Recently added articles from Science Educator:
Models of Providing Science Instruction in the Elementary Grades: A Research Agenda to Inform Decision Makers
Oct 01, 2008; ... This article describes the outgrowth of a recently held invitational conference, supported by the National Science Foundation, to define, describe, and examine existing models for the use of elementary science specialists. The authors explore the educational, policy, and financial issues that ...
Elementary Science Specialists: A Pilot Study of Current Models And a Call for Participation in The Research
Oct 01, 2008; ... The authors report an empirical pilot study of current models of elementary science instruction that utilize science specialists, and make a call for the participation of schools and districts that use a specialist model to assist in collecting the descriptive data needed to create the ...
Accumulating Knowledge on Elementary Science Specialists: A Strategy for Building Conceptual Clarity and Sharing Findings
Oct 01, 2008; ... This article offers a framework for supporting identifying and organizing the elements that comprise elementary science specialist models. With these first building blocks, it is the hope of the author to create a foundation for shared language, conceptual understanding and accumulating ...
Developing Teacher Leaders in Science: Catalysts for Improved Science Teaching and Student Learning
Oct 01, 2008; ... The Reaching for Excellence in Middle and High School Science Teaching and Learning Partnership Project at East Tennessee State University has a long history in the development of teacher leaders. This article describes the professional development model, the challenges addressed, and the impact ...
Developing Teacher Leaders in Science: Attaining and Sustaining Science Reform
Oct 01, 2008; ... An argument is made that teacher leadership at both the system and school level is an important part of the science systemic process intended in science education reform. This article describes the design of such a professional development program, the challenges addressed, and the impact on ...
A School District's Adoption of an Elementary Science Curriculum
Oct 01, 2008; ... The author describes how case study methods were used to understand the intricacies of curriculum adoption in one school district and the context in which an adoption decision was made. As data collection and interpretation commenced, understanding of the perceptions of the district stakeholders ...
Teaching Science Methods Online: Myths about Inquiry-based Online Learning
Oct 01, 2008; ... The author addresses six myths about inquiry-based online science delivery and offers some strategies to demonstrate effective online science teaching. Introduction With universities , teacher education institutions, and high schools gearing up heavily in online course delivery ...
Whose Science Is It Anyway? Models of Science According to Chemistry Students, Faculty, and Teachers
Apr 01, 2008; ... This study describes data collected from undergraduate chemistry majors, high school chemistry teachers, and chemistry faculty in an effort to better understand how models and conceptions of scientific inquiry might change through time and experience as the teachers' views move toward those more ...
Middle School Students' Perceptions of the Instructional Value of Analogies, Summaries and Answering Questions in Life Science
Apr 01, 2008; ... The authors investigated students' perceptions of the effectiveness and utility of generating analogies, summaries, and answering questions in a middle school science classroom and elucidated their intentions to use these strategies in science classrooms and in other subject ...
Do Policies That Encourage Better Attendance in Lab Change Students' Academic Behaviors and Performances In Introductory Science Courses?
Apr 01, 2008; ... Reducing the number of allowable absences from three labs to two labs per semester improved students' lab attendance, lab grades, and course grades in an introductory biology course. Science courses with hands-on, investigative labs are a typical part of the general education ...
Modeling Instruction: An Effective Model for Science Education
Apr 01, 2008; ... The authors describe a Modeling Instruction program that places an emphasis on the construction and application of conceptual models of physical phenomena as a central aspect of learning and doing science. Introduction Modeling Instruction is an evolving, research-based program ...
Divergent Views: Teacher and Professor Perceptions About Pre-College Factors That Influence College Science Success
Apr 01, 2008; ... Interview data from secondary and postsecondary science instructors explored their in depth views on preparing students for college science. Professors expressed a high level of consensus concerning two factors: general student skills and mathematics preparation. Teachers, who expressed lower ...
Science Laboratory Experiences of High School Students Across One State in the U.S.: Descriptive Research from the Classroom
Apr 01, 2008; ... This study examined the science laboratory experiences of high school students in Utah. Introduction The National Research Council's (2005) publication America's Lab Report: Investigations in High Schoo I Science provided the impetus for this study. In the NRC report, the ...
An Explanatory Framework Detailing the Process and Product of High-Quality Secondary Science Practice
Apr 01, 2008; ... Experienced science teachers were compared to Presidential Awardee science teachers in an attempt to explain the process by which high-quality secondary science teaching practice develops. Best practice research in secondary science education begins with a noble goal: learn from the ...
Building a Leadership Network Supporting Science Education Reform in Rural East Alabama
Apr 01, 2007; ... The authors argue that leadership networks when comprised of regional stakeholders including university faculty, school system administrators, and teacher leaders can begin to work together towards common reform goals. Many of us who are in science teacher education in rural and ...
A Study of the Association of Autonomy and Achievement on Performance
Apr 01, 2007; ... The authors find that autonomous learning activities in high school science interact with high school mathematics grades to produce a significant association with college science grades. Inquiry-based instructional practices are a mainstay of the National Science Education Standards ...
What Results Indicate Concerning the Successes with STS Instruction
Apr 01, 2007; ... This study investigates the effectiveness of the Iowa Chautauqua Professional Development Program. The National Science Education Standards emphasize a goal that all students should achieve scientific literacy which is defined as the knowledge and understanding of scientific concepts ...
Museums and Teacher Professional Development in Science: Balancing Educator Needs and Institutional Mission
Apr 01, 2007; ... The author examines the museum as a valuable resource for providing professional development within informal learning environments, especially in the area of science instruction and curricular methods. A distinct need for quality professional development in the area of science ...
Breaking from Tradition: Unfulfilled Promises of Block Scheduling in Science
Apr 01, 2007; ... Using a national survey of more than 7,000 students from 128 different college introductory science courses, the authors compared students who experienced Block scheduling and Traditional scheduling in high school. With 66.7 % of high school graduates from the class of 2004 enrolled in ...
Japanese Lesson Study, Staff Development, and Science Education Reform - The Neshaminy Story
Apr 01, 2007; ... A school district's experiment with Japanese Lesson Study has provided the impetus for change in both curriculum and instructional strategies As the Science Coordinator, K-12 for the Neshaminy School District, I am frequently reviewing educational literature for new approaches addressing ...