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Kudenko, Irina; Ratcliffe, Mary; Redmore, Alison; Aldridge, Catherine – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2011
Evaluation of large-scale professional development programmes in a cost-effective but detailed manner presents challenges. Much of the research evidence on the effectiveness of professional development in science education has been the result of small-scale studies that use clustered or stratified sampling methods. Using the evidence collected…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Professional Development, Science Education, Program Effectiveness
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So, Winnie Wing Mui; Ching, Fiona Ngai Ying – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2012
This paper discusses the creation of learning environments with online resources by three primary school teachers for pupil's learning of science-related topics with reference to the resource-based e-learning environments (RBeLEs) framework. Teachers' choice of contexts, resources, tools, and scaffolds in designing the learning environments are…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Electronic Learning, Content Analysis, Elementary School Teachers
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McDonald, Christine V. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
There exists a general consensus in the science education literature around the goal of enhancing learners' views of nature of science (NOS). An extensive body of research in the field has highlighted the effectiveness of explicit NOS instructional approaches in improving learners' NOS views. Emerging research has suggested that engaging learners…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Scientific Principles, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education
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Stricker, David R. – Journal of STEM Teacher Education, 2011
This study was conducted to describe a high school engineering curriculum, identify teaching strategies used to increase math and science literacy, and discover challenges and constraints that occur during its development and delivery, as well as what strategies are used to overcome these obstacles. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Interviews, Scientific Literacy, Teaching Methods
St. John, Mark; Carroll, Becky; Helms, Jen; Smith, Anita – Inverness Research, 2008
The Playful Invention and Exploration (PIE) Institute project was funded in 2005 by the National Science Foundation (NSF). For the past three years, Inverness Research has served as the external evaluator for the PIE project. The authors' evaluation efforts have included extensive observation and documentation of PIE project activities; ongoing…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Informal Education