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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"elementary science"”.
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Stories in the elementary science classroom
… of stories on the learning and retention of science by students in the third grade. The subjects of this study were 35 third grade students. Each student was given a pre-test at the beginning of this lesson. The experimental class was given a lesson with a story to explain the scientific …
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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 Effects Of Gender In Elementary Science Groups
… the effects of gender on same and mixed gender elementary school science groups. Qualitative data for this study was collected using surveys, student focus groups, student journals, and teacher-researcher field notes and observations. Students in this study were eager to participate in science …
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Professional development in elementary science teaching using video technology
… to stipulate differences. From my experience as science consultant, inservice training has been a short term plan the objective of which is to ask teachers to change their practices after information has been presented to them. Inservice training seems to assume that teachers possess forms of …
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Elementary teachers' perception of preparedness for the elementary science classroom
… explores the perception of preparedness among elementary teachers to effectively teach three-dimensional science lessons as advocated by the Next Generation Science Standards. A mixed methods approach combining qualitative interviews with quantitative analysis was employed to gain a full …
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Synergies among Education Stakeholders in Supporting Elementary Science: A Qualitative Study
… was to investigate the decisions and actions of elementary principals who support science and then compare those to the decisions and actions of teachers and central office staff. The primary question guiding the research was, What are the decisions and actions of elementary principals that …
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Elementary science in Irish primary schools from the late 1800s to the present day:to what extent is elementary science a new subject in Irish primary education today?
This thesis examines science in Primary Education in Ireland since the late 1800's. Much research has been done on science in education. Quayne (2003) described the development of post-primary science education in Ireland and drew attention to some features in primary science but did not seek to …
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Instructional decisions guided by student performance: the case of an exemplary elementary science teacher
… this research was to understand how an exemplary elementary teacher used classroom assessments to inform instructional decisions during the act of science teaching. Within the axioms of a naturalistic inquiry (see Chapter 3), a “bounded system” (Merriam, 2009) case study was used to conceptualize …
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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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The influence of a transformative elementary science curriculum on at-risk students: A case report
… study explored the influence of a transformative elementary science curriculum on at-risk students. Project S.M.I.L.E., the focus of this study, uses strategies for curriculum development proposed by theorists of the post-modern era within the framework of social constructivism. Students in this …
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The effect of the elementary science study on selected science skills of educable mentally retarded students
… study was to determine what effects, if any, the Elementary Science Study has on selected science skills of Educable Mentally Retarded students.The science skills chosen were observing, inferring, and communicating across four educational levels -- primary, intermediate, junior high, and senior …
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The ‘Sanitization’ of Science Education: Connecting Theory and Practice of Socioscientific Issues in Elementary Science Classrooms
… issues (SSI) and the realities of primary science classrooms (grades one to three). An exploratory sequential mixed design (QUAN-QUAL) was employed. Primary educators (grades one to three) (N = 41) from a school board in Ontario, Canada, were surveyed, promptly followed by a subpopulation …
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Is What They Get What They Really Need? Critical Analysis of Professional Development Models Used With Elementary Science Teachers in One School District in South Africa
… Liu district used the training model with the elementary science teachers. This PDM did not address various challenges and complexities within the school district and therefore created a number of challenges that negatively impacted the success of the new curriculum reforms in the district. (b) …
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The status of elementary school science in New Hampshire public schools: grades K-6 principals' and teachers' views
… 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 elementary science education in New Hampshire's …
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Science Teachers' Knowledge, Beliefs, Values, and Concerns of Teaching through Inquiry
… Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: SCIENCE TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS, VALUES, AND CONCERNS OF TEACHING THROUGH INQUIRY MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. D. John McIntyre, Professor Emeritus of Curriculum and Instruction, Ed.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Department of Curriculum …
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A Study of Selected Topics to be Taught in Sixth-grade Science in the Grant School, Ephrata, Washington
… up a series of units from which a sixth grade science program can be built; (2) to determine what materials can be used to teach this: and (3) to provide the nucleus around which an entire elementary science program can be developed.
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Development of a Tentative Science Program for Hebeler Elementary School
… of this study is to (1) develop a group of science topics and subtopics used and accepted for elementary science; and (2) list certain criteria concerning Hebeler Elementary School (H.E.S.) which can be used in determining appropriate content for the science program; and (3) select topics …
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