An Exploration of the Potential Impact of the Integrated Experiential Learning Curriculum in Beijing, China

References

• Aldridge , J. M. and Fraser , B. J. 2000 . A cross-cultural study of classroom learning environments in Australia and Taiwan . Learning Environment Research: An International Journal , 3 : 101 – 134 .
   Google Scholar
• Alsop , S. and Watts , M. 2003 . Science education and affect . International Journal of Science Education , 25 ( 9 ) : 1043 – 1047 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) . 1989 . Science for all Americans , New York , NY : Oxford University Press .
   Google Scholar
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) . 2001 . Atlas for scientific literacy , Washington , DC : AAAS .
   Google Scholar
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) . 2007 . Atlas for scientific literacy volume 2 , Washington , DC : AAAS .
   Google Scholar
• Australian Education Council . 1994 . A national statement on science for all Australian schools: A joint project of the states, territories, and commonwealth of Australia initiated by the Australian Education Council (AEC) , Carlton , VIC : Curriculum Corporation .
   Google Scholar
• Baram-Tsabari , A. , Sethi , R. , Bry , L. and Yarden , A. 2006 . Using questions sent to an ask-a-scientist site to identify children's interests in science . Science Education , 90 ( 6 ) : 1050 – 1072 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Baram-Tsabari , A. and Yarden , A. 2009 . Identifying meta-clusters of students’ interest in science and their change with age . Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 46 ( 9 ) : 999 – 1022 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Barbosa , R. , Jófili , Z. and Watts , M. 2004 . Cooperating in constructing knowledge: Case studies in chemistry and citizenship . International Journal of Science Education , 26 ( 8 ) : 935 – 949 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Breckler , S. J. 1984 . Empirical validation of affect, behaviour and cognition as distinct components of attitude . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 47 : 1191 – 1205 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bybee , R. , Fensham , P. and Laurie , R. 2009 . Scientific literacy and contexts in PISA 2006 science . Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 46 ( 8 ) : 862 – 864 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bybee , R. and McCrae , B. 2011 . Scientific literacy and student attitudes: Perspectives from PISA 2006 science . International Journal of Science Education , 33 ( 1 ) : 7 – 26 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bybee , R. , McCrae , B. and Laurie , R. 2009 . PISA 2006: An assessment of scientific literacy . Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 46 ( 8 ) : 865 – 883 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Campbell, T. (2011, April). Using metaphors to investigate the personal frameworks of pre-service science teachers as they experience a science in society course. Research in Science & Technological Education, 29(1), 71–90.
   Google Scholar
• Cavagnetto , A. , Hand , B. M. and Norton-Meier , L. 2010 . The nature of science elementary student discourse in the context of the science writing heuristic approach . International Journal of Science Education , 32 ( 4 ) : 427 – 449 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cavallo , A. and Laubach , T. 2001 . Students’ science perceptions and enrollment decisions in differing learning cycle classrooms . Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 38 ( 9 ) : 1029 – 1062 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chang , C. and Mao , S. 1999 . Comparison of Taiwan science students’ outcomes with inquiry-group versus traditional instruction . The Journal of Educational Research , 92 ( 6 ) : 340 – 346 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chen , S. The implementation of the IELC in elementary schools . Paper presented at the meeting of The Curriculum Reformation in Elementary and Middle Schools in China . Beijing .
   Google Scholar
• Claxton , G. 1991 . Educating the inquiring mind: The challenge for school science , London : Harvester Wheatsheaf .
   Google Scholar
• Corcoran , T. B. , Mosher , F. A. and Rogat , A. D. 2009 . Learning progressions in science: An evidence-based approach to reform (CPRE report). Philadelphia, PA: Consortium for Policy Research in Education
   Google Scholar
• Eagly , A. and Chaiken , S. 1993 . The psychology of attitudes , Fort Worth , TX : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich .
   Google Scholar
• Ertepinar , H. and Geban , O. 1996 . Effect of instruction supplied with the investigative-oriented laboratory approach on achievement in a science course . Educational Research , 38 ( 3 ) : 333 – 341 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fraser , B. J. 1998 . Classroom environment instruments: Development, validity and applications . Learning Environment Research: An International Journal , 1 : 7 – 33 .
   Google Scholar
• Fraser , B. J. and Chionh , Y. H. Classroom environment, self-esteem, achievement, and attitudes in geography and mathematics in Singapore . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association . New Orleans, LA .
   Google Scholar
• Gao , L. 2004 . The recent reform of school science curriculum in China . Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching , 5 ( 2 ) : 1 (in Chinese)
   Google Scholar
• Graubard , S. R. 1983 . Nothing to fear, much to do . Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , 112 : 231 – 248 .
