Sustaining Student Engagement in Learning Science

Many students perceive science to be a difficult subject and are minimally engaged in learning it. This article describes a lesson that embedded an activity to engage students in learning science. It also identifies features of a science lesson that are likely to enhance students' engagement an...

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Published inThe Clearing house Vol. 87; no. 6; pp. 259 - 263
Main Authors Ateh, Comfort M., Charpentier, Alicia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Routledge 02.11.2014
Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects
Academic Achievement
affective domain
Affective Objectives
Difficulty Level
Educational Opportunities
engaging students
enhancing learning
fun activity
Grade 9
Laboratory Experiments
Learner Engagement
Learning
Lesson Plans
motivating students
Motivation Techniques
Pedagogy
Relevance (Education)
Science Activities
Science Education
Science Instruction
science learning
Scientific Attitudes
Student Attitudes
Student Centered Curriculum
Student Motivation
Sustainability
Teaching Methods
United States (Northeast)
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ISSN0009-8655
1939-912X
DOI10.1080/00098655.2014.954981

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Summary:Many students perceive science to be a difficult subject and are minimally engaged in learning it. This article describes a lesson that embedded an activity to engage students in learning science. It also identifies features of a science lesson that are likely to enhance students' engagement and learning of science and possibly reverse students' negative attitudes toward science.
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ISSN:0009-8655
1939-912X
DOI:10.1080/00098655.2014.954981