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An Examination of Teacher Understanding of Project Based Science as a Result of Participating in an Extended Professional Development Program: Implications for Implementation
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Mentzer, Gale A.; Czerniak, Charlene M.; Brooks, Lisa – School Science and Mathematics, 2017
Project-based science (PBS) aligns with national standards that assert children should learn science by actively engaging in the practices of science. Understanding and implementing PBS requires a shift in teaching practices away from one that covers primarily content to one that prompts children to conduct investigations. A common challenge to…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Science Projects, Faculty Development
Teachers' Conceptions of Integrated Mathematics Curricula
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de Araujo, Zandra; Jacobson, Erik; Singletary, Laura; Wilson, Patricia; Lowe, Laura; Marshall, Anne Marie – School Science and Mathematics, 2013
In this qualitative research study, we sought to understand teachers' conceptions of integrated mathematics. The participants were teachers in the first year of implementation of a state-mandated, high school integrated mathematics curriculum. The primary data sources for this study included focus group and individual interviews. Through our…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum, Integrated Curriculum, Secondary School Mathematics
Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics: A Mixed Methods Study of Elementary Teachers' Experiences and Perspectives
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Swars, Susan Lee; Chestnutt, Cliff – School Science and Mathematics, 2016
This mixed methods study explored elementary teachers' (n = 73) experiences with and perspectives on the recently implemented Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-Mathematics) at a high-needs, urban school. Analysis of the survey, questionnaire, and interview data reveals the findings cluster around: familiarity with and preparation…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Mathematics Education, Mixed Methods Research, Elementary School Teachers
Effects of State Tests on Classroom Test Items in Mathematics
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Boyd, Brian T. – School Science and Mathematics, 2008
Classroom tests from nine eighth-grade mathematics teachers were collected from the 2003-04 and 2005-06 school years. These years represent one school year prior to the eighth-grade Ohio Achievement Test (OAT) in mathematics being implemented and the year after the eighth-grade OAT in mathematics was implemented, respectively. In addition,…
Descriptors: Test Items, Student Evaluation, Knowledge Level, Achievement Tests
Conceptual Representations of Flu and Microbial Illness Held by Students, Teachers, and Medical Professionals
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Jones, M. Gail; Rua, Melissa J. – School Science and Mathematics, 2008
This study describes 5th, 8th, and 11th-grade students', teachers', and medical professionals' conceptions of flu and microbial illness. Participants constructed a concept map on "flu" and participated in a semi-structured interview. The results showed that these groups of students, teachers and medical professionals held and structured their…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Grade 5, Grade 8, Grade 11
Student Knowledge of Health and Fitness Concepts and Its Relation to Locus of Control.
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Merkle, Dale G.; Treagust, David F. – School Science and Mathematics, 1993
Responses of Australian students from grade 8 (n=53) and grade 9 (n=56) to questionnaires concerning health and fitness were correlated to locus of control. A significant negative correlation was found between student knowledge and the belief that health and fitness are controlled by chance. (Contains 14 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Correlation, Foreign Countries, Health Education, Hygiene