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Direct linkAnn Robinson – Gifted Child Today, 2026
A model for developing STEM talents in elementary children through engaging curriculum and sustained teacher professional development was designed, implemented, and evaluated over the course of three federally funded Jacob K. Javits projects. Students in Grades 1 through 5 received accelerated science curriculum, supplemental engineering…
Descriptors: Talent Development, STEM Education, Learner Engagement, Curriculum
Lee, Soon C.; Jack, Ashlie R.; Novacek, Greg – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2022
Elementary students' interest in science and careers in STEM are typically associated with their curiosity along with engagement in science activities and whether they find these activities to be fun, exciting, and enjoyable. Thus, early exposure of elementary students to STEM lessons must be engaging and enjoyable, which in turn increases the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Self Efficacy, Science Instruction, Intervention
Download full textAlkis-Küçükaydin, Mensure; Uluçinar Sagir, Safak; Kösterelioglu, Ilker – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2016
Science Course Curriculum was revised in Turkey in 2013 and some methods and strategies were suggested to be included such as argumentation. This study includes the evaluation of in-service training applied as pilot study for introducing argumentation to elementary school teachers. The study consists of applying needs analysis, preparing and…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Persuasive Discourse, Pilot Projects
Valadez, Gilbert; Moineau, Suzanne – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2010
This paper will describe a five year research project of a teaching strategy whereby pre-service credential students at a southern California university were taught to develop and apply science curriculum to parents of elementary-aged English as a Second Language students. The paper will elaborate upon the importance of parental engagement in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Minority Group Children
Ukens, Leon; Hein, Warren W.; Johnson, Patsy Ann; Layman, John W. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2004
Powerful Ideas in Physical Science (PIPS) is a preservice curriculum that provides modules for physical science courses designed for elementary education majors. Because the courses are built on the learning cycle approach, students develop concepts from activities and then apply this conceptual knowledge. A summative evaluation done by Horizon…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Education Majors, Elementary Education, Summative Evaluation
Wu, Margaret; Donovan, Jenny; Hutton, Penny; Lennon, Melissa – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2008
In July 2001, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) agreed to the development of assessment instruments and key performance measures for reporting on student skills, knowledge and understandings in primary science. It directed the newly established Performance Measurement and Reporting Taskforce…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Achievement, Comparative Analysis
