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Kademian, Sylvie M.; Arias, Anna Maria; Davis, Elizabeth A.; Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine how elementary teachers used scientific language during a whole-class discussion to describe 3 biological phenomena (interactions, dependent relationships, and interdependent relationships) with and without educative curricula. Findings revealed that the ways in which the 6 teachers enacted the discussion…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials
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Bismack, Amber Schultz; Arias, Anna Maria; Davis, Elizabeth A.; Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to describe how teachers used and adapted a set of curriculum materials that included opportunities for students to engage in scientific practices. Two-fourth-grade teachers in the same school were observed and interviewed. Findings revealed that teachers enacted almost every type of scientific practice in the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Science Curriculum, Teaching Methods