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Teane, Florah Moleko – South African Journal of Education, 2023
The purpose of the study reported on here was to investigate the role of partnerships in helping in-service teachers overcome the difficulties associated with performing practical work prescribed in the Life Sciences Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS), an educational policy intended to transform the South African school curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Tsakeni, Maria; Munje, Paul; Jita, Loyiso – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2021
This qualitative interpretive study explores issues and challenges influencing school improvement opportunities for Science and Mathematics in selected South African high schools through a systems leadership lens. Unstructured interviews were conducted with 13 participants comprising a principal, deputy principals, heads of department (HODs) for…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction, High School Teachers
Makwinya, Noel M.; McKinnon, David H.; Lummis, Geoffrey W. – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Secondary school teachers in Tanzania have been attempting to implement the inquiry-based science curriculum since 2005. This study is descriptive and was designed within the realms of a Type IV case-study design (Yin, R. K. 2014. "Case study research: Design and methods" 5th ed. SAGE) to investigate their concerns in dealing with this…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes
Labudde, Peter – Contributions from Science Education Research, 2019
In this chapter, eight foci relevant for science educators are presented and illustrated by paradigmatic examples and discussed in two parts. The first part "from science education to practice and authorities" discusses the four foci of: (1) developing concepts for instruction; (2) responding to the needs of schools; (3) connecting…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Science Curriculum
Gudyanga, Remeredzayi; Jita, Loyiso C. – Issues in Educational Research, 2018
This article reports on a study investigating physical sciences teachers' stages of concern (SoC) profiles during the implementation of the curriculum and assessment policy statement (CAPS) in South Africa. Throughout reform implementation, it is conceivable that teachers go through different SoC, ranging from giving low priority to the reform…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Mangiaracina, Mike – Science and Children, 2015
A teacher shares his experience implementing the "Next Generation Science Standards," from struggle to success.
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Teaching Experience, Curriculum Implementation, Success
Kaufman, Julia Heath; Opfer, Darleen – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
In this paper, we report on teachers' use of curricula and other instructional resources to address Common Core State Standards (CCSS), as well as how use of instructional materials is related to instructional practice. We draw on data from the American Teacher Panel, a nationally representative sample of teachers who periodically provide…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Common Core State Standards, Board of Education Policy, Curriculum Implementation
Serin, Gökhan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to explore alignment between reform-based Turkish primary science curriculum and alternative assessment practices of a classroom teacher. Observational case study approach was utilized. A classroom teacher with 32 years of experience and his 31 students participated in the study. The data were collected during one…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Educational Change
Barma, Sylvie; Bader, Barbara – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2013
In the context of an education reform in Quebec, this case study illustrates how a science teacher's practice was redefined with nine classes over a period of four months on a specific, integrative theme inspired by issues of daily life in an attempt to increase her students' motivation and to better make sense of some scientific concepts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Biology, Educational Change
National Academies Press, 2012
Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity's most pressing current and future challenges. The United States' position in the global economy is declining, in part because U.S. workers lack fundamental knowledge in these fields. To address the critical issues of U.S.…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Alignment (Education)
Bantwini, Bongani D. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2010
The meanings that a teacher attaches to the new curriculum reforms act as his or her map on the curriculum implementation journey, and these usually determine the success of the education reforms. This research article explores the meanings attached to the new Science curriculum reforms by primary school teachers in a school district in South…
Descriptors: Barriers, Curriculum Development, School Districts, Educational Change
Mullis, Ina V.S., Ed.; Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Minnich, Chad A., Ed.; Stanco, Gabrielle M., Ed.; Arora, Alka, Ed.; Centurino, Victoria A.S., Ed.; Castle, Courtney E., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2012
For more than 50 years, the International Association for the Evaluation of
Educational Achievement (IEA) has been instrumental in developing an
analytical model for understanding the relationships between educational
policy (the intended curriculum), classroom and instructional practices (the
implemented curriculum), and educational learning…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Mathematics Curriculum, Science Curriculum, Educational Policy
Duffy, Mark; Park, Elizabeth – Research for Action, 2012
To support the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation invested in the development and dissemination of two tools aimed at operationalizing classroom instruction based on the standards: (1) the Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC)'s Framework; and (2) the Math Design Collaborative (MDC)'s…
Descriptors: State Standards, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation, Literacy
Reumann-Moore, Rebecca; Sanders, Felicia – Research for Action, 2012
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has invested in the development and dissemination of high-quality instructional and formative assessment tools to support teachers' incorporation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) into their classroom instruction. Lessons from the first generation of standards-based reforms suggest that intense…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Science Instruction, Teacher Surveys, Mixed Methods Research
Penuel, William; Fishman, Barry J.; Gallagher, Lawrence P.; Korbak, Christine; Lopez-Prado, Bladimir – Science Education, 2009
Implementation of science curriculum materials has been a fundamental challenge in science education for decades. Policy researchers have argued that alignment of standards, curriculum, and assessment are the key to supporting implementation. This paper focuses on teachers' perceptions of curricular alignment and on curriculum implementation using…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation, Science Instruction
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