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Petersen, Jacinta E.; Treagust, David F. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
Science in the Australian primary school context is in a state of renewal with the recent implementation of the Australian Curriculum: Science. Despite this curriculum renewal, the results of primary students in science have remained static. Science in Australia has been identified as one of the least taught subjects in the primary school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Charnitski, Christina Wotell; Harvey, Francis A. – 1999
This paper presents the theories of L.S. Vygotsky as a conceptual framework for implementing instruction that supports concept development and promotes higher level thinking skills in students. Three major components (i.e., language, scientific and spontaneous concepts, and the zone of proximal development) of Vygotsky's socio-cultural-historical…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
Condliffe, Barbara – MDRC, 2017
The concept of project-based learning (PBL) has garnered wide support among a number of K-12 education policy advocates and funders. This working paper builds on and updates a seminal literature review of PBL published in 2000. Focused primarily on articles and studies that have emerged in the 17 years since then, the working paper discusses the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Principles
Kahle, Jane Butler – 1998
This paper provides an analysis of educational equity in science and mathematics and proposes a practical way to assess equity in systemic reform. A synthesis of major national and international studies as well as a comprehensive review of the literature is used to suggest a way to assess when educational systems, particularly those involved in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Opportunities, Educational Principles, Educational Testing
Healy, Alfred; And Others – 1985
The book is intended to link knowledge and application in early intervention services for very young disabled and at-risk children. An introductory chapter analyzes major issues and sources of controversy in the field: family support and the nature of early intervention, parental empowerment and involvement, the science of early intervention,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
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Leonard, Hayley C.; Sentance, Sue – International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2021
The underrepresentation of certain groups in computing has led to increasing efforts to develop computing curricula that is responsive and relevant to a more diverse group of learners. The current paper used a Quick Scoping Review methodology to identify research that has implemented and evaluated culturally responsive and relevant K-12 computing…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Computer Science Education, Student Attitudes, Curriculum Development