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Download full textMayer, Victor J. – 1993
National concerns about the quality and effectiveness of science teaching have resulted in several efforts directed at restructuring the United States' science curriculum. This digest discusses recent initiatives of the Earth Systems Education. Topics discussed include: (1) efforts to understand the planet Earth; (2) the Program for Leadership in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Kerka, Sandra – 1991
Technology education (TE) is a general education program intended to teach students about technological concepts, processes, materials, and systems as well as the impact of technology in society. Its goal is to develop technologically literate people. Technology education can be taught as a separate course or curriculum, or it can be infused in…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Inservice Teacher Education
Ochs, V. Daniel, Ed. – 1981
The theme of the eighth yearbook of the Association for the Education of Teachers in Science (AETS) involves the improvement of instructional practices in science at the middle school level. An initial chapter provides an operational definition of the middle school. Five chapters follow which provide information on various sources of educational…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Inservice Teacher Education, Middle Schools, Preservice Teacher Education
Olstad, Roger G.; Haury, David L. – 1983
The review of science education research for 1982 includes analyses of 455 studies reported in dissertation abstracts, journal articles, research papers, and papers presented at conferences. The organization of the review is topical. Topic areas include: (1) student characteristics and behavior (cognitive development, conceptual understanding,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Benson, Bernard W., Ed. – 1982
The intent of this yearbook is to provide a positive posture for nurturing desirable changes in the status of science teaching. It is written for elementary school teachers and all who are involved or concerned with curriculum and instruction in the elementary school. The yearbook provides the basis for continued professional growth of teachers by…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Votaw, Thom A. – 1986
There are ways in which elementary teachers in general and rural elementary teachers in particular can overcome inadequate science preparation and can upgrade the science program resources of their small schools. Parents and children should be involved in obtaining free and inexpensive science-related materials throughout the year. These can be…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Materials
