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Meyer, Xenia S.; Crawford, Barbara A. – Science Education, 2015
This study investigated how student participation in an authentic scientific investigation may shape underrepresented students' views of science and support students in learning science. The research centered on the instructional approach used in a fifth-grade classroom to engage English language learning students from Latino backgrounds in a…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Instruction
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Meyer, Xenia S.; Capps, Daniel K.; Crawford, Barbara A.; Ross, Robert – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2012
Traditional school science instruction has been largely unsuccessful in reaching diverse student groups and students from, in particular, underrepresented backgrounds. This paper presents a case study of an urban, dual-language middle school classroom in which the teacher used an alternative instructional approach, involving her students in an…
Descriptors: Geology, Scientific Principles, Minority Group Students, Urban Schools