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Gallagher, James J. – School Science and Mathematics, 2000
Science education reform has four major goals: (1) science for all; (2) teaching for understanding and application of science knowledge and processes; (3) inclusion of broader views of science in the curriculum; and (4) less is better. Focuses on teaching for understanding and application of science, and recommends using an embedded assessment…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
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Wiley, David A. – Clearing House, 1987
Addresses the fact that a very small number of programs in science education were identified as outstanding in the field by the National Science Teachers Association. (NKA)
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Innovation, Science Education
Pines, A. Leon – 1979
Discussed are the nature of the development of conceptual relationships, and the structure of concepts. The topics are presented with regard to the importance of combining metaphors with two alternate approaches to learning, the first being rote learning and the other being inductive learning. The paper is intended to be a model of the concept of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Generalization
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Machold, Dolf K. – Science and Education, 1992
Suggests that disinterest in physics occurs because students and adults can apply everyday concepts to solve problems without understanding the underlying physics concepts. Proposes Wagenschein's Exemplary-genetic Method to teach physics and illustrates the method with examples taken from history. (MDH)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Moons, Physics, Problem Solving