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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"science literacy"”.
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Science Youth Action Research: Promoting Critical Science Literacy Through Relevance and Agency
… presents complementary perspectives on Science Youth Action Research (Sci-YAR), a K-12 curriculum designed to emphasize relevance and agency to promote youth's science learning. In Sci-YAR, youth conduct action research projects to better understand science-related issues in their lives, …
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Science literacy in theory and practice : a sociocultural analysis of teacher cognition in a multicultural setting
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1992.
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The impact of teacher and peer dialogue on online collaborative writing in an authentic science literacy learning environment
This research is concerned with authentic science writing, and in particular, investigating collaborative science writing at secondary school level, using an online collaborative-writing environment. Specifically, it investigates how measures of successful authenticity relate to (i) how close to …
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Reading and Writing in Science: How do the Reform Documents Attend to the Fundamental Sense of Science Literacy?
… study was to examine and describe fundamental literacy messages found within three major science reform documents: Science for all Americans: Project 2061 (AAAS, 1990), Benchmarks for Science Literacy (AAAS, 1993), and the National Science Education Standards (NRC, 1996). A qualitative content …
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Training in Summarizing Notes: Effects of Teaching Students a Self-Regulation Study Strategy in Science Learning
… were performing at proficiency or above in science literacy. Research in science literacy education suggests that students benefit most when they are self-regulated (SR) learners. Unfortunately, SR poses a challenge for many students because students lack these skills. The effects of having …
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Researching the Influence of Families Sharing Viewing Experiences on Motivation and Attention in the Classroom
… subject after sharing multi-media experiences in science with their parents/ guardians. I also compared the parents' and students' perceptions of the experience as it pertained to emotion, comprehension, and relation to past-shared viewing experiences. I would like to see if a shared experience in …
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Augmented Reality Technology Used To Enhance Informal Science Learning
With science advancements ever-changing and an increased use of multimedia to display information to the public, science literacy and critical thinking skills are important for the public to keep up to date. Students will need to know how to interpret science information they are faced with …
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Graduate students' motivation to teach plant sciences to K-12 audiences
… informed by their beliefs and perceived value of science literacy outreach. Graduate training programs in academia integrate outreach teaching components to equip future scientists with a variety of communication skills, which may reflect either a transmission of knowledge to the learner or …
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Early adolescent students’ argumentation in a worldwide science education activity about global lunar phases
… skills for argumentation is important for science literacy. Students in this study applied the CER framework within a representative online science learning environment, the World Moon Project. Students’ written arguments were analyzed to answer the research question: Do students write a …
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Wissenschaftsverständnis und Vertrauen im Kontext von Klimaforschung: eine explorative Untersuchung für die Entwicklung partizipativer Lernumgebungen
… zum Vertrauen und die wahrgenommene eigene science literacy können keine signifikanten Veränderungen gemessen werden. Jedoch werden aus den qualitativen Inhaltsanalysen einige vertrauensfördernde sowie vertrauenshemmende Faktoren deutlich. Bereits rezeptive Formate können Transparenz und ein …
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Exploring Urban Latina Third-Graders’ Scientific Communication and Identity Development
… skills align with them. Stereotypical images of science and scientists often lead young girls who view themselves as “outsiders” to believe that science is an exclusive domain. Research in classroom contexts has shown that students adopt multiple, fluid identities-in-practice. Validating their …
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Scientific literacy: a multi-disciplinary explication and empirical study of the conceptions of science graduate students
… stemming from its two constituent parts: science and literacy. Chapter one examines the natural intersections between science and literacy to build a theoretical typology of the components that define SL. Chapter two utilizes this typology to analyze the definitions individuals use in …
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Academic Profiles of Science Students: An Analysis of Longitudinal Data on Virginia Students
… tests may not be representative of subject literacy or workforce preparedness. This misalignment may be particularly true in the sciences, where low science literacy and gender-related workforce shortfalls are evident. This study was an exploration of how well standardized test scores and …
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Validating an Icelandic Version of the MUSIC Model of Academic Motivation Inventory
… There is a move in many countries to improve science education, especially science literacy that is inadequate according to international research (Halldorsson, Olafsson, and Bjornsson, 2007, 2013). The subject of this dissertation is the translation and validation of the MUSICSM Model of …
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Science Classroom Discourse for Fourth Grade English Language Learners' Scientific Literacy Development
… research has shown that the construction of science knowledge involves students' development of science understanding and science language, particularly as it relates to intertextual connections to science terminology and concepts that teachers and students make in science classroom …
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Understanding The Experiences Of A Group Of Yemeni Students In An Esl Science Class
… of diverse language speaking students while for science educators the study of EBL students’ learning in science classrooms is a relatively new field (Lee & Buxton, 2010). At the same time there is a growing emphasis on the importance of science practices (NGSS). This poses significant challenges …
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An Exploration Of Middle School Science Teachers' Understandings And Teaching Practice Of Science As Inquiry
… 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: Keeping America Competitive: Five Strategies …
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An Analysis of Interactions and Outcomes Associated with an Online Professional Development Course for Science Teachers
… the interactions and learning outcomes of science teachers in an online graduate-level course on evolutionary biology intended to improve their content knowledge and science lesson planning. Discussion posts made by the teachers in this seven-week course were analyzed for cognitive presence …
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Exploring undergraduate students’ topic interest, topic knowledge, and attitudes regarding harmful algal blooms
… communicating HABs and working towards HABs literacy. Undergraduates are a target audience for HABs outreach. However, there is a lack of information about the antecedents that influence their misconceptions related to HABs and efforts to address their misconceptions may not be as successful …
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