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Schmidt, Matthew; Fulton, Lori – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2016
The need to prepare students with twenty-first-century skills through STEM-related teaching is strong, especially at the elementary level. However, most teacher education preparation programs do not focus on STEM education. In an attempt to provide an exemplary model of a STEM unit, we used a rapid prototyping approach to transform an…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Science
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Chen, Chia-Chen; Lin, Pei-Hsuan – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
In recent years information technology has been integrated into education to produce a series of trends, beginning with "electronic learning" (e-learning), through "mobile learning" (m-learning) and finally to "ubiquitous learning" (u-learning), which aims to improve learner motivation through overcoming the…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education
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Al-Rsa'i, Mohammed Salameh – International Education Studies, 2013
This study aims to identify the way upon which ICT can be employed in science teaching to develop scientific literacy level. The study has conclude to design a triple learning model (PEA) based on ICT and constructive learning strategy in teaching science through a context which cares for building positive trends of searching for knowledge and…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Technology Integration
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Childs, Gregory – Science and Children, 2007
In sixth grade, students understand that Earth gets visible light from the Sun, but students may also believe the Earth gets heat from the Sun. This last part is incorrect because the Sun is too far from the Earth to heat it directly. So, how does the Sun heat the Earth? When light strikes an object, it can be reflected or absorbed. Absorbed light…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Investigations, Educational Technology, Technology Integration
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Liu, Min – Computers in the Schools, 2006
This study examined the effect of a hypermedia-enhanced problem-based learning environment in astronomy on sixth-graders' science knowledge, attitude toward learning science, and motivation toward learning. It was found that the students had significantly increased their science knowledge from pretest to post test and also retained much of what…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Hypermedia, Student Motivation, Student Attitudes