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Giuseppe Prete; Federica Chiappetta; Piefrancesco Riccardi; Rosanna Tucci; Antonio Bruzzese; Claudio Meringolo – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
Recent research emphasizes the need for a more sustained interaction of schools with universities and research institutions. For example, informal after-school programs integrated into the school curriculum can provide opportunities for meaningful interaction with researchers in active learning settings. At the physics department of University of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College School Cooperation, Active Learning, Physics
Mulligan, Joanne; Tytler, Russell; Prain, Vaughan; White, Peta; Xu, Lihua; Kirk, Melinda – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2022
While interdisciplinary approaches in the STEM subjects are widely advocated there are concerns that disciplinary learning can be compromised, especially in mathematics. The Interdisciplinary Mathematics and Science (IMS) project is a three-year longitudinal study in four Victorian primary schools that has developed a pedagogical approach to…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Longitudinal Studies, Elementary School Students, Program Descriptions
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Bonacci, Enzo – Online Submission, 2015
A modern school should encourage students to deepen the subjects autonomously and beyond the normal curricula. Such aim, requiring both well-disposed pupils and cooperative teachers, was reached by the pioneering interdisciplinary project "From Soccerene to Fullerene" in 2013. The scientific education was noticeably improved, especially…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Teaching Methods, Interdisciplinary Approach, Constructivism (Learning)
King, Leslie A.; Szabo, Michael – 1974
Presented is a description of a physics program format used, with a high degree of success, at Boyertown Area Senior High School in Pennsylvania. The program features integration of desirable curriculum innovations such as individualization with a recognized curriculum (Project Physics) while maintaining the quality of a solid first year physics…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Development, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs
Redish, Edward F. – 2000
During the past 15 years, physics education research has revealed many surprising things about the difficulties introductory physics students have in learning physics. At the same time, the ongoing revolution in information technology has led to new tools for creating innovative educational environments. In response to these two developments, a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Higher Education, Learning Processes
Horak, Willis J.; And Others – 1982
A description and evaluation of a year-long science in-service program for elementary teachers is provided. Consisting of three components, the program was designed to expand teachers' understandings of physics and chemistry concepts and processes and to encourage more science teaching and science activities in their classrooms. The on-campus…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers