A memoir of the late Lewis David von Schweinitz, P.D. : with a sketch of his scientific labours. Read before the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, May 12th, 1835 /

Appendix: List of Schweinitz' scientific publications: p. [36]-38.

Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.

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Archives of science and transactions of the Orleans County Society of Natural Sciences.

Mode of access: Internet.

Archives of science and transactions of the Orleans County society of natural sciences

Mode of access: Internet.

Um estudo dos significados do conceito de tecnologia nos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais do Ensino Médio - PCNEM

Pós-graduação em Educação - IBRC

O ensino de ciências naturais nos anos iniciais: concepções e práticas pedagógicas dos docentes em formação pelo PARFOR/Pedagogia/UFPA

O estudo apresentou como objetivo geral compreender o Ensino de Ciências Naturais em escolas públicas da região metropolitana de Belém, a partir das concepções e das práticas pedagógicas dos docentes em formação pelo PARFOR que atuam nos anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental. Os objetivos específicos se resumem em analisar as concepções de ciências naturais dos docentes em formação que atuam nos anos iniciais; descrever as práticas pedagógicas que são adotadas pelos docentes ao ensinarem Ciências Naturais e avaliar se há influência dos Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais de Ciências Naturais na concepção e na prática pedagógica adotadas por estes professores em formação (que são alunos do PARFOR/UFPA). Como objeto de estudo, centrou-se no Ensino de Ciências em escolas públicas da região metropolitana de Belém, a partir da perspectiva dos docentes em formação no curso de Pedagogia da UFPA. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de caráter qualitativo. A técnica de coleta de dados foi feita por meio de análise documental e de campo, cuja amostra composta por 20 professores da rede pública de ensino que atualmente estão em formação pelo PARFOR no Curso de Licenciatura em Pedagogia do Campus de Belém-Pa. Na coleta de dados, utilizou-se documentos oficiais como os PCN de Ciências Naturais, Relatório de Gestão PARFOR/UFPA e o Projeto Político Pedagógico do Curso de Pedagogia/PARFOR. Aplicou-se um questionário com perguntas abertas e fechadas para investigar as variáveis: socioeconômica, formação profissional, mercado de trabalho, concepções de ciências e práticas pedagógicas. Adotou-se a análise de dados de conteúdo. Por fim, nas considerações finais discorreu-se sobre os aspectos centrais e relevantes da pesquisa, apresentando os resultados e análises mais significativos. O lócus da pesquisa ocorreu no Instituto de Ciências da Educação – Faculdade de Educação – Campus Silveira Neto – Belém-Pará- Brasil. Acredita-se que esse estudo subsidiará outras pesquisas sobre o Ensino de Ciências nos anos iniciais, pois nas bases de dados dos eventos e revistas indexadas da área em questão, ainda não existe nenhum trabalho que reporte a esta temática aqui no estado do Pará. Poderá, também, servir como fonte de pesquisa para outros estudos que surgirem na linha de Educação: Currículo, Epistemologia e História.

Ensino de ciências no 5º ano do ensino fundamental: o currículo modelado e aspectos do currículo em ação

Pós-graduação em Educação Escolar - FCLAR

Subsídios metodológicos para o desenvolvimento de repertórios de interpretação funcional para uma professora das séries iniciais

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Standards, teacher judgement and moderation in contexts of national curriculum and assessment reform

This paper puts forward a proposal for reviewing the role and purpose of standards in the context of national curriculum and assessment reform more generally. It seeks to commence the much-needed conversation about standards in the work of teachers as distinct from large-scale testing companies and the policy personnel responsible for reporting. Four key conditions that relate to the effective use of standards to measure improvement and support learning are analysed: clarity about purpose and function; understanding of the representation of standards; moderation practice; and the assessment community. The Queensland experience of the use of standards, teacher judgement and moderation is offered to identify what is educationally preferable in terms of their use and their relationships to curriculum, improvement and accountability. The article illustrates how these practices have recently been challenged by emerging political constraints related to the Australian Government’s implementation of national testing and national partnership funding arrangements tied to the performance of students at or below minimum standards.

Role and purpose of standards in the context of national curriculum and assessment reform for accountability, improvement and equity in student learning

In this article our starting point is the current context of national curriculum change and intense speculation about the assessment, standards and reporting. It is written against a background of accountability measures and improvement imperatives, and focuses attention on standards as offering representations of quality. We understand standards to be constructs that aim to achieve public credibility and utility. Further, they can be examined for the purposes they seek to serve and also their expected functions. Fitness for purpose is therefore a useful notion in considering the nature of standards. Our interest in the discussion is the ‘fit’ between how standards are formulated and how they are used in practice, by whom and for what purposes. A related interest is in the matter of how standards can be harnessed to realise improvement.

