Download or read book Leadership Mathematics and Science Integration in Secondary Agricultural Education written by Aaron J. McKim and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research exploring methods to improve student learning of leadership, mathematics, and science in the United States is critically important. In this study, I sought to delve into the potential for student learning of leadership, mathematics, and science within the context of school-based agricultural education. Recognizing the teacher as a gatekeeper to the contextual learning within agricultural education, this study explored potential factors influencing the intentions of agriculture teachers to integrate leadership, mathematics, and science within their curriculum. In order to accomplish this research aim, relevant data were collected from a simple random sample of secondary agriculture teachers in the United States during the 2015-2016 school year. The potential predictors to the intentions of secondary agriculture teachers to integrate leadership, mathematics, and science were identified from the theory of planned behavior. Within the theory of planned behavior, an individual's attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control are posited as predicting the intentions of an individual to perform an identified behavior. In addition to these predictors, I included teachers' self-reported leadership, mathematics, and science knowledge as a potential predictor of their intention to integrate each of the three respective content areas. Each of the three predictive models (i.e. predictive model of leadership integration, predictive model of mathematics integration, and predictive model of science integration) were analyzed using structural equation modeling. In total, secondary agriculture teachers indicated intentions to integrate leadership content into 28.49% of their agriculture curriculum, mathematics content into 24.51% of their curriculum, and science into 39.91% of their curriculum. Within leadership integration, attitudes toward leadership integration and subjective norms regarding leadership integration were identified as statistically significant, positive predictors of their intentions to integrate leadership content within their curriculum. Within mathematics integration, perceived behavioral control was identified as the only statistically significant, positive predictor of intended mathematics integration. And, within science integration, only self-reported knowledge of science was identified as a statistically significant, negative predictor of intended science integration within agriculture curriculum. This research expands the current understanding of leadership, mathematics, and science integration within school-based agricultural education. Additionally, this work pinpoints the need for additional research into the attitudes and subjective norms of secondary agriculture teachers regarding leadership integration, perceived behavioral control integrating mathematics, and the unexpected relationship between self-perceived knowledge of science and the level of science integration intended among secondary agriculture teachers. The need and nature of these potential explorations, along with specific recommendations for practice, are also discussed.
Download or read book A Multiple Case Study of Science Technology Engineering and Math in Secondary School based Agricultural Education written by Eric A. Stubbs and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multiple case study investigated the integration of science, technology, engineering, and math in secondary agricultural education. Observations, interviews, documents, and artifacts provided qualitative data and identified the types of STEM knowledge taught in secondary agricultural education. The methodology was grounded in the interpretive framework and philosophical assumptions of social constructivism. The findings were that the three SBAE programs selected for study introduced students to a variety of STEM knowledge, skills, and careers. Science and technology were consistently integrated in the teachers' curricula, but engineering and math concepts were only periodically integrated. This study adds to the body of literature that has suggested that student achievement in STEM is increased by agricultural education. Eight case study propositions were accepted, while two were useful but not accepted for all cases. The cases addressed topics within about 40% of federally-approved STEM degree programs. Areas for improvement and further research within teacher education, teaching methods, and curriculum resources were identified. A possible model of STEM-integration was postulated.
Download or read book Understanding Agriculture written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1988-02-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book responds to the widespread recognition among experts that our educational system needs to change in order to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to ensure the future vitality of U.S. agriculture. Understanding Agriculture focuses on agricultural literacy (education about agriculture) and vocational agricultural education (education in agriculture). The section on agricultural literacy addresses the teaching of science through agriculture, teacher education and training, model educational programs, community support, and agricultural career exploration programs. Vocational agricultural education is examined in terms of program enrollment, availability and content, supervised occupational experiences, the Future Farmers of America program, and teacher education and supply.
Download or read book Interdisciplinary Mathematics Education written by Julian Williams and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-20 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an essential introduction to the state-of the-art in interdisciplinary Mathematics Education. First, it begins with an outline of the field’s relevant historical, conceptual and theoretical backgrounds, what “discipline” means and how inter-, trans-, and meta-disciplinary activities can be understood. Relevant theoretical perspectives from Marx, Foucault and Vygotsky are explained, along with key ideas in theory, e.g. boundaries, discourses, identity, and the division of labour in practice. Second, the book reviews research findings of mainly empirical studies on interdisciplinary work involving mathematics in education, in all stages of education that have become disciplined. For example, it reports that a common theme in studies in middle and high schools is assessing the motivational benefits for the learner of subsuming disciplinary motives and even practices to extra-academic problem-solving activities; this is counter-balanced by the effort needed to overcome the disciplinary boundaries in academic institutions, and in professional identities. These disciplinary boundaries are less obviously limitations in middle and primary schools, and in some vocational courses. Third and finally, it explores selected case studies that illustrate these concepts and findings, both in terms of the motivational benefits for learners and the institutional and other boundaries involved.
