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- Title
The Diffusion and Appropriation of Ideas in the Science Classroom: Developing a Taxonomy of Events Occurring between Groups of Learners.
- Authors
Windschitl, Mark
- Abstract
This article describes events occurring between members of different learning groups in three ninth-grade physical science classrooms in the U.S. Collaborative learning environments which involve complex problem-solving or design engage students in highly contextualized tasks with the aims of cultivating deep understanding of subject matter, fostering learner persistence, creativity, and self-organization, and, developing the ability to work productively with others. This study of interactions among groups of learners was made possible, in part, by the unique combination of a design-based curriculum and a set of classroom norms that encouraged collaboration, inquisitiveness, persistence, and a spirit of discovery in the students. The science program at Ridgeview High School in Bakersfield, California, is recognized by the school's administration and by the local community as being intellectually stimulating and highly effective. Students are also enthusiastic about science and subscribe in large numbers to all of the advanced classes offered in science. Ridgeview's science program underwent a significant metamorphosis 4 years previous to the study. Prior to that time, the program was highly traditional in that all courses emphasized the learning of factual knowledge through lectures and daily worksheets.
- Subjects
BAKERSFIELD (Calif.); CALIFORNIA; SCIENCE education; CLASSROOM environment; CLASSES (Groups of students); STUDENTS; RIDGEVIEW High School (Bakersfield, Calif.)
- Publication
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2001, Vol 38, Issue 1, p17
- ISSN
0022-4308
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/1098-2736(200101)38:1<17::AID-TEA3>3.0.CO;2-C