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From page 221... ... 221 Index A Assessment large-scale, 68 AAAS. See American Association of student learning in for the Advancement of laboratory experiences, 10, Science 200 AAPT. Read the entire page →
From page 222... ... 222 AMERICA'S LAB REPORT Budgeting for laboratory facilities, Computer technologies and equipment, and supplies, laboratory experiences, 173�174 103�106 Building Officials and Code computer technologies Administrators International, designed to support Inc., 183 learning, 103�105 computer technologies designed to support C science, 105�106 California Department of scaffolded representations of Education, 30�31 natural phenomena, 103� California Institute of Technology, 104 155 structured interactions with Center for Embedded Networked complex phenomena and Sensing (CENS) , 106 ideas, 105 Changing goals structured simulations of for the nature of science, 23 inaccessible phenomena, for science education, 22�23, 104�105 28�29 Conclusions Chemical Education Materials regarding current high school group, 23 laboratory experiences, 6 Chemical hygiene plan (CHP) Read the entire page →
From page 223... ... INDEX 223 Current debates, 30�31 D Current high school laboratory experiences, 6�9, 197 Databases, access to large, 32 conclusions regarding, 6 Daugherty, Ellyn, 65 laboratory facilities and school Design of effective laboratory organization, 7�8 experiences state standards and clearly communicated accountability systems, 8�9 purposes, 101 teacher preparation for integrated learning of science laboratory experiences, 7 concepts and processes, 102 Current laboratory experiences, ongoing discussion and 116�137 reflection, 102 features of, 119�120 principles for, 101�102 quality of current laboratory sequenced into the flow of experiences, 123�133 information, 4, 102 quantity of laboratory Developing new science curricula, instruction, 118�123 23�26 summary, 133�134 new approaches included in the unique nature of post-Sputnik science laboratory experiences, curricula, 25 117�118 Developing practical skills, 77, 92� Current patterns in implementing 93 safety policies, 184�186 evidence from research on estimated costs of improving integrated instructional laboratory safety, 186 units, 93 laboratory science safety evidence from research on checklists, 185 typical laboratory Current state of teacher experiences, 92�93 knowledge, in preservice Developing scientific reasoning, education, 145�148 76�77, 90�92 uneven qualifications of evidence from research on preservice science integrated instructional education, 147�148 units, 91�92 uneven qualifications of evidence from research on science teachers, 145�147 typical laboratory Curricula. See also New science experiences, 90�91 curricula, developing; Post- Developing teamwork abilities, 77 Sputnik science curricula Dewey, John, 20�21 changing roles of, 29�30 Diffusion, across a selectively influence on science permeable membrane, 125 instruction, 7, 61�64 Disabilities Education Act, 50 Discovery learning and inquiry, 26�27 Read the entire page →
From page 224... ... 224 AMERICA'S LAB REPORT Discussion, ongoing, 102 Effectiveness of laboratory Disparities experiences, 4�6, 10, 86� in laboratory equipment, 179� 101, 200 180 conclusions regarding, 6 in supplies, 180�182 description of the literature Disparities in laboratory review, 86�88 experiences, 120�123 developing practical skills, 92� by ethnicity, 122�123 93 and science course offerings, interest in science and interest 121�122 in learning science, 95�98 variation in course-taking, mastery of subject matter, 88� 120�121 90 Disparities in laboratory facilities, overall effectiveness of 177�179 laboratory experiences, 99� by proportion of minority 101 students, 178 teamwork, 98�99 by proportion of students understanding the nature of eligible for free or reduced- science, 93�95 price lunch, 179 Emergency Planning and Right-to Diverse populations of learners, Know laws and regulations, 10, 200 183 Diversity increases, 48�51 Empirical work, understanding the linguistic and ethnic diversity, complexity and ambiguity 49 of, 77 in schools, 27 Enrollment increases, 48�51 special educational needs, 49� linguistic and ethnic diversity, 49 51 special educational needs, 49� in U.S. science education, 48� 51 51 in U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 225... ... INDEX 225 on mastery of subject matter, Project ICAN, 153 89�90 providing expert assistance to on teamwork, 98�99 schools and teachers, 155� on understanding the nature of 156 science, 94�95 Expert assistance, providing to Evidence from research on typical schools and teachers, 155� laboratory experiences 156 on developing practical skills, 92�93 F on interest in science and interest in learning science, Facilities, equipment 95�96 and safety, 168�192 on mastery of subject matter, disparities in laboratory 88�89 equipment, 179�180 on teamwork, 98 disparities in laboratory on understanding the nature of facilities, 177�179 science, 94 disparities in supplies, 180� Evidence on the effectiveness of 182 laboratory experiences, laboratory safety, 182�189 195�197 providing, 168�192 attainment of educational goals summary, 189 in different types of and supplies, 168�192 laboratory experiences, 196 budgeting for laboratory principles of instructional facilities, equipment, and design, 197 supplies, 173�174 Examples designing laboratory of high school chemistry experiences and facilities laboratory experiences, 130 when resources are scarce, of integrated instructional 175�177 units, 82�85 laboratories on wheels, 176 Examples of professional laboratory design and development focused on student learning, 169�173 laboratory teaching, 151�156 Feedback, 81 13-week science methodology Fermi National Accelerator course, 152�153 Laboratory, 132 Biological Sciences Curriculum Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Study, 154 Center, 154 Laboratory Learning: An Frequency of accidents and Inservice Institute, 152 injuries, 186�187 professional development Future perspectives, 199�201 partnerships with the assessment of student learning scientific community, 154� in laboratory experiences, 155 10, 200 Read the entire page →
