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Beliefs of Georgia Public Middle School Science Teachers Regarding Residential Environmental Science Education
… baseline data concerning Georgia public middle school science teachers' beliefs related to participation in Georgia 4-H Residential Environmental Science Education (RESE) programs. He compared the beliefs of two groups of Georgia public middle school science teachers: teachers who had …
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An Exploration Of Middle School Science Teachers' Understandings And Teaching Practice Of Science As Inquiry
… of 21st century skill preparation of students, teachers, and practitioners in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). In 2005 and 2006 five reports were released indicating a need for improvement in science and mathematics education in the U.S. The reports were: …
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Teaching methods in Science Education in Finland and Namibia
This study compares the teaching methods in science education in Finland and Namibia to understand the preferred teaching methods in both educational systems and the reasons underlying these preferences. It focuses on the preferred teaching methods of selected middle school science teachers of …
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Investigating Qualities of Teachers' Feedback Conversations for Fostering Reasoning and Feeling of Self-Worth in Learners: A tool called Feedback Mapping
… intervention. However few tools exist that allow teachers to understand their own feedback practice. This study details a method for evaluating the feedback experiences of students. The feedback conversations of middle school science teachers were coded for length, initiation, reasoning, roles and …
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Minority Middle and High School Students' Interest in Science: An Exploration of Teachers' Perceptions
<p>A high school teacher conducted a study about minority middle and high school students’ interest in science. The problem was to find out why African American and Hispanic students were showing very little interest in science. The researcher used four middle school science teachers and nine high …
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Genre exploration: alternatives to expository writing in seventh grade life science
… expository writing in the seventh grade life science classroom. My research includes student surveys and educator interviews. I surveyed 44 seventh grade science students using a Likert scale. The participating students include 1 eleven-year-old boy, 10 twelve-year-old boys, 10 …
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Educational Groupings In The Middle School Science Classroom
… for future careers. Adopting Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) has required educators to encourage collaboration among students for science learning. Understanding the implications of student groupings and differentiated instructional strategies on learning requires an important …
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Transitioning from textbooks to online instructional materials : a study of perceived urban principal leadership styles that impact teacher concern in using a standards-based online curriculum management program for teaching science
A number of technologies have been in use in the science classroom; however, their effects on teacher instruction and student achievement also remain under researched (Parks & Slykhuis, 2008). In addition, there is a need to study leadership styles with regard to teachers implementing the use of …
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Middle School Teachers' Familiarity with, Interest in, Performance on, and Conceptual and Pedagogical Knowledge of Light
… purpose of this study was threefold: Examine middle school teachers' familiarity with, interest in, conceptual knowledge of and performance on light; Examine their ability to identify misconceptions on light and their suggested pedagogical ideas to address the identified misconceptions; and …
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Investigating the Relationships between Seventh and Eighth Grade Science Teachers' Background, Self-efficacy toward Teaching Science as Inquiry, and Attitudes and Beliefs on Classroom Control
An important component of science reform is the teaching of science as inquiry. Many barriers toward teaching science as inquiry have been documented but the list is incomplete. This study utilized a non-experimental correlational design to examine middle school science teachers' background and the …
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Investigating the Relationships between Seventh and Eighth Grade Science Teachers' Background, Self-efficacy toward Teaching Science as Inquiry, and Attitudes and Beliefs on Classroom Control
An important component of science reform is the teaching of science as inquiry. Many barriers toward teaching science as inquiry have been documented but the list is incomplete. This study utilized a non-experimental correlational design to examine middle school science teachers' background and the …
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Science Georgia Standards of Excellence in Southwest Georgia: A Mixed Method Study of Science Teachers' Perceptions of Science and Engineering Practices and Administrative Support
<p>With the publication of A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (National Research Council, 2012), the dominant instructional approach for science education in the United States changed from teaching science as a process of inquiry to teaching …