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Jeffrey Nordine; Marcus Kubsch; David Fortus; Joseph Krajcik; Knut Neumann – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
One reason for the widespread use of the energy concept across the sciences is that energy analysis can be used to interpret the behavior of systems even if one does not know the particular mechanisms that underlie the observed behavior. By providing an approach to interpreting unfamiliar phenomena, energy provides a lens on phenomena that can set…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Energy, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction
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Cirkony, Connie – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
To promote scientific literacy in school science, students need to learn key concepts in science, along with the nature of scientific knowledge and how it is generated. Ideally, this learning mirrors authentic scientific inquiry through student engagement in three key epistemic practices: flexibility and creativity, knowledge construction, and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Authentic Learning, Inquiry, Active Learning
Samantha Skrob-Martin – ProQuest LLC, 2023
A growing body of literature focusing on undergraduate biology education calls for students to engage in the ways of thinking, feeling, and doing that reflect those in which biologists engage. Such reform efforts suggest that learning is best fostered when students engage in practices, concepts, and scientific reasoning as they endeavor to explain…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Education, Biology
Jessie Webb – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In 2013, a new set of science standards was introduced for K-12 science education, called the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which focused on three dimensions of science learning that work together: disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices. These standards are novel in their emphasis on…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering Education
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Wendy A. Loughlin; Sarah L. Cresswell – Journal of Chemical Education, 2025
This review examines the evolution of tertiary undergraduate chemistry teaching from 2019 to 2023, including in response to the global pandemic's impact on teaching and learning methods and whether those adaptations have persisted. The authors assessed the current educational landscape against standards set by leading accreditation bodies, the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
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Tye Campbell; Diandra Singh; Cathlene Hillier; J-F; Haleigh Sears – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2023
Over the past several decades, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners have placed an emphasis on inquiry-based science and mathematics instruction in elementary school. While inquiry-based science and mathematics instruction can support student learning and engagement, teacher preparation programmes have experienced challenges in preparing…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Science Instruction
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Kimberly L. Ideus; M. Gail Jones; Julianna Nieuwsma; Emma Refvem; Kathleen Bordewieck – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2024
Although teachers' instruction has been extensively studied, there is a dearth of research investigating how teachers design lessons and integrate new information into their existing lessons. This study utilized a case study approach to examine how teachers engaged in a nanoscale science professional development experience integrated new science…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Intersectionality, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Curriculum Implementation
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Alexandra Okada – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
National governments are concerned about the disconnection of young people from science, which hampers the development of a scientifically literate society promoting sustainable development, wellbeing, equity, and a green economy. Introduced in 2015 alongside Agenda 2030, the "open schooling" approach aims at enhancing students' science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Science
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Morris, Julia; Slater, Eileen; Fitzgerald, Michael T.; Lummis, Geoffrey W.; van Etten, Eddie – Research in Science Education, 2021
In order to supply a future Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce, Australia needs to engage its most capable and gifted secondary students in quality STEM learning, either within school or through extra-curricular opportunities, so that they will continue into STEM-based tertiary degrees. High-achieving students in…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Gifted, Talent, Secondary School Students