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Resource Detail: Journal Article

Resource Image Science Learning Environments and Action Research

By: Catherine Martin-Dunlop
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Details

Type of Resource: Journal Article
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Publication Title: Science Scope
Publication Date: 9/1/2006
Volume and Issue: Vol 030 Issue 01
Pages: 4
Grade Level: Middle School

Description

A learning environment survey can be easily used in your science classroom to evaluate new instructional approaches, to spark enthusiasm, and to produce evidence showing that you are indeed becoming a reflective practitioner. Intellectual professional development should go beyond attending conferences and inservice training. This article will describe how you can successfully implement CLEAR (Classroom Learning Environment Action Research) as a strategy for improving your science teaching practice.

Ideas For Use

In addition to improving your practice, learning environment surveys can be used to compare perceptions of other subgroups in a classroom; preferred and actual perceptions to see if students improve their academic performance wieh there's closer congruence between the "ideal" enviromnet and the environment they perceive as exisiting; or investigate correlations between the learning environment and the student outcomes of cognitive achievement and attitude.

Discussions

Science Focus Group Questions
Posted in General Science and Teaching by Kate Geer on Wed Nov 17, 2010 9:48 PM

I like the questions you started off with Therese. You could also, as Adah said, ask students what they enjoyed about s...

Additional Info

Intended User Role:Curriculum Supervisor, Middle-Level Educator, Professional Development Provider, Teacher
Educational Issues:Achievement, Assessment of students, Classroom management, Curriculum, Educational research, Equity, Instructional materials, Learning theory, Professional development, Teacher preparation, Teaching strategies

Technical

Resource Format:application/pdf
Size:473 KB
Requirements:Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader


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  • Process Standards for Professional Development
    • Research-Based
      • Use inquiry, reflection, interpretation of research, modeling, and guided practice to build understanding and skill in science teaching. (NSES)
      • Provide opportunities to learn and use the skills of research to generate new knowledge about science and the teaching and learning of science. (NSES)
    • Learning
      • Applies knowledge about human learning and change. (NSDC)
  • Content Standards
    • Equity
      • Prepares educators to understand and appreciate all students, create safe, orderly and supportive learning environments, and hold high expectations for their academic achievement. (NSDC)
    • Quality Teaching
      • Deepens educators’ content knowledge, provides them with research-based instructional strategies to assist students in meeting rigorous academic standards, and prepares them to use various types of classroom assessments appropriately. (NSDC)
  • Teaching Standards
    • Teachers of science engage in ongoing assessment of their teaching and of student learning.
      • Use student data, observations of teaching, and interactions with colleagues to reflect on and improve teaching practice.

User Reviews

Another tool for professional development
  Kate Geer (Louisville, CO) on November 17, 2010
  This article describe a survey tool teachers can use in their classroom to provide feedback on the learning environment. While outside and peer evaluations are important, I think being able to engage in the type of self-reflection described in this article is a powerful tool for improving teaching practice.


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