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Sevgi Aydin-Günbatar; Gillian H. Roehrig – Science & Education, 2025
With the release of Framework for K-12 Science Education (National Research Council, 2012) and Next Generation Science Standards (2013) documents, engineering was integrated into science teaching. With that emphasis, teachers require to incorporate engineering practices and nature of engineering into their practice. Most of the attention has been…
Descriptors: Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering, Academic Standards
Pleasants, Jacob; Olson, Joanne K.; De La Cruz, Iliana – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2020
With the growing adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards across the United States, elementary teachers are being called upon to incorporate engineering into their science instruction, creating a need for ways to help elementary teachers better understand what engineering is and how to accurately communicate it to students. The present…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Engineering Education
Raven, Sara; Al Husseini, Diana; Cevik, Emel – Science and Children, 2018
Children are natural engineers. Engineering design activities for preschoolers introduce practices and encourage scientific habits of mind. The "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS Lead States 2013) highlight that crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas can not be mastered without engaging in scientific investigations and…
Descriptors: Engineering, Technical Occupations, Engineering Education, Preschool Children
Pleasants, Jacob; Olson, Joanne K. – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2019
To effectively incorporate engineering into their instruction, K-12 teachers need sufficient knowledge of the engineering discipline. An important component of teachers' engineering knowledge is their understanding of the nature of engineering: what engineers do, the epistemological underpinnings of engineering, and the relationships between…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Engineering Education, Engineering
Ergün, Aysegül; Balçin, Muhammed Dogukan – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2017
The aim of this research was to present the Turkish adaptation of the survey for Middle-School Students' Attitudes toward Engineers and Scientists prepared by Lyons, Fralick and Kearn (2009) 32 items in a 5-point Likert type scale. The questionnaire was administered to 707 students receiving education in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, STEM Education, Questionnaires, Scientific Attitudes
Wilson, Judith; Krakowsky, Arthur M.; Herget, Charles J. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2010
Teaching Opportunities for Partners in Science (TOPS) is an outreach program using volunteers (the "partners") for: 1) assisting teachers in grades K-8 with preparation and delivery of science and engineering (S&E) lessons in the classroom; 2) providing content knowledge to teachers when needed to teach quality science and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Science Instruction, Retirement, Scientists
Resetarits, Paul J. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1989
Studies whether traditional drafting equipment (TRAD) or computer aided drafting equipment (CAD) is more effective. Proposes that students using only CAD can learn principles of drafting as well as students using only TRAD. Reports no significant difference either on achievement or attitude. (MVL)
Descriptors: College Science, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
Useem, Elizabeth – 1982
The relationship between high technology firms and educational institutions in the Boston metropolitan area was studied. Attention was focused on the responsiveness of public schools, community colleges, and four-year colleges and universities to the demands of the industry for technically trained personnel. The influence of companies on…
Descriptors: College Role, Computer Science, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities