What Results Indicate Concerning the Successes with STS Instruction

Autor/inn/en	Yager, Robert E.; Akcay, Hakan
Titel	What Results Indicate Concerning the Successes with STS Instruction
Quelle	In: Science Educator, 16 (2007) 1, S.13-21 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1094-3277
Schlagwörter	Educational Change; Science Teachers; Science and Society; Program Effectiveness; Professional Development; Technology Integration; Educational Innovation; Program Descriptions; Teacher Surveys; Educational Indicators; Elementary Secondary Education; Science Materials; Science Process Skills; Iowa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator
Abstract	The Iowa Chautauqua Program was developed in 1983 with support from National Science Foundation (NSF) which awarded the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) a major grant to study an inexpensive in-service model for stimulating reform in K-12 science classrooms. Iowa was one of the six Chautauqua sites which were modeled after a program for teachers from small colleges and operated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In Iowa this new Chautauqua effort focused upon Science-Technology-Society (STS) materials and teaching strategies with primary attention directed to teachers in grades 4 through 9. The program began with 30 teachers enrolled in a program in one center and increased annually to number 230 teacher enrolled in five centers across the state. The program was expanded with funds from various of private industries and Title II projects. Over 15,000 teachers have been enrolled during last two decades. The focus and unique feature was the STS teaching approach as reform in science education. This study investigates the effectiveness of the Iowa Chautauqua Professional Development Program. (Contains 7 tables and 1 figure.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Science Education Leadership Association. P.O. Box 99381, Raleigh, NC 27624-9381. Tel: 919-848-8171; Fax: 919-848-0496; Web site: http://www.nsela.org/publications/publications4.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10