Interaction of natural survival instincts and internalized social norms exploring the Titanic and Lusitania disasters

To understand human behavior, it is important to know under what conditions people deviate from selfish rationality. This study explores the interaction of natural survival instincts and internalized social norms using data on the sinking of the Titanic and the Lusitania. We show that time pressure appears to be crucial when explaining behavior under extreme conditions of life and death. Even though the two vessels and the composition of their passengers were quite similar, the behavior of the individuals on board was dramatically different. On the Lusitania, selfish behavior dominated (which corresponds to the classical homo oeconomicus); on the Titanic, social norms and social status (class) dominated, which contradicts standard economics. This difference could be attributed to the fact that the Lusitania sank in 18 minutes, creating a situation in which the short-run flight impulse dominates behavior. On the slowly sinking Titanic (2 hours, 40 minutes), there was time for socially determined behavioral patterns to re-emerge. To our knowledge, this is the first time that these shipping disasters have been analyzed in a comparative manner with advanced statistical (econometric) techniques using individual data of the passengers and crew. Knowing human behavior under extreme conditions allows us to gain insights about how varied human behavior can be depending on differing external conditions.

Data and measurement in Year 4 of the national curriculum : Mathematics

The activities introduced here were used in association with a research project in four Year 4 classrooms and are suggested as a motivating way to address several criteria for Measurement and Data in the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. The activities involve measuring the arm span of one student in a class many times and then of all students once.

The relationship between teachers' perceptions of school leadership and their perceptions of the implementation of the National Curriculum

The National Curriculum is an innovation in Australian schooling history and is likely to have a widespread and long-term impact on schools, teachers and students. This research used theoretical frameworks informed by Leithwood (1994) and Fullan (2007), and concepts related to innovation, to contribute to an understanding that may support a better understanding of teachers' perceptions when leading curriculum change such as a National Curriculum in schools. This research concludes that teachers who participated in the research demonstrated that their perceptions of a National Curriculum implementation are influenced by their perceptions of school leadership. Specifically, teachers with positive perceptions of their Principal's leadership also had positive perceptions of their capacity to implement the new National Curriculum.

Considering the economic value of natural design elements at city scale

With increasing signs of climate change and the influence of national and international carbon-related laws and agreements, governments all over the world are grappling with how to rapidly transition to low-carbon living. This includes adapting to the impacts of climate change that are very likely to be experienced due to current emission levels (including extreme weather and sea level changes), and mitigating against further growth in greenhouse gas emissions that are likely to result in further impacts. Internationally, the concept of ‘Biophilic Urbanism’, a term coined by Professors Tim Beatley and Peter Newman to refer to the use of natural elements as design features in urban landscapes, is emerging as a key component in addressing such climate change challenges in rapidly growing urban contexts. However, the economics of incorporating such options is not well understood and requires further attention to underpin a mainstreaming of biophilic urbanism. Indeed, there appears to be an ad hoc, reactionary approach to creating economic arguments for or against the design, installation or maintenance of natural elements such as green walls, green roofs, streetscapes, and parklands. With this issue in mind, this paper will overview research as part of an industry collaborative research project that considers the potential for using a number of environmental economic valuation techniques that have evolved over the last several decades in agricultural and resource economics, to systematically value the economic value of biophilic elements in the urban context. Considering existing literature on environmental economic valuation techniques, the paper highlights opportunities for creating a standardised language for valuing biophilic elements. The conclusions have implications for expanding the field of environmental economic value to support the economic evaluations and planning of the greater use of natural elements in cities. Insights are also noted for the more mature fields of agricultural and resource economics.

Globalisation and national curriculum reform in Australia : the push for Asia literacy

This chapter explores the policy context for the push for a national curriculum and the inclusion of Asia literacy for schooling in Australia in the light of current links between globalisation, education and policy analysis and the notion of the learning/knowledge society of the twenty-first century. It is anticipated that discussion of the Australian context will be insightful for those other nations concerned with positioning Asia in school curricula, including for example, New Zealand, Canada, USA and UK. In doing so, the chapter considers the challenges to the implementation of Asia literacy in Australia with specific reference to current and future teachers for, as with many nations, the teaching profession in Australia is on the cusp of generational change as large numbers of teachers aged in their mid to late fifties embark on retirement (Teaching Australia, 2007). A major challenge in addressing these demographic shifts in Australia, lies with meeting the demand for replacement teachers and preparing future teachers (Skilbeck, & Connell, 2004; McKenzie, 2012) with Asia-related knowledge.