   Google Scholar
• Hakkarainen , K. 2003 . Progressive inquiry in a computer-supported biology class . Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 40 ( 10 ) : 1072 – 1088 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Haladyna , T. , Olsen , R. and Shaughnessy , J. 1982 . Relationships of student, teacher, and learning environment variables to attitudes toward science . Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 20 ( 4 ) : 311 – 324 .
   Google Scholar
• Hazari , Z. , Tai , R. H. and Sadler , P. M. 2007 . Gender differences in introductory university physics performance: The influence of high school physics preparation and affective factors . Science Education , 91 : 847 – 876 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• He, D. (1986). Speech presented at the ceremony of the establishment of the National Committee for Screening Elementary and Secondary School Teaching Materials, September (in Chinese), (internally circulated).
   Google Scholar
• Hodson , D. 2005 . What is scientific literacy and why do we need it? . The Morning Watch: Educational and Social Analysis , 33 ( 1–2 ) Retrieved from http://www.mun.ca/educ/faculty/mwatch/fall05/hodson.htm
   Google Scholar
• Huang , F. 2004 . Curriculum reform in contemporary China: Seven goals and six strategies . Journal of Curriculum Studies , 36 ( 1 ) : 101 – 115 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hurd , P. 1998 . Scientific literacy: New minds for a changing world . Science Education , 82 : 407 – 416 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• InterChange. (1988). Introduction – educational reform in China and the West. InterChange, 19(3/4), 1.
   Google Scholar
• Jenkins , E. W. 1990 . Scientific literacy and school science education . School Science Review , 71 : 43 – 51 .
   Google Scholar
• Johnston , A. 2008 . Demythologizing or dehumanizing? A response to Settlage and the Ideals of open inquiry . Journal of Science Teacher Education , 19 : 11 – 13 .
   Google Scholar
• Kappa Delta Pi Record. (2002). Education Reform in China: An interview with Aibe Chen. Kappa Delta Pi Record, 38(2), 93–96.
   Google Scholar
• Katz , D. and Stotland , E. 1959 . “ A preliminary statement to a theory of attitude structure and change ” . In Psychology: A study of a science , Edited by: Koch , S. Vol. 3 , 423 – 475 . New York , NY : McGraw-Hill .
   Google Scholar
• Kind , P. , Jones , K. and Barmby , P. 2007 . Developing attitudes towards science measures . International Journal of Science Education , 29 ( 7 ) : 871 – 893 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Klop , T. and Severiens , S. 2007 . An exploration of attitudes towards modern biotechnology: A study among Dutch secondary school students . International Journal of Science Education , 29 ( 5 ) : 663 – 679 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lee , M. and Erdogan , I. 2007 . The effect of science–technology–society teaching on students’ attitudes toward science and certain aspects of creativity . International Journal of Science Education , 29 ( 11 ) : 1315 – 1327 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lichtenstein , M. J. , Owen , S. O. , Blalock , C. L. , Liu , Y. , Ramirez , K. A. , Pruski , L. A. and Toepperwein , M. A. 2008 . Psychometric reevaluation of the scientific attitude inventory-revised (SAI-II) . Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 45 ( 5 ) : 600 – 616 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Markowitz , D. G. 2004 . Evaluation of the long-term impact of a university high school summer science program on students’ interest and perceived abilities in science . Journal of Science Education and Technology , 13 ( 3 ) : 395 – 407 .
   Google Scholar
• Margianti , E. S. , Fraser , B. and Aldridge , J. Investigating the learning environment and students’ outcomes in university level computing courses in Indonesia . Paper presented at the annual conference for the Australian association for research in education . Fermantle, Australia .
   Google Scholar
• Metz , K. E. 1995 . Reassessment of developmental constraints on children's science instruction . Review of Educational Research , 65 ( 2 ) : 93 – 127 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Millar , R. and Osborne , J. 1998 . Beyond 2000: Science education for the future , London : King's College London School of Education .
   Google Scholar
• Ministry of Education (MOE) . 2001 . An outline of curriculum reform of basic education . Xueke Jiaoyu , 2001 ( 7 ) : 1 – 5 . (in Chinese)
   Google Scholar
• Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MOE HRD) . 2007 . Science curriculum , Seoul : Author . (in Korean)
   Google Scholar
• National Research Council (NRC) . 1996 . National science education standards , Washington , DC : National Academy Press .
   Google Scholar
• National Research Council (NRC) . 2007 . Taking science to school: Learning and teaching science in grades K-8 , Washington , DC : National Academy Press .