Download or read book Integrating Science with Mathematics Literacy written by Elizabeth Hammerman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-12-30 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenge and expand students' abilities with multidimensional performance tasks! In this invaluable resource, science educators Elizabeth Hammerman and Diann Musial define a new vision for integrating science, mathematics, and language arts with instruction and assessment and encourage teachers to develop reliable processes for assessing both their teaching practice and student learning. This revised edition offers more than 20 performance assessments that promote student engagement. Each clearly articulated task correlates with current research and focuses on learning indicators linked to state and national standards. The assessments also model inquiry-based science in ways proven to increase student achievement, allowing learners to demonstrate their understanding of embedded concepts through exploration, inquiry, and application. Teachers can follow detailed guidelines to develop customized assessments or use the assessments already included to evaluate learners': • Understanding of content and processes • Development of complex thinking skills • Aptitude for science • Ability to make real-world connections Featuring learning logs, portfolios, peer interview strategies, and sample teacher-student interviews, Integrating Science With Mathematics and Literacy, Second Edition, helps educators obtain accurate performance data while giving students opportunities to examine the world in exciting ways.
Download or read book A Guide to Mathematics Leadership written by Don S. Balka and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-11-18 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by three noted mathematics educators, this volume presents a process-based approach to building a high-quality mathematics program based on five NCTM principles and four NCSM leadership principles.
Download or read book Emerging Research in Agricultural Teacher Education written by Barrick, R. Kirby and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-05-06 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Struggling to navigate the complex landscape of agricultural teacher education, scholars face a daunting challenge: the need for a comprehensive research synthesis tailored to their specific needs. While valuable, existing resources often need to provide the focused guidance required to address this discipline's myriad issues. This gap leaves scholars needing a clear roadmap for advancing agricultural teacher education, hindering progress and innovation in the field. Emerging Research in Agricultural Teacher Education revolutionizes the field of education through agricultural research. Offering a comprehensive synthesis of current research and proposing crucial areas for future investigation, this book serves as the definitive solution to the challenges plaguing scholars in the field. Consolidating decades of research and expertise into a single accessible volume, it provides scholars with the tools they need to navigate the complexities of agricultural teacher education with confidence and clarity.
Download or read book Enhancing Learning Environments Through Curriculum Integration written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1993-02 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book STEM Integration in K 12 Education written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: STEM Integration in K-12 Education examines current efforts to connect the STEM disciplines in K-12 education. This report identifies and characterizes existing approaches to integrated STEM education, both in formal and after- and out-of-school settings. The report reviews the evidence for the impact of integrated approaches on various student outcomes, and it proposes a set of priority research questions to advance the understanding of integrated STEM education. STEM Integration in K-12 Education proposes a framework to provide a common perspective and vocabulary for researchers, practitioners, and others to identify, discuss, and investigate specific integrated STEM initiatives within the K-12 education system of the United States. STEM Integration in K-12 Education makes recommendations for designers of integrated STEM experiences, assessment developers, and researchers to design and document effective integrated STEM education. This report will help to further their work and improve the chances that some forms of integrated STEM education will make a positive difference in student learning and interest and other valued outcomes.
Download or read book 107 1 Hearings Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2002 Part 3 2001 written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Science Education written by Norman G. Lederman and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-17 with total page 1916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume III of this landmark synthesis of research offers a comprehensive, state-of-the-art survey highlighting new and emerging research perspectives in science education. Building on the foundations set in Volumes I and II, Volume III provides a globally minded, up-to-the-minute survey of the science education research community and represents the diversity of the field. Each chapter has been updated with new research and new content, and Volume III has been further developed to include new and expanded coverage on astronomy and space education, epistemic practices related to socioscientific issues,design-based research, interdisciplinary and STEM education, inclusive science education, and the global impact of nature of science and scientific inquiry literacy. As with the previous volumes, Volume III is organized around six themes: theory and methods of science education research; science learning; diversity and equity; science teaching; curriculum and assessment; and science teacher education. Each chapter presents an integrative review of the research on the topic it addresses, pulling together the existing research, working to understand historical trends and patterns in that body of scholarship, describing how the issue is conceptualized within the literature, how methods and theories have shaped the outcomes of the research, and where the strengths, weaknesses, and gaps are in the literature. Providing guidance to science education faculty, scholars, and graduate students, and pointing towards future directions of the field, Handbook of Research on Science Education Research, Volume III offers an essential resource to all members of the science education community.
Download or read book Transforming Agricultural Education for a Changing World written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-11-16 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the next ten years, colleges of agriculture will be challenged to transform their role in higher education and their relationship to the evolving global food and agricultural enterprise. If successful, agriculture colleges will emerge as an important venue for scholars and stakeholders to address some of the most complex and urgent problems facing society. Such a transformation could reestablish and sustain the historical position of the college of agriculture as a cornerstone institution in academe, but for that to occur, a rapid and concerted effort by our higher education system is needed to shape their academic focus around the reality of issues that define the world's systems of food and agriculture and to refashion the way in which they foster knowledge of those complex systems in their students. Although there is no single approach to transforming agricultural education, a commitment to change is imperative.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agriculture Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2000 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 1010 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Daily Graphic written by Ransford Tetteh and published by Graphic Communications Group. This book was released on 2010-02-23 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agricultural Education Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Connecting Mathematics and Science to Workplace Contexts written by Edward Britton and published by Corwin. This book was released on 1999-06-23 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews arguments in favor of linking school science and mathematics curriculum to workplace contexts, and provides reviews of twelve mathematics curricula, and eleven for science or an integration of science and math and/or technology education.
