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What is the Value of Course-Specific Learning Goals?
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The authors examined student and faculty opinions regarding the use of detailed learning goals in three courses. Students reported the use of learning goals to be positive, aiding them with studying, in lectures, and in…
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Commentary: Valuing Informal Science Learning Environments
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Understanding the spark that museums and science centers ignite for a continuum of learners helps teachers to think more creatively about engaging students in the classroom and challenges them to consider the power…
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Laboratory Instruction in the Service of Science Teaching and Learning
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The Benchmarks for Science Literacy and the National Science Education Standards strongly suggest that students should be engaged in hands-on learning. However, too frequently the school laboratory is far removed from…
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Fostering Inquiry through Problem-Based Learning
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Students learn the role of genetics counseling and gene testing in the identification and treatment of cystic fibrosis. University researchers team up with a high school teacher to plan and implement problem-based…
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Editor's Note: Assessment: Learning Under Construction
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Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.
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Editor's Corner: Learning to Like Professional Development
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Science teachers today face unprecedented opportunities for professional development. From genomics to planetary exploration, new scientific discoveries are announced almost daily, discoveries that are changing our…
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Tech Trek: An e-learning science fair
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Traditional science fairs have been replaced by having students use sophisticated technology to participate in a virtual science fair that relies on the internet, e-mail, and other tools of the digital age. The new E-…
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A Service-Learning Model for Science Education Outreach
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The Science Education Outreach Program (SEOP) engages undergraduate students from a variety of academic disciplines in service-learning experiences. University and community educators introduce and model contemporary…
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Factors Related to Students' Learning of Biomechanics Concepts
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The purpose of the study described in this article was to replicate and expand a previous study to identify the factors that affect students' learning of biomechanical concepts.
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Editor's Corner: Science in a Safe Learning Environment
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The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on inquiry-based learning in the science classroom and the importance of establishing strict safety guidelines.
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Classroom Management: Setting Up the Classroom for Learning
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Student learning is directly related to classroom control established the first week of school (Wong and Wong 2001)—what you do the first day counts, and what you do the first 10 minutes counts even more. This article…
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Science Festival Fun: A Teaching and Learning Experience
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Unlike a science fair that consists of static displays of science investigations completed by students, a science festival includes interactive science exhibits that students share with one another (Parker, 1996). As…
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This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This issue discusses phenomenon-based learning and activities to use in the science classroom.
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