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Fernandez, Cassia; Hochgreb-Haegele, Tatiana; Eloy, Adelmo; Blikstein, Paulo – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2023
Science education reform initiatives have been implemented worldwide in recent years focusing on the integration of science and engineering practices into science learning. In this context, one promising area to explore is how the resources provided by makerspaces can promote more meaningful, contextualized, and practice-based ways of teaching and…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Teacher Attitudes, Attitude Change, Hands on Science
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Litts, Breanne K.; Kafai, Yasmin B.; Lui, Debora A.; Walker, Justice T.; Widman, Sari A. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2017
Learning about circuitry by connecting a battery, light bulb, and wires is a common activity in many science classrooms. In this paper, we expand students' learning about circuitry with electronic textiles, which use conductive thread instead of wires and sewable LEDs instead of lightbulbs, by integrating programming sensor inputs and light…
Descriptors: High School Students, Science Instruction, STEM Education, Electronics
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Yanowitz, Karen L. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2016
A science summer camp is a popular type of informal science experience for youth. While there is no one model of a science camp, these experiences typically allow for more focused and in-depth exploration of different science domains and are usually hands-on and participatory. The goal of this research was to examine the impact of a short science…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Science Instruction, Informal Education, Science Activities
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Puttick, Gillian; Tucker-Raymond, Eli – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2018
Science and computational practices such as modeling and abstraction are critical to understanding the complex systems that are integral to climate science. Given the demonstrated affordances of game design in supporting such practices, we implemented a free 4-day intensive workshop for middle school girls that focused on using the visual…
Descriptors: Climate, Systems Building, Workshops, Middle School Students
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Gomoll, Andrea; Hmelo-Silver, Cindy E.; Šabanovic, Selma; Francisco, Matthew – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2016
Early experiences in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are important for getting youth interested in STEM fields, particularly for girls. Here, we explore how an after-school robotics club can provide informal STEM experiences that inspire students to engage with STEM in the future. Human-centered robotics, with its emphasis on the…
Descriptors: Females, STEM Education, Robotics, After School Programs
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Falloon, Garry – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2017
Considerable work over many years has explored the contribution technology can make to science learning, at all levels of education. In the school sector, historically this has focused on the use of fixed, desktop-based or semi-mobile laptop systems for purposes such as experiment data collection or analysis, or as a means of engaging or…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices
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Beckett, Gulbahar H.; Hemmings, Annette; Maltbie, Catherine; Wright, Kathy; Sherman, Melissa; Sersion, Brian – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2016
This paper focuses on the notable heightening of underrepresented students' engagement in STEM education through project-based learning CincySTEM iTEST projects. The projects, funded by an iTEST NSF grant, were designed and facilitated by teachers at a new STEM urban public high school serving low-income African-American students. Student…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Urban Youth, Learner Engagement, High School Students
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Ren, Weijia; Bradley, Kelly D.; Lumpp, Janet K. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
Kentucky Electronics Education Project (KEEP) uses microelectronics to connect real world content to K-12 science education. KEEP trains teachers in a series of circuit building activities through summer workshops and in-service professional development. Teachers are expected to implement components of their training into their curriculum, and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Electronics, Rating Scales
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Houle, Meredith E.; Barnett, G. Michael – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
The emerging field of urban ecology has the potential to engage urban youth in the practices of scientists by studying a locally relevant environmental problem. To this end, we are developing curriculum modules designed to engage students in learning science through the use of emerging information technology. In this paper, we describe the impact…
Descriptors: Animals, Curriculum Development, Instructional Design, Science Activities
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Kreuger, Alice; Rawls, Greg – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1998
Enumerates concerns that educators have regarding the use of student data-collection tools such as the computer-based laboratory (CBL) and the microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL). Compares various types of data-collection technologies. (DDR)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection, Hands on Science
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Ornstein, Avi – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2006
Attitudinal data tested hypotheses that students have more positive attitudes toward science when teachers regularly emphasize hands-on laboratory activities and when students more frequently experience higher levels of experimentation or inquiry. The first predicted that students would have more positive attitudes toward science in classrooms…
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments, Inquiry
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Guertin, Laura A.; Cao, Edna T.; Craig, Karen A.; George, Alice E.; Goldson, Shana T.; Makatche, Shanon P.; Radusevich, Brett T.; Sandor, Charles W.; Takos, Anya T.; Tuller, Ryan; Williams, James K.; Williams, Michael A. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
Undergraduate students in an introductory-level geoscience course successfully designed and conducted a science badge day for the Junior Girl Scouts. With national concerns that girls turn away from science at a young age, a service-learning project was incorporated into a college course with the end result providing a group of girls a positive…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Undergraduate Students, Science Education, Earth Science
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Donahue, Timothy P.; Lewis, Lisa Bryce; Price, Lawrence F.; Schmidt, David C. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1998
Delineates four elements of successful student-scientist partnerships: (1) use of an inquiry-based approach; (2) employment of authentic, community-based investigations; (3) student in the role of scientist; and (4) student in the role educator. Contains 17 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
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Lauten, A. Darien; Lauten, Gary N. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1998
Describes the Earth Day-Forest Watch Program which introduces kindergarten through high school level students to field laboratory and satellite-data analysis methods for assessing the health of Eastern White Pine forest stands. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
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Lawless, James G.; Rock, Barrett N. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1998
Describes a program that introduces students to hands-on, minds-on science and provides an opportunity to work on a project with a scientist-collaborator who uses their data in ongoing research. Introduces students to the rigors of science through the focus on data quality. Contains 21 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Hands on Science
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