology Environment: Effects of Prompting College Students To Reflect on Their Own Thinking.
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Lin, Xiaodong; Lehman, James D. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Describes a study of college students who designed and conducted experiments involving control of variables after being assigned to one of four versions of a computer-based biology simulation learning environment. Finds that reason-justification prompts directed students' attention to understanding the employment of experimental design principles…
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Uses in Education, Context Effect, Higher Education