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The Seventh Current: A Case for the Environment in STSE Education
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Steele, Astrid – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2014
The author compares two frameworks, one proposed by Sauvé (2005) for environmental education (EE) and the other prepared by Pedretti and Nazir (2011) for Science, Technology, Society and Environment (STSE) education. With the aim of investigating the utility of the two frameworks as tools for analysis of science teaching practice, the author…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, STEM Education, Science Curriculum, Secondary School Science
Learning from Science: Case Studies of Science Offerings in Afterschool Programs
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Lundh, Patrik; House, Ann; Means, Barbara; Harris, Christopher J. – Afterschool Matters, 2013
Afterschool programs have increasingly gained attention as settings that can help enrich students' science learning. Even though science is widely included in afterschool activities, sites often lack adequate materials and staff know-how to implement quality science. To address this need, this article examines afterschool science in light of the…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Teacher Qualifications
USE OF CASE HISTORIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS.
COOLEY, WILLIAM W.; KLOPFER, LEOPOLD E. – 1961
THE USE OF CASES DRAWN FROM THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE WAS EVALUATED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE USING 108 SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASSES IN BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND PHYSICS LOCATED IN WIDELY DISTRIBUTED GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE CASES INSTRUCTION METHOD (HOSC) IN CHANGING…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Methods, Educational Objectives, Science Education