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Download full textVisser, Talitha C.; Coenders, Fer G. M.; Terlouw, Cees; Pieters, Jules – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2013
This study aims to evaluate a professional development programme that prepares and assists teachers with the implementation of a multidisciplinary science module, basing the evaluation on "participants' reactions," the first level of Guskey's five-level model for evaluation (2002). Positive evaluations at the higher levels in Guskey's…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
Direct linkRichter-Egger, Dana L.; Hagen, James P.; Laquer, Frederic C.; Grandgenett, Neal F.; Shuster, Robert D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2010
The integration of student research into a general chemistry laboratory and an environmental geology course has been evaluated for its effectiveness to improve (i) student attitudes about science and chemistry, (ii) student understanding of the nature of experimental science and the scientific method, and (iii) student perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Science Process Skills, Science Laboratories
Ford, James R.; Prudente, Caryn; Newton, Thomas A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a research-based program of laboratory instruction for first-year chemistry students is described. The new approach engages students in interdisciplinary, chemistry-centered research projects during the second semester of their general chemistry course. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Program Development
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2010
The OEYP state-funded program provides extended learning for students who are at risk of academic failure. This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's OEYP activities during 2008-2009.
Descriptors: School Districts, Extended School Year, At Risk Students, Academic Failure
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2009
This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's state-funded optional extended year program for the 2007-2008 school year.
Descriptors: School Districts, Extended School Year, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation
Sánchez, Inmaculada Arnedillo, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the 10th International Conference on Mobile Learning 2014, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, in Madrid, Spain, February 28-March 2, 2014. The Mobile Learning 2014 International Conference seeks to provide a forum for the presentation and…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education
Poppino, Mary A.; Cohen, Elaine L. – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1979
Presents a model designed to integrate curricula of a content course with a study skills course. Describes logistics and methods used to implement the model in the Department of Biology at Metropolitan State College, Colorado. Presents program results based on pre- and post-instruction tests. (DR)
Descriptors: Biology, Developmental Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach, Models
Foley, Eileen M.; Allender, Sara; Cooc, North; Edwards, Sara; Riley, Derek R.; Reisner, Elizabeth R. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2009
Late in 2007 New Visions for Public Schools, a New York City reform organization, received a grant from the C.S. Mott Foundation to organize select high schools and community partners into delivery systems that could improve student achievement. New Visions asked Policy Studies Associates, Inc. to provide research support for this effort in the…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, High Schools, Public Schools, Educational Change
Courtright, James B. – 1995
A project to develop an interdisciplinary course (ARSC 10/11) for teaching science to college students not majoring in science is described. Concept modules were developed for a two-semester format consisting of three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Important science themes were identified to promote an understanding of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement Rating, College Instruction, College Science
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Arts and Sciences. – 1984
This document provides information about Science Unlimited (SU), the elementary school science effort of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. (The philosophy and characteristics of SU continue the earlier Pennsylvania science program effort entitled Investigative Science in Elementary Education.) The document includes: (1) a list of SU…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Kozeracki, Carol A.; Carey, Michael F.; Colicelli, John; Levis-Fitzgerald, Marc – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2006
UCLA's Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Program (HHURP), a collaboration between the College of Letters and Science and the School of Medicine, trains a group of highly motivated undergraduates through mentored research enhanced by a rigorous seminar course. The course is centered on the presentation and critical analysis of scientific journal…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Student Evaluation, Medical Schools, Program Effectiveness
Fine, Carole S.; Friedman, Lawrence B. – 1991
This report is the result of an independent evaluation of a project conducted during the 1990-91 school year with 56 teachers and over 1,800 students from 28 elementary schools in Iowa. The goals of the project were to demonstrate the effectiveness of new technology to improve science and geography instruction at the elementary level; train…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Educational Technology
Berney, Tomi D.; Barrera, Marbella – 1990
In its fourth year, Project MASTER served 477 Spanish-speaking students in 5 elementary schools in the Bronx. The teaching strategy was holistic, integrating all aspects of the curriculum with English-language learning through science projects. The project developed curriculum materials, stressing attitudes toward and knowledge of science topics,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Computer Literacy, Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedAustin, Joe Dan; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
Describes a project that enrolled 36 secondary mathematics and science teachers to work cooperatively to plan a program to help integrate mathematics and science concepts. Thirteen ninth grade study units having a laboratory or demonstration component were developed, field tested, and evaluated. Teachers noted differences in using mathematics.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Curriculum Development
Edwards, Sandra J. – 1980
The interdisciplinary components of science instruction at two-year colleges are examined as revealed by curriculum offerings in environmental science, integrated science, and the history of science. Part I of the report reviews the literature concerning the rationale, objectives, course content, and instructional methods of interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Objectives
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