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Direct linkWenk, Laura; Tronsky, Loel – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011
Primary research articles discuss aspects of scientific inquiry that are important in understanding the nature of science. Yet, most introductory science courses use textbooks that ignore the scientific process; opportunities for explicit discussion of the nature of science are lost. In Hampshire College's science program, students read current…
Descriptors: Research Design, College Science, Textbooks, Science Programs
Download full textCenter for the Future of Teaching and Learning, 2010
California's public schools have struggled since the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, and today face enormous challenges to try to regain lost quality and standing as a national education leader. In light of the current economic crisis, competition for limited resources is fierce and the pressure is on to eliminate all but the basic "Three…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Science Programs, Focus Groups, Science Instruction
Akeroyd, Michael – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2007
A novel "Whiteheadean" science program was initiated in England and Wales in September 2006. Following a critical House of Commons report in 2002, the government altered the National Curriculum targets and thus forced the Examination Boards to alter their specifications in order to come in line. Assessment at GCSE level (i.e., the 14-16…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Development
LeBuffe, James R. – 1994
Hands-on science is not a new idea. It has been implemented successfully in many schools. But it is far from being universally used in American elementary schools. Several problems must be overcome in order to implement a successful hands-on science program. This booklet contains guidelines to eliminate some of the difficulties involved in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Hands on Science, Partnerships in Education
Peer reviewedTobin, Kenneth; McRobbie, Campbell J. – Science and Education, 1997
Describes the teaching and learning of chemistry in an Australian high school as it relates to the beliefs about the nature of science of a teacher and a class with the curriculum actually enacted. Although the teacher and students tended to view science as an evolving and changing discipline, the actual enacted curriculum was approached as a…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction
Barrett, Katharine; Blinderman, Ellen; Boffen, Beatrice; Echols, Jean; House, Patricia A.; Hosoume, Kimi; Kopp, Jaine – 1999
This handbook is designed to help readers understand the educational philosophy and practice of the PEACHES (Primary Explorations for Children and Educators in Science) and GEMS (Great Explorations in Math and Science) programs, and to assist in using GEMS/PEACHES teachers' guides in schools and child care centers. The handbook outlines techniques…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Hands on Science, Mathematics
