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Alexis Buzzell; Timothy J. Atherton; Ramón Barthelemy – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2025
Quantum mechanics is an integral course for physics students. An understanding of quantum concepts is imperative for enrollment in physics graduate programs, participating in research within physics fields, and employment with companies developing quantum technologies. This study analyzes 188 U.S. research-intensive institutions' course catalogs…
Descriptors: Research Universities, Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Physics
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Hurley, Sarah Jessica; Murray, Alexa Lee; Cormas, Peter – Science and Children, 2014
This article describes a lesson taught in a designated English Language Learner (ELL) classroom in an elementary school in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, using a sheltered instruction approach. Eighty one percent of the students at this school are from diverse ethnic backgrounds where 25 per cent of them receive ELL services. A variety of languages are…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Course Descriptions, Elementary School Science, Student Diversity
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Henze, Ineke; van Driel, Jan H.; Verloop, Nico – Research in Science Education, 2007
As teachers' knowledge determines to a large extent how they respond to educational innovation, it is necessary for innovators to take this knowledge into account when implementing educational changes. This study aimed at identifying patterns in the content and the structure of science teachers' knowledge, at a point in time when they still had…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Models, Educational Innovation, Science Teachers
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Ricci, Juan C. Diaz; And Others – Biochemical Education, 1988
Presents three dimensional models of biological pathways for the following cycles: carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and a combination of the three. Discusses steps involved in each cycle and breaks each cycle into trophic and environmental regions. (MVL)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Chemical Reactions, College Science, Conservation (Concept)
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Lonning, Robert A.; DeFranco, Thomas C. – School Science and Mathematics, 1994
An integrated mathematics/science elementary methods course was developed as part of Connecticut's statewide systemic initiative. Considers: (1) What does integration mean? (2) What content should be taught? and (3) How should it be taught? Implementation team included an exemplary elementary teacher. Appendix presents a sample integrated lesson.…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education