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Chand, Bibek; Gabryszewska, Maria – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
As colleges and universities push to offer more online offerings, particularly during this current pandemic, concerns about upholding standards of excellence surface. As a result, programs like Quality Matters (QM) have flourished in an attempt to make courses not only easily accessible, but also tied to learning outcomes. This paper takes a look…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Assignments, Active Learning, Teaching Methods
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Bencze, Larry; Carter, Lyn; Groleau, Audrey; Krstovic, Mirjan; Levinson, Ralph; Martin, Jenny; Martins, Isabel; Pouliot, Chantal; Weinstein, Matthew – Contributions from Science Education Research, 2019
There are many potential harms to individuals, societies and environments associated with powerful "networks" of living, nonliving and symbolic entities (actants), such as financiers, banks, think tanks, transnational trade organizations and agreements, competitiveness, scientists, engineers, universities, governments, military,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science and Society, Neoliberalism, Inquiry
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Upmeier zu Belzen, Annette; Alonzo, Alicia C.; Krell, Moritz; Krüger, Dirk – Contributions from Science Education Research, 2019
This chapter contributes to ongoing debates about approaches to modeling student learning. By providing a basis for individual diagnoses, such models can foster teaching that is responsive to students' learning needs. In addition, these models can inform the development of standards and curricula and advance theory and research about student…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Models, Science Education, Foreign Countries
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Kudenko, Irina; Hoyle, Pauline; Dunn, Ben – Contributions from Science Education Research, 2019
This chapter investigates the impact and relative advantages of two engagement models for delivering science-specific PD: school-led partnerships and external-led PD delivered by STEM experts. Traditionally professional development (PD) led by professional education experts has been used to improve the quality of science teaching and learning in…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Role, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction
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Supalo, Cary A. – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2013
The article is an invited presentation given by Dr. Cary A. Supalo to the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois annual state convention that was held in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, October 28, 2011. The remarks were slightly modified for the "Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities."
Descriptors: Science Education, Blindness, Visual Impairments, Hands on Science
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Calalb, Mihail – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2021
A new didactical approach named "Learning by Being" (LBB) is proposed and its correlation with current educational paradigms in science teaching is analysed. The key idea in LBB is the assumption by the students of cognitive goals, and three components are mandatory in LBB: a) student's personal learning effort, b) student-teacher mutual…
Descriptors: Science Education, Goal Orientation, Learning Processes, Correlation
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Saastamoinen, Kalle; Rissanen, Antti – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2019
Conventional learning guidance systems are typically automated machines for creating teaching materials: quizzes, exercises, examinations etc. In the future, systems will also offer ease of use, attention to sociality, ability to adapt to the pupil's needs and skill levels, and time savings. Ease-of-use and adaptation can be sought using systems…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Usability
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Betebenner, Damian; Braun, Henry; Corcoran, Sean; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Friedman, John; Goldhaber, Daniel; Ho, Andrew; Kane, Thomas; Ladd, Helen; Pianta, Robert; Rockoff, Jonah; Rothstein, Jesse – Institute of Education Sciences, 2012
On August 9, 2012, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) convened a meeting of researchers and U.S. Department of Education (ED) and IES staff to discuss recent advances in measuring teacher effectiveness. The objectives of the meeting were to: (1) Identify and discuss recent advances in the use of value-added models (VAMs) and student growth…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Expertise, Teacher Evaluation, Intellectual Disciplines