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The Impact of Science on Society
There is one thing we can say about scientific education as it existed 100 years ago: Certainly as far as America is concerned, the scientific educati...
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Recruiting and the Economic Status of the Science Teacher
Our schools are threatened by a drastic shortage of teachers. The facts about our teacher shortage are deeply disquieting and altogether convincing to...
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Enquiry, the Science Teacher, and the Educator
What our teachers need to teach is determined, first, by the first that our national need is a dual one. There is an urgent pressing need for an incre...
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This article is one of a series that grew out of the question: Just what does educational research have to say to science teachers? In the case of the...
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Multicultural Science Education
There are many definitions of multicultural education. One of the most comprehensive definitions describes multicultural education as at least three t...
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Teachers who successfully use diverse learning modes in their instructional approaches accomplish several remarkable things. First, they create a clim...
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When an ethical issue is still being debated publically, it is inappropriate for schools to advocate a particular position—either explicitly or impl...
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It is the authors hope that the science education community will use the results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) to e...
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Charles W. Eliot’s Legacy to Science Education
Had Charles W. Eliot—a young Harvard graduate trained in chemistry—accepted an offer in 1865 to become a superintendent of the Merrimac Mills in L...
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Last year the authors embarked on a study to find out whether more student-centered instruction was occurring in block-scheduled biology classes than ...
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Science education reform is a topic that has gained increased exposure with such headline-making proposals as SS&C and Goals 2000. While these are onl...
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A Permanent Agenda for Science Teachers
It may seem a singular act of arrogance for us to suggest that a permanent agenda for science teaching exists. Trends come and go, and veteran profess...
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When the mathematical structure of physics is used instead to show the relationships between ideas and concepts, without the algebraic manipulations a...