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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Elementary Science Education"”.
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Elementary Science Education: Dilemmas Facing Preservice Teachers
… these persistent obstacles to best practice in elementary science teaching include: (a) preparing prospective teachers to understand and cope with change processes, (b) to understand the nature of teaching and schooling, and (c) to understand the nature of teacher education itself through …
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The status of elementary school science in New Hampshire public schools: grades K-6 principals' and teachers' views
The New Hampshire Department of Education lacks up-to-date information on the status of elementary science education in the State and this hampers its ability to provide appropriate services to local school districts. This study is designed to collect information relative to the status of …
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The Effect Of School Culture On Science Education At An Elementary School: An Ethnographic Case Study
This ethnographic case study investigated one elementary school to understand how the school's culture influenced its science curriculum design and instruction. The main data was formal and informal semi-structured interviews with key teachers to understand their values, beliefs, practices, …
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An examination of science fiction with a view towards improving scientific literacy
… and technological developments. For this, new educational strategies need to be found that promote scientific literacy in science education. This study examined one aspect of popular culture, science fiction books for children, in an attempt to determine if science fiction would make an …
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The Effectiveness of Science Instruction with Digital Simulations in Elementary Settings for Quantitative Sensemaking
<p>The importance of elementary science education is well-documented, but many challenges persist, including a lack of time, space, and materials needed for students to have hands-on lab experiences. As a result, many students in California are falling behind, with less than one-third of all fifth …
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Using Inquiry Classroom Experiences to Correct Student Misconceptions in Elementary Science: An Action Research Study
<p>Misconceptions in elementary science education can significantly hinder students' ability to construct accurate and lasting conceptual understandings. Grounded in the constructivist learning theory, this quasi-experimental study investigates how inquiry-based instruction influences the …
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Sharing Science: A Study on the Effects of Informal Science Education Outreach with Elementary Students
Science education reform has prompted scientists, engineers, and politicians alike to act on the growing need for improved educational programs in the STEM fields. Informal science programs that provide an educational experience outside of a traditional classroom and involve students on real-life …
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The Effect of Science Inservice Programs on the Self-Efficacy Belief of Elementary School Teachers
The Problem: Science education at the elementary level has not been successful. As a nation we are producing fewer and fewer scientists and science teachers, as evidenced by the narrowing of the pipeline of students entering science classes in high school and beyond. Since a student's interest in …
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Social Competence and Collaborative Guided Inquiry Science Activities: Experiences of Students with Learning Disabilties
… students with learning disabilities (LD) in the science learning processes associated with collaborative, guided inquiry learning. An inclusive Grade 2 classroom provided the setting for the study. Detailed classroom observations were the primary source of data. In addition, the researcher …
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Teachers as Designers: The Iterative Process of Curriculum Design Focused on STEM Integration
Curricular resources play an important role when educational reform efforts are introduced (Powell & Anderson, 2002). Taking Science to School (NRC, 2007) and more recently the Next Generation Science Standards [NGSS] (NGSS Lead States, 2013) have advocated for changes related to standards, …
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EFFICACY-RELATED BELIEFS AND PRACTICES ABOUT EQUITABLE SCIENCE TEACHING: A CASE STUDY IN AN URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Science "for all" programs have been advanced as the model for introducing and maintaining high standards for science education in every classroom. While standards documents have been an important equalizing force in education for the last twenty years, disparities still exist across multiple …