How can research into culturally responsive and sustaining education (CRSE) inform and transform science teaching and learning? What approaches might teachers use to study CRSE in their classrooms? ...What are teachers learning from their research that might be transferable to other classrooms and schools?
In this practical resource, teacher researchers from the Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Education Professional Learning Group based in New York City provide insights for educators on how to address complex educational and sociocultural issues in the science classroom. Highlighting wide-ranging and complex problems such as the COVID-19 pandemic and racial injustice and how they affect individual science instruction settings, with a particular focus on urban and high-need school environments, chapters examine and describe what CRSE is and means for science teaching.
Through individual and collaborative research studies, chapters help readers understand various approaches to developing and implementing CRSE strategies in their classrooms and promote students' identification with and affinity for science. Teachers describe the questions driving their investigations, data, and findings, and reflect on their roles as agents of change. Chapters also feature discussion and reflection questions, and include examples of assignments, protocols, and student work that teachers have piloted in their classes.
This book is ideal for pre-service and in-service science teachers and teacher educators across grade levels. It provides support for professional learning activities, as well as undergraduate and graduate teacher education courses. It may be particularly useful in science methods; multicultural education; and diversity, equity, and inclusion courses with a focus on CRSE. This book not only describes one group's approach to CRSE in science education, but also takes the next step to show how CRSE can be applied directly to the science classroom.
The rapid development of science and technology in the 21st Century demands students (both school and university) to hold sufficient skills, including critical thinking and problem solving, to ...compete globally. Educational systems are responsible for promoting the skills through the teaching and learning experiences, including teaching material and learning media applied in the class. This paper highlights the development of mobile apps-based digital comic media in social learning that can be integrated into personalized online learning. The steps to develop the media was applied the Gay's procedure. The digital comic media present an interactive science knowledge platform in the form of digital comic media enriched with Augmented reality technology. The media has been tested to 20 students during the emerging of the Covid-19 pandemic and showing good acceptance. This implies that digital comic media is of value to be used and applied in online learning.
Esta investigación se llevó a cabo como estrategia de enseñanza en la asignatura Prácticas Supervisadas II del Grado en Ciencias Biológicas de la Universidad Estatal de Bahía, en Brasil. Fue ...desarrollada en un colegio de educación secundaria, con el objetivo de mejorar la educación inicial del futuro profesorado, basado en la investigación-acción. De las experiencias experimentadas por una alumna en prácticas, se construyó una propuesta de actividades basadas en las metodologías activas de aprendizaje como herramienta para mejorar el aprendizaje en contenidos de genética de los estudiantes de bachillerato. La investigación tiene enfoque cualitativo, y se realizó a través de pre y post test aplicados con preguntas abiertas y preguntas de múltiple elección, bien como talleres con juegos didácticos. Como resultado principal se evidencia un aumento en la tasa de respuestas correctas de las preguntas hechas por los estudiantes, así como una mejor construcción de conceptos en relación con la 1ª Ley de Mendel, después de la aplicación de las estrategias metodológicas y una mayor aproximación del grado de la dimensión investigativa-reflexiva.
This study aimed to measure the effectiveness of using the reciprocal teaching learning model on the higher order thinking skills and science process skills of students. The research method used is a ...Quasi Experiment. Based on the results of the research calculated by the independent sample t-test from the post-test results of the control class of 66.97 and the experimental class of 77.71, it was obtained tcountmore than ttable (10.167 more than 1.996) and the percentage of observation results from the control class average of 73 and the mean The experimental class average is 76, so that the tcount value is greater than the ttable ((3.656 more than 1.996). Then the effectiveness of the reciprocal teaching model is known through the effect size test and the value of d = 0.5 is obtained. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the reciprocal model This teaching is effective in improving higher order thinking skills and science process skills.
This paper provides a rationale for the changes advocated by the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards. It provides an argument for why the model embedded in ...the Next Generation Science Standards is seen as an improvement. The Case made here is that the underlying model that the new Framework presents of science better represents contemporary understanding of nature of science as a social and cultural practice. Second, it argues that the adopting a framework of practices will enable better communication of meaning amongst professional science educators. This, in turn, will enable practice in the classroom to improve. Finally, the implications for teacher education are explored.
The general objective of this study is to understand the use of the Didactic Book (LD) of Natural Sciences in classes from 6th to 9th year of rural schools. Specifically, the research aimed to know ...the methodological uses of the Natural Sciences LD in classes from the 6th to the 9th year of elementary school in rural schools and to identify how teachers use the LD of Natural Sciences. Descriptive research was carried out, with a qualitative approach, since this type of research was the one best suited to the object and objectives of the study. Data collection instruments, simple observation and interview were used as instruments. The study was carried out in one of the rural located in the municipality of Juazeiro do Piauí. The interlocutors were two teachers who works with the curricular component of Natural Sciences and who joined the research in a free and conscious way. The results point out that methodological tensions in the use of the Natural Sciences LD, include failures in the selection process and the availability by the Ministry of Education (MEC) of materials that do not value peasant reality. Thus, it is necessary to implement continuous training processes through which teachers reflect on their conceptions of rural and peasant culture and dynamize the ways of using LDs.
This study presents a systematic review of research on teaching science to children with disabilities, highlighting the significance of providing a high-quality science education to promote equity ...and inclusion. Science education enables students to investigate the natural world, cultivate critical thinking, and solve problems. Teaching science to children with disabilities presents unique challenges, including diverse learning requirements, the availability of resources, and effective teaching practices. This review seeks to investigate the Scopus database’s literature, identify patterns, trends, and knowledge gaps, and identify potential areas for future research, ultimately contributing to a more inclusive, scientifically driven society. Initial screening of 420 publications based on predetermined criteria resulted in the selection of 50 publications. 18 publications were declared appropriate for inclusion in the study after a thorough review of their full texts. This qualitative research study conducted an in-depth examination and content analysis of selected articles to identify research-relevant themes. The studies were categorized under four major headings based on their interventions and practices, allowing for a thorough comprehension and comparison of the various approaches and strategies utilized. Various studies have examined the effectiveness of technological tools, approaches, and strategies to improve science and related subject learning outcomes for children with disabilities, according to their findings. The research highlights the significance of adapting pedagogical strategies and materials to the unique circumstances of each student and employing a variety of research methodologies to gain insight into diverse educational settings. Researchers can refine educational practices by customizing educational interventions and employing multiple data collection instruments, thereby ensuring inclusive and productive learning experiences for all students.
The purpose of this study was to describe the development of research in the field of teaching science engineering using VOSviewer. This research was conducted by creating a journal database from the ...Publish or Perish application and managed with the VOSviewer application to classify and visualize the database using the keyword of “Teaching Science Engineering” in the last 10 years (form 2012-2021). A total of 998 articles related to teaching science engineering were analysed and mapped. Based on the mapping results, three terms were obtained, namely “Mathematics” which was associated with 51 links and 335 link strengths; “Engineering Education” associated with 49 links and 146 link strengths; and “Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM)” associated with 48 links and 270 link strengths, respectively. In addition, an analysis of the findings showed that teaching science engineering research in 2012-2016 experienced fluctuating developments. Meanwhile, from 2017 to 2021, teaching science engineering research continues to experience a significant decline. The significant decline in 2019-2021 occurred due to pandemic conditions that impacted the teaching of science engineering related to direct practice in the field. Therefore, it is hoped that the study can help and become a reference for researchers in conducting and determining the research themes to be taken.
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