From page 226... ... 226 AMERICA'S LAB REPORT continued learning about HHMI. See Howard Hughes laboratory experiences, 10, Medical Institute 200 High school science diverse populations of role and vision of laboratory learners, 10, 200 experiences in, 16 effective teaching and learning and undergraduate science in laboratory experiences, achievement, in U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 227... ... INDEX 227 Instructional design, principles of, International comparative test 6, 197 results, 46�47 Instructional design principles, International Technology quality of current laboratory Education Association, 172� experiences compared with, 173 123�127 Internet links, 32, 120 Integrated instructional units, 82� Introductory Physical Science, 23� 85, 196 24 assessment to support learning, 81 K in community-centered environments, 81 Kilpatrick, William, 21 Computer as Learning Partner, Knowledge-centered 84�85 environments, informing design of, 81�82 integrated instructional effectiveness of, 5 units, 80�81 in knowledge-centered Knowledge Integration environments, 80�81 Environment project, 92 in learner-centered Knowledge of assessment, 143�144 environments, 79 principles of learning informing, 79�81 L scaling up Chemistry That Laboratories on wheels, 176 Applies, 82�83 Laboratory design and student for science concepts and learning, 169�173 processes, 102 Laboratory experiences, 127�131 ThinkerTools, 84 approaches to learning physics Interactions using a pendulum, 128�129 with complex phenomena and attainment of educational goals ideas, structured, 105 in different types of, 196 with data drawn from the real committee definition of, 3 world, 3, 32 continued learning about, 10, with simulations, 31�32 200 Interest in science and interest in defining, 31�34, 37 learning science, 95�98 diffusion across a selectively evidence from research on permeable membrane, 125 integrated instructional disparities in, 120�123 units, 97�98 examples of, 130 evidence from research on overall effectiveness of, 99�101 typical laboratory quality of current laboratory experiences, 95�96 experiences compared with student perceptions of typical a range of, 127�131 laboratory experiences, 96� 97 Read the entire page →
From page 228... ... 228 AMERICA'S LAB REPORT role in science education, 193� Laboratory facilities and equipment 194 role of the scientific science courses and, 118�120 community in providing, what students do in, 132�133 65�66 Laboratory experiences and and school organization, 7�8 facilities, designing when Laboratory-focused curriculum, resources are scarce, 175� role of the scientific 177 community in providing, 65 Laboratory experiences and Laboratory Learning: An Inservice student learning, 75�115, Institute, 152 194�197 Laboratory safety, 182�189 computer technologies and checklists for, 185 laboratory experiences, current patterns in 103�106 implementing safety defining, 194�195 policies, 184�186 effectiveness of laboratory estimated costs of improving, experiences, 86�101 186 evidence on the effectiveness frequency of accidents and of laboratory experiences, injuries, 186�187 195�197 lack of systemic safety goals of laboratory enforcement, 187�189 experiences, 76�78, 195 liability for student safety, 182 principles for design of standards of care for student effective laboratory safety, 183�184 experiences, 101�102 Laboratory Science Teacher recent developments in Professional Development research and design of Program, 154 laboratory experiences, 78� Laboratory teaching and learning, 85 scheduling, 157�159 summary, 106�108 Learner-centered environments, Laboratory experiences for the 21st informing integrated century, 193�201 instructional units, 79 current high school laboratory Learners, diverse populations of, experiences, 197 10, 200 readiness of teachers and Learning goals, need for focus on schools to provide clear, 6, 123�124 laboratory experiences, Liability for student safety, 182 198�199 teachers' duty of instruction, role of laboratory experiences 182 in science education, 193� teachers' duty of maintenance, 194 182 toward the future, 199�201 teachers' duty of supervision, 182 Read the entire page →
From page 229... ... INDEX 229 Limitations of the research, 86�87 National Fire Protection Linguistic and ethnic diversity, 49 Association, Inc., 183 The literature review, 86�88 National Human Genome Research description of, 86�88 Institute, 67 limitations of the research, 86� National Institute for Occupational 87 Safety and Health, 183 scope of the literature search, National Institutes of Health (NIH) , 87�88 67 National Research Council (NRC) Read the entire page →
From page 230... ... 230 AMERICA'S LAB REPORT O science standards and assessments, 53�61 Organisation for Economic Co- state high school graduation Operation and Development requirements, 51�52 (OECD) , Programme for state requirements for higher International Student education admissions, 52� Assessment, 44, 46�47 53 OSHA. Read the entire page →
From page 231... ... INDEX 231 Project ICAN, 153 R Project Physics, 24 Project SEED, 67 Readiness of teachers and schools PSSC. See Physical Science Study to provide laboratory Committee experiences, 198�199 Public understanding of science, in Reflection and discussion the United States, 43�44 lack of, 127 Purposes, clearly communicating, ongoing, 102 101 Remote access to scientific instruments and observations, 32 Q Representations of natural phenomena, scaffolded, Qualifications 103�104 of preservice science Research, development, and education, uneven, 147�148 implementation of effective of science teachers, uneven, laboratory experiences, 9� 145�147 11, 79�85 Quality of current laboratory assessment of student learning experiences, 6, 123�133 in laboratory experiences, comparison with a range of 10, 200 laboratory experiences, continued learning about 127�131 laboratory experiences, 10, comparison with instructional 200 design principles, 123�127 design of integrated isolation from the flow of instructional units, 81�82 science instruction, 124�126 diverse populations of lack of focus on clear learning learners, 10, 200 goals, 123�124 effective teaching and learning lack of reflection and in laboratory experiences, discussion, 127 10, 200 little integration of science examples of integrated content and science instructional units, 82�85 process, 126�127 principles of learning what students do in laboratory informing integrated experiences, 132�133 instructional units, 79�81 Quantity of laboratory instruction, recent developments in, 78�85 118�123 school organization for disparities in laboratory effective laboratory experiences, 120�123 teaching, 10, 200 science courses and laboratory experiences, 118�120 Read the entire page →
From page 232... ... 232 AMERICA'S LAB REPORT RE-SEED. See Retirees Enhancing Science standards and assessments, Science Education through 53�61 Experiments and hands-on performance Demonstration assessment of laboratory Resource Conservation and learning, 58�59 Recovery Act, 183�184 implementing state standards, Retirees Enhancing Science 57, 60�61 Education through state science assessments and Experiments and the goals of laboratories, Demonstration, 155 55�57 state science standards and the goals of laboratories, 54�55 S The scientific community, 64�67 School organization, for effective providing laboratory facilities laboratory teaching, 10, 200 and equipment, 65�66 Schools and Staffing Survey, 177 providing laboratory-focused Schwab, Joseph, 23, 26 curriculum, 65 Science achievement in secondary providing student internships, school, 44�47 66�67 results of international Scientific issues, making informed comparative tests, 46�47 decisions about, 1 results of National Science Scientific reasoning, developing, Achievement Tests, 44�46 76�77, 90�92 in U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 233... ... INDEX 233 State standards and accountability role of the scientific systems, 8�9 community in providing conclusions regarding, 9 internships for, 66�67 and the goals of laboratories, Subject matter, enhancing mastery 54�55 of, 76 Structured interactions, with Supervision, teachers' duty of, 182 complex phenomena and Support ideas, 105 for laboratory teaching, 156� Structured simulations, of 159 inaccessible phenomena, scheduling laboratory teaching 104�105 and learning, 157�159 Student activities included among for teachers with professional laboratory experiences, 31� development, 156�157 32 Systemic safety enforcement, lack access to large databases, 32 of, 187�189 enabling by Internet links, 32 interaction with data drawn T from the real world, 32 interaction with simulations, Teacher and school readiness for 31�32 laboratory experiences, physical manipulation of the 138�167 real-world substances or summary, 160 systems, 31 supporting laboratory remote access to scientific teaching, 156�159 instruments and Teacher knowledge for a range of observations, 32 laboratory experiences, Student perceptions of typical 139�145 laboratory experiences, and general pedagogical interest in science and knowledge, 142�143 interest in learning science, knowledge of assessment, 96�97 143�144 Student safety, standards of care pedagogical content for, 183�184 knowledge, 141�142 Students science content knowledge, carrying out laboratory 140�141 investigations, 1 Teachers diverse populations of, 10, 200 changing roles of, 29�30 eligible for free or reduced- knowledge in action, 144�145 price lunch, disparities in preparation for laboratory laboratory facilities by experiences, 7 proportion of, 179 uneven qualifications of, 145� 147 Read the entire page →
From page 234... ... 234 AMERICA'S LAB REPORT Teachers' capacity to lead rising enrollments and laboratory experiences, increasing diversity, 48�51 139�156 science achievement in current state of teacher secondary school, 44�47 knowledge -- preservice toward the future, 199�201 education, 145�148 Typology professional development for of school laboratory laboratory teaching, 149� experiences, 36 156 of scientists' activities, 35 Teachers' duties instruction, 182 U maintenance, 182 supervision, 182 Understanding the nature of "Teaching for understanding," 157 science, 77, 93�95 Teamwork, 98�99 evidence from research on evidence from research on integrated instructional integrated instructional units, 94�95 units, 98�99 evidence from research on evidence from research on typical laboratory typical laboratory experiences, 94 experiences, 98 U.S. Census Bureau, 177 Teamwork abilities, developing, 77 U.S. Read the entire page →
From page 235... ... INDEX 235 von Liebig, Justus, 19 VPI. See Virginia Polytechnic Institute W Waterman, Alan, 22 Z Zacharias, Jerrold, 22, 24 Read the entire page →

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... 221 Index A Assessment large-scale, 68 AAAS. See American Association of student learning in for the Advancement of laboratory experiences, 10, Science 200 AAPT.

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