An Evaluation of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study

Renner, John W.; Stafford, Don G.; Coffia, William J.; Kellogg, Donald H.; Weber, M.

doi:10.1111/j.1949-8594.1973.tb09037.x

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“…For students with disabilities, reading ability is one important determinant of success in traditional curricula (Cawley and Parmar 2001). Given that studies have shown that increases in reading ability are the result of increases in reasoning ability (Gleitman and Papafragou 2005;Renner et al 1973), special education students with reading difficulties may be able to benefit from interventions that target reasoning.…”

Section: Limited Research On Design For Science In Economically Disadmentioning

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The Impact of an Engineering Design Curriculum on Science Reasoning in an Urban Setting

2009

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This study examines the use of engineering design to facilitate science reasoning in high-needs, urban classrooms. The Design for Science unit utilizes scaffolds consistent with reform science instruction to assist students in constructing a design solution to satisfy a need from their everyday lives. This provides a meaningful context in which students could reason scientifically. Eighth grade students from two urban schools participated in the unit. Both schools contained large percentages of racial/ethnic minority and economically disadvantaged students. Students demonstrated statistically significant improvement on a paper-and-pencil, multiple-choice pre and post assessment. The results compare favorably with both a highquality inquiry science unit and a traditional textbook curriculum. Implications for the use of design-based curricula as a viable alternative for teaching science reasoning in high-needs, urban settings are discussed.

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Section: Limited Research On Design For Science In Economically Disadmentioning

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The Impact of an Engineering Design Curriculum on Science Reasoning in an Urban Setting

2009

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“…The second study conducted by Renner et al [8] investigated the question of whether or not the Material Objects unit of SCIS is an effective reading readiness program for first grade students. The experimental group experienced the Material Objects unit and no reading program.…”

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Sciencing activities as contributors to the development of reading skills in first grade students

Morgan

Rachelson

1977

Science Education

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“…Renner, et al (1973) concluded that first graders who used the SCIS materials had greater gains in reasoning skills, as measured by Piagetian conservation tasks, than first graders who used a textbook. Linn & Thier (1975) found that fifth graders who were taught using the SCIS materials performed better than those who did not on tasks that required identification and compensation of variables.…”

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Teaching the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium: A 5E Lesson Plan

Smith

2017

The American Biology Teacher

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This review centers on the BSCS 5E Instructional Model. That model consists of the following phases: engagement, exploration, explanation, elaboration, and evaluation. Table 1 summarizes the instructional emphasis for the different phases. Table 1. Summary of the BSCS 5E Instructional ModelPhase Summary Engagement The teacher or a curriculum task accesses the learners' prior knowledge and helps them become engaged in a new concept through the use of short activities that promote curiosity and elicit prior knowledge. The activity should make connections between past and present learning experiences, expose prior conceptions, and organize students' thinking toward the learning outcomes of current activities. Exploration Exploration experiences provide students with a common base of activities within which current concepts (i.e., misconceptions), processes, and skills are identified and conceptual change is facilitated. Learners may complete lab activities that help them use prior knowledge to generate new ideas, explore questions and possibilities, and design and conduct a preliminary investigation. Explanation The explanation phase focuses students' attention on a particular aspect of their engagement and exploration experiences and provides opportunities to demonstrate their conceptual understanding, process skills, or behaviors. This phase also provides opportunities for teachers to directly introduce a concept, process, or skill. Learners explain their understanding of the concept. An explanation from the teacher or the curriculum may guide them toward a deeper understanding, which is a critical part of this phase. Elaboration Teachers challenge and extend students' conceptual understanding and skills.Through new experiences, the students develop deeper and broader understanding, more information, and adequate skills. Students apply their understanding of the concept by conducting additional activities. EvaluationThe evaluation phase encourages students to assess their understanding and abilities and provides opportunities for teachers to evaluate student progress toward achieving the educational objectives.Since the late 1980s this instructional model has been used in the design of BSCS curriculum materials. The model describes a teaching sequence that can be used for entire programs, specific units, and individual lessons. The BSCS 5E Instructional Model plays a significant role in the curriculum development process as well as the enactment of curricular materials in science classrooms.

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An Evaluation of the Science Curriculum Improvement Study

Cited by 24 publications

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The Impact of an Engineering Design Curriculum on Science Reasoning in an Urban Setting

The Impact of an Engineering Design Curriculum on Science Reasoning in an Urban Setting

Sciencing activities as contributors to the development of reading skills in first grade students

Teaching the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium: A 5E Lesson Plan

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