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Kuteeva, Maria; McGrath, Lisa – Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 2014
We investigate the current position of English in the language ecology of Swedish academia, with a special focus on the humanities. Semi-structured interviews with 15 informants from the fields of Anthropology, General Linguistics and History were carried out to explore how non-native speakers of English experience using academic English in their…
Descriptors: Language Usage, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Humanities
Achiam, Marianne; Solberg, Jan; Evans, Robert – Journal of Biological Education, 2013
This article describes how inquiry teaching can be directed towards specific content learning goals while allowing for student exploration and validation of hypotheses. Drawing from the Theory of Didactical Situations, the concepts of "milieu" and "validation" are illustrated through two sample biology lessons designed to engage and challenge…
Descriptors: Teachers, Biology, Paleontology, Learning Theories
Patrick, Patricia; Barnes-Lucas, Karen; Brown, Dorothy – Science and Children, 2010
Like peanut butter and jelly, kindergarteners and dinosaurs go well together. Therefore, the authors developed a cross-curricular unit based on the books "All Aboard the Dinotrain" (Lund and Fine 2006) and "Dinosailors" (Lund and Fine 2003). Dinosaur learning centers were used to engage students and address the National Science Education Standards…
Descriptors: Investigations, Computer Assisted Instruction, Paleontology, Kindergarten
Clary, Renee; Wandersee, James – Science Teacher, 2011
This article discusses a creative visualization project to motivate and engage students. Students depict a dinosaur in its ecosystem and include all three elements of the environment: air, land, and water. Students explore scientific content in evolution, natural selection, food webs, ecosystems and geologic time. (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Science Activities, Geology, Visualization, Ecology
Gloyna, Lisa; West, Sandra; Martin, Patti; Browning, Sandra – Science Scope, 2010
For middle school students who have seen only pictures of dinosaurs in books, in the movies, or on the internet, trying to comprehend the size of these gargantuan animals can be difficult. This lesson provides a way for students to visualize changing scale through studying extinct organisms and to gain a deeper understanding of the history of the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Paleontology, Measurement Techniques, Secondary School Science
Moran, Sean; McLaughlin, Cheryl; MacFadden, Bruce; Jacobbe, Elizabeth; Poole, Michael – Science and Children, 2015
Many young learners are fascinated with fossils, particularly charismatic forms such as dinosaurs and giant sharks. Fossils provide tangible, objective evidence of life that lived millions of years ago. They also provide a timescale of evolution not typically appreciated by young learners. Fossils and the science of paleontology can, therefore,…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Paleontology, Guidelines, Science Instruction
Schwartzman, Roy – College Student Journal, 2013
A qualitative and quantitative content analysis was conducted of all text-based synchronous online chats at an oral communication peer tutoring center throughout a semester. As a comparative benchmark, chats at the same university's main library were analyzed over the same time period. The library's chats were much more heavily weighted toward…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Content Analysis, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis
Murray, Mary; Valentine-Anand, Lesley – Science and Children, 2008
Do dinosaurs have bellybuttons? This intriguing question launched a journey into inquiry science that captivated a class of four-year-olds for eight months. As students enjoyed dinosaur books, examined dinosaur artifacts, drew pictures, watched videos, and generally immersed themselves in all things dinosaur, the authors built a culture of…
Descriptors: Paleontology, Science Process Skills, Inquiry, Preschool Children
Hutchings, Judy; Bywater, Tracey; Gridley, Nicole; Whitaker, Christopher J.; Martin-Forbes, Pam; Gruffydd, Stella – School Psychology International, 2012
The Incredible Years (IY) universal child Classroom Dinosaur and Teacher Classroom Management programmes are delivered in all 102 primary schools in Gwynedd County, Wales. This article describes a pilot study of the IY Therapeutic (small group) Dinosaur School social and emotional coaching programme, developed as a treatment programme, in one such…
Descriptors: Evidence, Classroom Techniques, Intervention, Psychologists
Clary, Renee; Wandersee, James; Carpinelli, Amy – Science Scope, 2008
In the 19th century, the race to uncover dinosaur fossils and name new dinosaur species inspired two rival scientists, Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh, to behave in ways that were the antithesis of scientific methods. Subterfuge, theft, and espionage were the ingredients of the Great Dinosaur Feud. Because students often enjoy…
Descriptors: Science Education, United States History, Student Motivation, Competition
Balmer, Denise – Primary Science, 2015
SATRO (Science And Technology Regional Organisation), a charity based in Surrey that seeks to inspire young people about their future careers, received a call from a local junior school just before Easter last year from a science coordinator who was in tears. Her school had just been made a "failing school" and science was a disaster; no…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries, Student Motivation
Kim, Elizabeth S.; Berkovits, Lauren D.; Bernier, Emily P.; Leyzberg, Dan; Shic, Frederick; Paul, Rhea; Scassellati, Brian – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
In this study we examined the social behaviors of 4- to 12-year-old children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD; N = 24) during three tradic interactions with an adult confederate and an interaction partner, where the interaction partner varied randomly among (1) another adult human, (2) a touchscreen computer game, and (3) a social dinosaur…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Therapy, Interpersonal Relationship, Autism
Shaver, Ruth E. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
"I Wonder...Gaining Wisdom and Growing Faith Through Scientific Exploration" is an intergenerational science curriculum designed to be used in congregations. The goal of this curriculum and the theoretical work underpinning it is to counter the perception that people of faith cannot also be people who possess a scientific understanding…
Descriptors: Christianity, Science Education, Science Curriculum, Teaching Methods
Russell, Terry; McGuigan, Linda – Primary Science, 2014
Even in the foundation stage (ages 3-5), children reveal an awareness of and enthusiasm for dinosaurs and fossils, so this research includes the entire primary age range. The authors sought to discover what ideas prevail as children develop and how their understanding progresses. Reviewing relevant educational research led them to define five…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Evolution, Elementary School Science, Inquiry
Rice, Diana C.; Kaya, Sibel – Research in Science Education, 2012
This study investigated the relations among preservice elementary teachers' ideas about evolution, their understanding of basic science concepts and college science coursework. Forty-two percent of 240 participants did not accept the theory of human evolution, but held inconsistent ideas about related topics, such as co-existence of humans and…
Descriptors: Evolution, Preservice Teachers, Plate Tectonics, Paleontology