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Gafney, Leo – Online Submission, 2017
This report is based on several evaluations of NSF-funded geoscience projects at Stony Brook University on Long Island, NY. The report reviews the status of K-12 geoscience education, identifying challenges posed by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the experiences of university faculty engaged in teacher preparation, state…
Descriptors: Science Education, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation
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Donnelly, Julie; Diaz, Carlos; Hernandez, Florencio E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Herein, we describe an effective and tested model of a week-long summer science intensive program for high school students that aimed to elaborate on concepts covered in a high school chemistry or biology course, and to provide high school students an opportunity to learn about studying and pursuing careers in the sciences. The program was…
Descriptors: Summer Science Programs, High School Students, Chemistry, Biology
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Johnson, Matt; Sprowles, Amy; Overeem, Katlin; Rich, Angela – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2013
A place-based learning community called "Klamath Connection" was designed to improve the academic performance of freshman in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) majors at Humboldt State University, a midsize public institution in a location geographically and culturally unfamiliar to the majority of its students. The…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, College Freshmen, State Universities, Academic Achievement
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Bers, Marina Umaschi – New Directions for Youth Development, 2010
In a digital era in which technology plays a role in most aspects of a child's life, having the competence and confidence to use computers might be a necessary step, but not a goal in itself. Developing character traits that will serve children to use technology in a safe way to communicate and connect with others, and providing opportunities for…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Educational Technology, Metacognition, Developmental Tasks
Pines, A. Leon – 1980
This paper describes a specific case study of the development of a continued evaluation program in science education. Introduced is the Audio-Tutorial Elementary Science Project (A-TESP) developed by Joseph D. Novak, which provides a model of program development, implementation, and evaluation. Three phases, characterized as the pre-developmental,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Altschuld, James W.; Kumar, David D. – 1994
A literature search of the ERIC system was conducted with regard to papers focused on evaluation models in science education. The purposes were to identify models, their common and unique features, and to examine the guidance they could provide for evaluating science education programs. The search yielded a small number of entries pertinent to the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. Pacific Region. – 1988
Presented is a checklist for use by science coordinators, school principals, science supervisors, and teachers to identify strengths and weaknesses of science programs in grades kindergarten through six. It can also be used by science coordinators during school visits. This guide contains space for recording information concerning: school name and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Formative Evaluation, Models
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. Pacific Region. – 1988
This document is a checklist for use by science coordinators, school principals, science department chairpersons and teachers in identifying strengths and weaknesses of science programs in middle and high schools. It can also be used by science coordinators during school visits. This guide contains space for recording information concerning:…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Guides, Models, Program Effectiveness
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. Pacific Region. – 1988
This is a checklist for use by science coordinators, school principals, science supervisors, and teachers in identifying strengths and weaknesses of science programs in grades five through eight. It can also be used by science coordinators during school visits. This guide contains space for recording information concerning: school name and…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Guides, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
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Williams, Anthony; Williams, P. John – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1997
Describes an innovative teaching project that was implemented for training technology teachers in Australia. Presents a rationale for using a problem-based learning collaborative methodology in technology teacher training. Also includes the program evaluation results. Contains 17 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Curriculum, Cooperation, Educational Innovation
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. Pacific Region. – 1988
This is a checklist for use by science coordinators, school principals, science supervisors, and teachers in identifying strengths and weaknesses of science programs in grades kindergarten through 12. It can also be used by science coordinators during school visits. This guide contains space for recording information concerning: school name and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Guides
1988
This is a checklist for use by science coordinators, school principals, science supervisors, and teachers in identifying strengths and weaknesses of science programs in grades seven through eight. It can also be used by science coordinators during school visits. This guide contains space for recording information concerning: school name and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Junior High Schools
O'Reilly, Robert P.; Hambleton, Ronald K. – 1971
This paper presents the designs underlying an IPI approach to ninth grade science implemented in the Jamesville-DeWitt schools in New York State. Briefly described are the generalizable instructional model, evaluation systems for assessing individual performance and the effectiveness of the instructional program and the support systems which make…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing, Evaluation Methods