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Direct linkNatalie O'Neill – Irish Educational Studies, 2023
Internationally, second level curriculum policy for STEM education is concentrating its efforts on promoting curriculum-making pedagogies, with enquiry-based teaching and learning at the forefront of this change. Policy aspirations have not translated well into practice, evidenced by science practical lessons consistently being delivered as…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Secondary School Students
Chaoqun Lu; Winnie Wing Mui So – Language and Education, 2024
This mixed-method study, employing inquiry-based science teaching theory, delves into the interaction of English Medium Instruction (EMI) and scientific inquiry by investigating science teachers' understanding and perceptions of conducting inquiry-based science activities in EMI classrooms. Drawing on a questionnaire of 166 EMI science teachers…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
Makwinya, Noel M.; McKinnon, David H.; Lummis, Geoffrey W. – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Secondary school teachers in Tanzania have been attempting to implement the inquiry-based science curriculum since 2005. This study is descriptive and was designed within the realms of a Type IV case-study design (Yin, R. K. 2014. "Case study research: Design and methods" 5th ed. SAGE) to investigate their concerns in dealing with this…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes
Download full textKommers, Piet, Ed.; Viana, Adriana Backx Noronha, Ed.; Issa, Tomayess, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2020
These proceedings contain the papers of the 7th International Conference on Educational Technologies 2020 (ICEduTech 2020), which has been organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and co-organised by the University of São Paulo ("Universidade de São Paulo"), Brazil, from 5 to 7 February 2020.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Graduate Students
Lee, Okhee; Buxton, Cory A. – Theory Into Practice, 2013
The school-aged population in the United States is becoming more culturally and linguistically diverse, while achievement gaps across content areas persist. At the same time, more rigorous academic demands are being placed on all students, including English language learners (ELLs). Teachers of ELLs face the double challenge of promoting English…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Academic Achievement
Areepattamannil, Shaljan – Journal of Educational Research, 2012
The author sought to investigate the effects of inquiry-based science instruction on science achievement and interest in science of 5,120 adolescents from 85 schools in Qatar. Results of hierarchical linear modeling analyses revealed the substantial positive effects of science teaching and learning with a focus on model or applications and…
Descriptors: Investigations, Science Achievement, Science Interests, Foreign Countries
Owens, Tara M. – Science Educator, 2009
Concerns over science education in the United States continue to grow due to the increasing global demands and competitiveness for careers in science and technology. This author contends that educators in the United States must look for ways to increase science proficiency and overall science literacy. Research about how students learn science…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Policy, Science Achievement, Educational Legislation
