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Direct linkMaelia, William Edward – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) instruction in the United States has been a major focus of educational reform since the release of the PISA rankings in 2000, which showed that the U.S. was behind many other countries on the international stage in the areas of Science and Math. Students are also leaving the "STEM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, High School Students, Learner Engagement, Mentors
Download full textWhite, Richard T.; And Others – 1989
The program described in this paper was designed to address two sets of questions, one concerning the nature of classroom teaching and learning of science in secondary schools and the other concerning their mechanisms. The program consisted of four phases: (1) "Establishment" (emphasizing trust between teachers and consultants); (2)…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction
Baird, John R.; And Others – 1989
This paper reports a study directed toward educational improvement through individual and group change. It is a 3-year naturalistic case study centering on 9 experienced science teachers, 13 novice science teachers, 64 secondary science students, and 4 researchers. The three aims of this study are to know more about: (1) what it is to be a teacher…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries
Bredderman, Ted – 1982
A quantitative synthesis of research findings on the effects of three major activity-based elementary science programs developed with National Science Foundation support was conducted. Controlled evaluation studies of the Elementary Science Study (ESS), Science-A Process Approach (SAPA), or The Science Curriculum Improvement Study (SCIS) were used…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conventional Instruction, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Mechling, Kenneth R.; Oliver, Donna L. – 1983
Provided are suggestions and recommendations for each item on the checklist, contained in Part A of the handbook, which was designed to help elementary school principals assess and improve science programs in their schools. Suggestions/recommendations, designed to make the checklist more meaningful and useful, are keyed by number and/or letter to…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Mechling, Kenneth R.; Oliver, Donna L. – 1983
This checklist is designed to help elementary school principals assess and improve science programs in their schools. The checklist is divided into four major sections, each dealing with an area that has an impact on these programs: (1) administrative aspects, considering the science curriculum plan, provisions for science in the budget,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Check Lists, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education
