The purpose of the study was to identify and refine a conceptual foundation for secondary school engineering education. Specifically, this study sought to address the following research questions: (1) What engineering concepts are present in literature related to the nature and philosophy of engineering?; (2) What engineering concepts are embedded…

There are concerns in the literature that the use of case-based teaching of anatomy could be compromising the depth and scope of anatomy learned by students in a problem-based learning curriculum. Poor selection of clinical cases that are used as vehicles for teaching/learning anatomy may be the root problem because some clinical cases do not…

This paper describes a novel science education initiative developed for 8-to 12-year-old children by the Biomedical Diagnostics Institute at Dublin City University, Ireland. "Me and My Body" (MAMBO) is an interactive, multi-faceted programme that enables children to explore and understand the dynamic physiological parameters of the human…

Most information on the teaching of ESL/LEP [English as a Second Language/Limited English Language] students is directed towards elementary students and academic areas other than science. Secondary science teachers need research and information on teaching ESL/LEP students. Secondary science educators in the Louisville Metropolitan area were…

The purpose of this qualitative exploratory study was to identify factors that influenced prospective and experienced secondary level science teachers' reasoning as they evaluated or selected tasks to formatively assess their students' understanding of scientific concepts. The analysis of the coded written responses revealed two categories of…

For more than 50 years, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) has been instrumental in developing an analytical model for understanding the relationships between educational policy (the intended curriculum), classroom and instructional practices (the implemented curriculum), and educational learning…

This paper presents a fictitious debate among a group of science educators regarding the characteristics of an effective science curriculum. The debate explores the controversy between those science educators who have supported a basics approach to science teaching and the problem-solving approach advocated by educators behind reform efforts such…

This study presents research into the reform in school curriculum programs in Iowa for mathematics and science being implemented by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Research Council. Outcomes of the study include: (1) a status report about teachers' concerns regarding adoption of the mathematics/science curriculum…

The Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program promotes exemplary improvement in advanced technological education at the national and regional level through support of curriculum development and program improvement at the undergraduate and secondary school levels, especially for technicians being educated for the high performance workplace of…

One of a series of documents produced by a collaborative curriculum development project in Austtralia, this book is designed to assist in the improvement of teaching and learning science and to provide a common language for reporting student achievement. The book begins with a chart presenting curricular outcomes. The book is then divided into…

The discussion here considered projects involving the development of many new courses and strategies for the high school science curriculum. (Author/RK)

A study examined the effects of using children's literature to introduce new science concepts to kindergarten children. Subjects, 48 kindergarten students, were arbitrarily assigned to either the control group or the experimental group. The experimental group was taught a unit on oceans using children's literature to introduce the science…

Briefly describes some elementary school science programs which resulted from curriculum reform efforts in the United States: Science-A Process Approach, Science Curriculum Improvement Study, Elementary Science Study, and Experiences in Science. (PEB)

Article considered projects for the development of science courses and science curricula for the American high school, junior high/middle school, and elementary school. (Author/RK)

This article will show how the rondo, a musical form, can help integrate movement, language, art and music into - in this case - science. (Author/RK)