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Gao, Su; Wang, Jian; Zhong, Zhiyong – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2018
The Chinese government has implemented centralised science curriculum standards to change science teaching from a didactic to inquiry-based approach to support all students in acquiring science literacy. Framed through theoretical perspectives of inquiry-based instruction and cultural pedagogy, this study examined the influence and impact of these…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Academic Achievement, Standards, Science Curriculum
Finkel, Ed – District Administration, 2012
Five years ago, a pair of science teachers at Woodland Park (Colorado) High School turned their pedagogical approach upside down. Rather than stand up in front of the classroom, they sent their respective students home with videos of themselves lecturing. And rather than assigning traditional homework, work that most students could get tripped up…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Video Technology, Science Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Dupigny-Giroux, Lesley-Ann; Toolin, Regina; Hogan, Stephen; Fortney, Michael D. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2012
In July 2008, a new professional development program called Satellites, Weather and Climate (SWAC) began at the University of Vermont. Its goal was to enhance the competency of in-service K-12 science and mathematics Vermont teachers in the atmospheric, climate, and geospatial sciences. The pilot program ran until 2010, during which time 14…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Faculty Development, Satellites (Aerospace), Educational Technology
Daly, D. W., Ed.; Robertson, S. M., Ed. – 1978
This guide for teachers considering using independent learning describes the Keller Plan and describes ways in which it has been adapted for use in a variety of school situations. A discussion of the Keller Plan and its original formulation is followed by six case studies written by teachers in schools and colleges describing their use of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Qualter, Anne; Abu-Hola, I. R. A. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 2000
Reports on a study of the influence of different approaches to teaching units from the Jordanian science curriculum on over 600 students from grades 6, 9, and 10. Trains a small sample of male and female teachers in the use of cooperative learning and lecture-demonstration approaches to teaching. (Contains 17 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Demonstrations (Science), Educational Change

Brooks, David W. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1997
Encourages teachers to convert current lecture materials into Web-ready formats and use these for in-classroom lecture presentations. Presents practical suggestions for developing multimedia classrooms and explores issues involved. (Author/JRH)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials

Duhrkopf, Richard, Ed.; Kramer, David W., Ed. – American Biology Teacher, 1991
Authors describe how to use videodisks and computer software in biology instruction. HyperCard Videodisc Toolkit for the Macintosh computer and the BioSci videodisc are used to explain basic principles in the preparation of multimedia presentations. Authors assert that the use of this technology enhances student learning by inserting excellent…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Biology, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education
Yager, Robert E.; Penick, John E. – Curriculum Review, 1983
Three assessments of the status of school science discovered that textbooks frequently determine course content, the preparation science provides for next academic level is its justification, lecture method is widely used, science is a low educational priority, and students feel it is irrelevant to later life experiences. (MBR)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Rillero, Peter; Roempler, Kim – 1992
This paper describes research using the Educational Resources Information Center--ERIC database to conduct a content analysis of education journals for science teachers. The journals analyzed: "Science and Children" (S&C), "The Science Teacher" (TST), and "The Journal of College Science Teaching" (TJCST), are used…
Descriptors: Abstracts, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Analysis