   Google Scholar
• National Research Council (NRC) . 2008 . Ready, set, science: Putting research to work in K-8 science classrooms , Washington , DC : National Academy Press .
   Google Scholar
• Oh , P. S. 2009 . How can teachers help students formulate scientific hypotheses? Some strategies found in abductive inquiry activities of earth science . International Journal of Science Education , doi:10.1080/09500690903104457
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) . 2007 . PISA 2006: Science competencies for tomorrow's world, volume 1 – analysis , Paris : Author .
   Google Scholar
• Osborne , J. 2007 . Science education for the twenty first century . Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education , 3 ( 3 ) : 173 – 184 .
   Google Scholar
• Osborne , J. F. and Dillon , J. 2008 . Science education in Europe: Critical reflections. London: Nuffield Foundation
   Google Scholar
• Osborne , J. , Simon , S. and Collins , S. 2003 . Attitudes towards science: A review of the literature and its implications . International Journal of Science Education , 25 ( 9 ) : 1049 – 1079 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Palmer , W. J. 2009 . Assessing student affect . Teaching Social Responsibility , 66 ( 8 ) : 85 – 86 .
   Google Scholar
• Paris , S. , Yambor , K. and Packard , B. 1998 . Hands-on biology: A museum–school–university partnership for enhancing students’ interest and learning in science . The Elementary School Journal , 98 ( 3 ) : 267 – 289 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Patrick , H. , Mantzicopoulos , P. and Samarapungavan , A. 2009 . Motivation for learning science in kindergarten: Is there a gender gap and does integrated inquiry and literacy instruction make a difference . Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 46 ( 2 ) : 166 – 191 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rivet , A. E. and Krajcik , J. S. 2008 . Contextualizing instruction: Leveraging students’ prior knowledge and experiences to foster understanding of middle school science . Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 45 ( 1 ) : 79 – 100 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Roberts , D. 2007 . “ Scientific literacy/science literacy ” . In Handbook of research on science education , Edited by: Abell , S. K. and Lederman , N. G. 729 – 780 . Mahwah , NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates .
   Google Scholar
• Rosenberg , M. J. and Hovland , C. I. 1960 . “ Cognitive, affective and behavioural components of attitudes ” . In Attitude organisation and change: An analysis of consistency among attitude components , Edited by: Hovland , C. I. and Rosenberg , M. J. 1 – 14 . New Haven , CT : Yale University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Sadler , T. D. and Zeidler , D. L. 2009 . Scientific literacy, PISA, and socioscientific discourse: Assessment for progressive aims of science education . Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 46 ( 8 ) : 909 – 921 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Scearce, C. (2007). Scientific literacy. Retrieved from http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/scilit/abstracts_s.php
   Google Scholar
• Scherz , Z. and Oren , M. 2006 . How to change students’ images of science and technology . Science Education , 90 ( 6 ) : 965 – 985 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schwartz , R. , Lederman , N. and Crawford , B. 2004 . Developing views of nature of science in an authentic context: An explicit approach to bridging the gap between nature of science and scientific inquiry . Science Education , 88 ( 4 ) : 610 – 645 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Taraban , R. , Box , C. , Myers , R. , Pollard , R. and Bowen , C. W. 2007 . Effects of active-learning experiences on achievement, attitudes, and behaviors in high school biology . Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 44 ( 7 ) : 960 – 979 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tomorrow 98 . 1992 . Report of the superior committee on science, mathematics and technology in Israel. Jerusalem: Ministry of Education and Culture (English edition: 1994)
   Google Scholar
• Tsai , C. 2000 . The effects of STS-oriented instruction on female tenth graders’ cognitive structure outcomes and the role of student scientific epistemological beliefs . International Journal of Science Education , 22 ( 10 ) : 1099 – 1115 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wei , B. 2009 . In search of meaningful integration: The experiences of developing integrated science curricula in junior secondary schools in China . International Journal of Science Education , 31 ( 2 ) : 259 – 277 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wei , B. and Thomas , G. P. 2005 . Rationale and approaches for embedding scientific literacy into the new junior secondary school chemistry curriculum in the People's Republic of China . International Journal of Science Education , 27 ( 12 ) : 1477 – 1493 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zandvliet , D. and Fraser , B. J. A model of educational productivity for high school internet classrooms . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association . Montreal, Canada .
   Google Scholar
• Zhang, D., & Campbell, T. (2010, July). The psychometric evaluation of a three-dimension elementary science attitude survey. Journal of Science Teacher Education-Elementary Science Education. First published online 14 July 2010, doi: 10.1007/s10972-010-9202-3
   Google Scholar