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Crossing Borders: High School Science Teachers Learning to Teach the Specialized Language of Science
Direct linkPatrick, Jennifer Drake – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The highly specialized language of science is both challenging and alienating to adolescent readers. This study investigated how secondary science teachers learn to teach the specialized language of science in their classrooms. Three research questions guided this study: (a) what do science teachers know about teaching reading in science? (b) what…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Jargon, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers
Peer reviewedBrown, Bryan A.; Ryoo, Kihyun – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
Our research project was guided by the assumption that students who learn to understand phenomena in everyday terms prior to being taught scientific language will develop improved understanding of new concepts. We used web-based software to teach students using a "content-first" approach that allowed students to transition from…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Scientific Literacy, Minority Groups, Teaching Methods
