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Stroupe, David – Harvard Education Press, 2023
In "Growing and Sustaining Student-Centered Science Classrooms," David Stroupe promotes powerful conversation and action around knowledge-building practices in science education. The book takes readers into inspiring classroom communities in which all students are invited and encouraged to engage in the work of science. An illuminating…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Science Education, Curriculum Development, Sustainability
DeBoer, George E., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
The goal of this volume of "Research in Science Education" is to examine the relationship between science education policy and practice and the special role that science education researchers play in influencing policy. It has been suggested that the science education research community is isolated from the political process, pays little attention…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Schools of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change
National Academies Press, 2012
Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity's most pressing current and future challenges. The United States' position in the global economy is declining, in part because U.S. workers lack fundamental knowledge in these fields. To address the critical issues of U.S.…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Alignment (Education)
Litzinger, Thomas A.; Koubek, Richard J.; Wormley, David N. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2009
One of the most important elements in achieving significant curricular and pedagogical innovation is creating a climate that promotes and acknowledges the contributions of those who engage in these efforts. It is critical that this climate be systemic, existing at the department, college, and university levels. In the past few years, the view that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Science Education, Technology Education, Engineering Education
St. John, Mark; Phillips, Michelle; Smith, Anita; Castori, Pam – Inverness Research, 2009
Communicating Ocean Sciences to Informal Audiences (COSIA) is a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project consisting of seven long-term three-way partnerships between the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) and an informal science education institution (ISEI) partnered with an institution of higher education (IHE). Together, educators from the…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Majors (Students), Curriculum Development, College Students
Khine, Myint Swe, Ed.; Saleh, Issa M., Ed. – IGI Global, 2013
"Approaches and Strategies in Next Generation Science Learning" examines the challenges involved in the development of modern curriculum models, teaching strategies, and assessments in science education in order to prepare future students in the 21st century economies. This comprehensive collection of research brings together science educators,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Education, Physical Sciences, Learning Theories
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, Colorado Springs. – 2000
This guide outlines the initial work and includes recommendations for schools and districts on how to implement an integrated science program. Chapters include: (1) "What Is Integrated Science and What Does It Look Like at the High School Level?"; (2) "Coherence in High School Science" (F. James Rutherford); (3) "Thinking about Change: What Will…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, High Schools, Integrated Curriculum, Program Implementation

Chapman, Bryan R. – Physics Education, 1984
Examines various issues related to the establishment of a core of physics studies at 16+ and 18+. Indicates that a core physics syllabus should be concerned with phenomena, theory, models, and applications and not with such topics as the use of a U tube manometer. (JN)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, High Schools

White, Richard T. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1992
Discusses changes in educational research methods over recent decades. Explores changing views of teaching and learning and what the changes mean for assessment and the content and delivery of the curriculum. Concludes that, to be effective, educational research must be relevant to education and perceived as such by educators. (SG)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research, Research Utilization
Dai, Mei-Fun Wang – 1995
The study reported in this paper intended to trace what Chinese children think about life and identify their naive theories. Fifty-eight 5-year-old children in Taiwan from 39 kindergartens were interviewed using a semi-structured instrument. Results indicate that preschool children have preconceptions about the concept of life even before entering…
Descriptors: Animals, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries

Poduska, Ervin L.; Lunetta, Vincent N. – Physics Education, 1984
Examines the extent to which technology and applied physics should be included in introductory physics courses. Areas explored include the meaning of applied physics, the nature of pure and applied physics, and applied physics as viewed by a scientist, an educator, and society. Implications for the physics curriculum are addressed. (JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems, Higher Education
Hurd, Paul DeHart – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
During the past fifty years movements to reform science education have used the same ideas for changing the context of science teaching. Policies need to be established for identifying the knowledge and skills necessary for reformulating the science curriculum. (MD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Course Improvement Projects
National Science Teachers Association, Arlington, VA. – 2001
This document presents a collection of strand maps that show how students' understanding of the ideas and skills that lead to literacy in science, mathematics, and technology might grow over time. The guide discusses strand maps in general and prose directly related to each individual map. The maps are built from benchmarks that were derived from…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Benchmarking, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Tsui, George Chien-Chi – 1989
In 1972, the Ministry of Education in the Republic of China gave the Taiwan Provincial Institute for Elementary School Teachers Inservice Education primary responsibility for research and development (R&D) for all elementary school curricula. The project in science and mathematics was carried out in two phases. Phase I, R&D, has five…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science

St. Claire, Lindsay – Medical Teacher, 1992
Examines two types of self-selection bias manifest within the evaluations of student feedback collected in the context of a workshop designed to help medical students enhance communication skills with cancer patients. Suggests that students least likely to give feedback are most likely to have critical or negative comments, thereby misleading…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Curriculum Development, Enrollment Influences, Feedback