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Martins Gomes, Diogo; McCauley, Veronica – Science Education, 2021
Inquiry learning pedagogies have not only been proposed as a successful teaching methodology to draw students into science, they are also rich with possibilities for creativity. The particular focus on investigations and problem-solving provides opportunity for educators to embrace this. The primary curriculum explicitly values creativity in this…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods
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Ponikwer, Fiona; Patel, Bhavik Anil – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Enhancing student employability is a key aspect of any chemistry-based degree; however, embedding such activities in the curriculum is often challenging. Placements (internships in the USA) or experiential visits are the most widely used approach, but these are not always inclusive. Work-integrated learning (WIL), the practice of combining…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Employment Qualifications, Chemistry, Science Instruction
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Orhan, Tugce Yagmur; Sahin, Nurettin – Education Sciences, 2018
The current study presents an evaluation of the laboratory instructional tasks prepared based on innovative teaching approaches (research-inquiry, problem solving, project, argumentation and web-based interdisciplinary learning approaches) designed to enhance science teachers' biotechnology knowledge, awareness and laboratory experiences. The…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Biotechnology
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Hanley, Pam; Slavin, Robert; Elliott, Louise – Education Endowment Foundation, 2015
Thinking, Doing, Talking Science (TDTS) is a programme that aims to make science lessons in primary schools more practical, creative and challenging. Teachers are trained in a repertoire of strategies that aim to encourage pupils to use higher order thinking skills. For example, pupils are posed 'Big Questions,' such as 'How do you know that the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills