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Student Learning and Teaching Practices in Carbon-Transforming Process. Jiwon Kim, Li Zhan, Jennifer Doherty, and Charles W. Anderson Michigan State University. National Research in Science Teaching Conference Puerto Rico, April 6, 2013. Research Background. Student Learning Progression.
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Student Learning and Teaching Practices in Carbon-Transforming Process Jiwon Kim, Li Zhan, Jennifer Doherty, and Charles W. AndersonMichigan State University National Research in Science Teaching Conference Puerto Rico, April 6, 2013
Research Background Student Learning Progression Force-dynamic Reasoning Scientific Reasoning • Teaching Strategies • supporting student inquiry • supporting students accounts
Research Questions • How do student learning gains differ by teachers? • How do differences in teachers’ implementation of the curriculum affect student learning?
Finding: Student Learning Gain by Teachers High learning gain classrooms Low learning gain classrooms
3 Differences in Teaching Practices • How content is discussed • How teachers scaffold student learning • Students’opportunities for feedback
MS Comparison: Burning Ethanol Activity Burning Ethanol
HS Comparison: Modeling Photosynthesis Modeling Photosynthesis
Differences in Teaching PracticesHS – Modeling Photosynthesis
Limitations • Exploratory study • Other possible factors – e.g., school demographic
Implications • Curriculum Revision for Cohort 2 • PD workshops • More systematic, complete data collection