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Justifying Predictions: Connecting Use of Educative Curriculum Materials to Students' Engagement in Science Argumentation
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Arias, Anna Maria; Smith, P. Sean; Davis, Elizabeth A.; Marino, John-Carlos; Palincsar, Annemarie S. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2017
Educative curriculum materials present a promising mechanism for promoting more ambitious science teaching in elementary classrooms, including engaging students in science practices. Integrating science practices with science content is emphasized in new education reforms. Elementary teachers, however, face challenges in engaging children in…
Descriptors: Prediction, Instructional Materials, Learner Engagement, Inservice Teacher Education
Supporting the Use of Scientific Language: Teachers' Use of Content-Foregrounded Educative Features
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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