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Abstract
A battle is occurring for the hearts and minds of the science teachers of this country. On one side are the constructivist methods (inquiry-based science) put forward by the science education reformers, which are a paradigm shift in the methods and curricula of most science classrooms in this country, while the other side contains the traditional methods and curricula generally in use today, espoused by many science teachers, administrators, school board members, and parents. Although this appears to be a yes-or-no question-'Has the science teacher switched to constructivist methods?'-it is more involved than that. An entire continuum scale exists between the total implementation of the reform methods and the complete continuation of the traditional methods. In practice, any teacher may use any combination of the two types at any time, and also may use any combination of the two types over the course of the school year. The research in this paper was undertaken to explore the extent to which the reforms are generally being implemented in the ninth grade science classrooms in the rural schools of northeast Iowa.
Year of Submission
2004
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Science Education Program
Date Original
6-2004
Object Description
1 PDF (iv, 50 pages)
Copyright
©2004 Richard Hofmeyer
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hofmeyer, Richard, "The Implementation of National Science Education Standards by Ninth Grade Science Teachers in Northeast Iowa" (2004). Graduate Research Papers. 4559.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/4559
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