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Direct linkAlessandro Cuder; Sandra Pellizzoni; Miriana Di Marco; Claudia Blason; Eleonora Doz; David Giofrè; Maria Chiara Passolunghi – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2024
Introduction: In today's world, which is progressively oriented towards science and technology and facing a growing demand for skilled professionals, it becomes essential to identify the factors that encourage individuals to pursue careers in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Previous research has shown that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Self Efficacy, Middle School Mathematics, Science Education
Download full textHilarie Davis; Bradford Davey; Jamie Cornish; Nora Smith; Tugba Boz; Rebekah Hammack – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2025
Disease ecology classes were conducted at two residential middle school summer camps held at a university--a camp for local youth who paid tuition and a free camp for youth from statewide underserved communities including Native, low-income, and rural. Disease ecology is defined as the ecological study of host-pathogen interactions within the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Outreach Programs, Partnerships in Education, Disadvantaged
Melissa Hogan; Michelle Newstadt; Maneeza Dawood; Ilia Rushkin; Yigal Rosen – Online Submission, 2023
BrainPOP Science is a research-based program that has been shown to be effective in improving and quickly developing students' scientific reasoning skills. This white paper presents a comprehensive case study conducted in school districts in the Southeastern United States. BrainPOP Science is one of the leading supplemental middle school programs.…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Evidence, Logical Thinking
Benzegul Durak; Mustafa Sami Topçu – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2024
Global climate change is one of the most significant challenges of the twenty first century, requiring its integration into K-12 science education curricula to foster informed and climate-literate citizens. However, challenges remain in effectively teaching climate change, including a lack of instructional materials and a reliance on traditional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Climate, Middle Schools, Science Education
Amanda Merritt Stewart – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The local problem explored in this study was the barriers and challenges facing middle school teachers in integrating and assessing writing in a science classroom. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the perspectives of college instructors and middle school science teachers regarding how teacher education programs provide…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Science Education, Writing (Composition), Writing Across the Curriculum
Minji Yun; Sang-hak Jeon; Kent J. Crippen – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2025
Observation serves as a cornerstone of scientific inquiry, particularly in science education. However, microscopy classes, essential for fostering observational skills, often face limited equipment access and technical difficulties. Such challenges can influence students' academic emotions, which play a crucial role in learning. In response to…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Laboratory Equipment, Grade 7
Marcia Linn; Korah Wiley; Megan Bang, Contributor; Douglas B. Clark, Contributor; Sarah W. Freedman, Contributor; Libby Gerard, Contributor; Angela Hardy, Contributor; Daniel Morales-Doyle, Contributor; Thomas M. Philip, Contributor; Linda Schmalbeck, Contributor; Sepehr Vakil, Contributor; Michelle Wilkerson, Contributor – National Academy of Education, 2024
Motivation to learn increases when science courses connect curricular topics to challenges facing students' communities. Students care about their communities and the health of the planet. Instruction that connects science ideas and practices to students' lives and communities creates a pathway for civic engagement. Integrating science ideas that…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Education
Benjamin R. Lowell; Sarah E. Fogelman; Katherine L. McNeill – Science Education, 2024
Adopting new instructional materials is an important way to support reform in science education, but implementation can be challenging and complex. Therefore, we conducted a contrasting case study of two middle schools implementing new curricular materials. We conducted semi-structured interviews with teachers and leaders and collected…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Instructional Materials, Science Education, Science Curriculum
Zachary Michael Deets – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Inclusive learning opportunities lead to better outcomes for students with extensive support needs (ESN). In the absence of targeted intervention, however, students with ESN are unlikely to interact meaningfully with their peers or the general education curriculum. The literature describes evidence-based strategies in support of the meaningful…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Technology Uses in Education, Intervention, Peer Teaching
Coe, Michael; Jones, David; Kiley, Anna; Hester, Carolyn; Ward, Tony – School Science and Mathematics, 2023
The United Nations has identified the COVID-19 pandemic as the largest global disruption of education in history. Collaborative and hands-on learning activities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics were particularly challenging to maintain during this period. Future large-scale disruptions of schools are considered likely, leading…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Science Education, Middle Schools
Lowell, Benjamin R.; Cherbow, Kevin; McNeill, Katherine L. – Science Education, 2021
The adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) requires many teachers to drastically change their classroom instruction. Curricular materials offer a tool to support this transition, but there are questions about the degree to which available curricula truly reflect the shifts required by the NGSS. This study proposes a framework of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Science Education, Science Curriculum, Alignment (Education)
JulieAnna Darnell Rohde – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Science Olympiad (SO) is a team-oriented STEM competition that offers students the opportunity to participate in a wide range of STEM topics attracting students with varying STEM interests. This hermeneutic phenomenological cross-case study explored the experiences of 12 SO coaches with experience coaching middle school and/or high school teams.…
Descriptors: Science Education, STEM Education, Competition, Middle Schools
Billy Dwain Neill – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study is a qualitative case study of middle schools located in a rural public school district in a southern state in the United States that has implemented the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) which explored the roles of education leaders in the implementation of NGSS. Participants included teachers, instructional coaches, and…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Change, Program Implementation, Academic Standards
Boncukçu, Gökçe; Gök, Gülsüm – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2023
A problem-based learning activity focusing on the human impact on the environment and the importance of sustainable development is presented. The activity revolves around a mysterious island where the civilization is on the blink of extinction, prompting students to investigate how human behavior, ecosystems, resources, and natural balance…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Sustainability, Conservation (Environment), Environmental Education
Calabrese Barton, Angela; Tan, Edna – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2019
Opportunities to learn in consequential ways are shaped by the historicized injustices students encounter in relation to participation in STEM and schooling. In this article, it is argued that the construct of rightful presence, and the coconstructed "making present" practices that give rise to moments of rightful presence, is 1 way to…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Urban Schools, Middle Schools, Engineering Education
