Orientador: Maria Inês Freitas Petrucci dos Santos Rosa / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-26T01:24:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Moura_JoaoHenriqueCandidode_M.pdf: 2482484 bytes, checksum: 83182f9087303c567d18e67a9aab15c9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: A presente pesquisa tem como objetivo compreender os discursos (de acordo com a perspectiva de Stephen Ball) da integração curricular e da interdisciplinaridade como uma de suas expressões, nas recentes políticas públicas curriculares. Tendo como referência o Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (ENEM) e a recente reformulação no formato e finalidade sofrida por ele, investigamos como o discurso da integração curricular aparece nas narrativas de docentes de escolas públicas e privadas, no caso das Ciências da Natureza. Tendo como princípio metodológico a narrativa proposta por Walter Benjamin, foi constituído um quadro empírico com as histórias de professores atuantes no Ensino Médio nas disciplinas de Biologia, Física e Química. Como resultados, depreende-se que a reformulação do ENEM parece não ter influenciado as práticas curriculares. Os professores reconhecem e endossam a importância do diálogo entre as disciplinas, mas criticam as interpelações advindas do trabalho interdisciplinar, sem que condições apropriadas sejam garantidas para a realização de atividades integradas / Abstract: This research aims to understand the discourses (according to the perspective of Stephen Ball) of curriculum integration and interdisciplinarity as one of its expressions, in recent curricular policies. With reference to the National High School Exam (ENEM) and the recent reformulation of the format and purpose experienced by it, we investigate how the discourse of curriculum integration appears in the narratives of teachers from public and private schools, in the case of Natural Sciences. Using as methodological principle the narrative proposed by Walter Benjamin, we have made an empirical framework with the stories of teachers working in secondary education in biology, physics and chemistry. As a result, it appears that the recast of ENEM seems not to have influenced the curricular practices. Teachers recognize and endorse the importance of dialogue between disciplines, but criticize the resulting interpolations of interdisciplinary work, without appropriate conditions guaranteed for the realization of integrated activities / Mestrado / Ensino e Práticas Culturais / Mestre em Educação

Orientador: Fernando Jorge da Paixão Filho / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T09:38:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Costa_DeborahValeriaBarbosaFidelesda_M.pdf: 15306065 bytes, checksum: 04bbbe4aa6d36aa162782eaf43206d1d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: Durante os anos iniciais do Ensino Fundamental os alunos demonstram grande interesse e curiosidade pela Ciência, interesse esse que vai decrescendo para grande parte desses alunos e se transformando em dificuldades de compreensão dos conteúdos da disciplina no decorrer de sua trajetória escolar. Além desse fato, nos anos iniciais há uma cobrança pelo cumprimento de uma extensa gama de conteúdos nas diversas áreas de conhecimento com ênfase na alfabetização e letramento em Língua Portuguesa e Matemática, o que na prática, resulta em muito pouco tempo para se trabalhar os conteúdos das demais áreas, favorecendo a prática de um ensino fragmentado e descontextualizado, com fins a cumprir o programa determinado. Diante desse contexto, o objetivo dessa pesquisa foi o de investigar e avaliar as contribuições das atividades sugeridas no portal "Física para crianças.O calendário e a medida do tempo" (PAIXÃO, 2010) para o ensino de Ciências e para a integração de disciplinas. A questão que motivou a pesquisa foi: Como o ensino de Ciências, integrado aos conteúdos de Matemática e Língua Portuguesa, numa perspectiva construtivista, pode favorecer um melhor aprendizado em sala de aula? As atividades utilizadas são baseadas em uma proposta construtivista do conhecimento e buscam favorecer a integração de disciplinas em momentos diversos. Além disso, proporcionou a mim, professora e pesquisadora, uma ação reflexiva constante, ocorrida durante minha mediação nesse processo de construção do conhecimento pelos alunos. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de intervenção, com características da pesquisa experimental de grupo único e da pesquisa-ação estratégica. O aporte teórico se deu pela teoria construtivista de Jean Piaget e pela teoria socioconstrutivista de Lev Vygotsky e seguidores. As contribuições de Rosalind Driver, Alda Pereira, Anna Maria P. de Carvalho, entre outros, foram fundamentais para o entendimento do construtivismo no ensino de Ciências. O trabalho foi desenvolvido durante o ano letivo de 2012, com os 25 alunos do 2º ano do Ensino Fundamental, de uma escola municipal de Campinas/SP, de faixa etária de 7 a 8 anos, dos quais fui professora e pesquisadora nesse período. As atividades aplicadas foram quatro: coleta e registro diários de dados referentes às condições do tempo (dias ensolarados, nublados ou chuvosos), à aparição da Lua no período da manhã e à medição da temperatura ambiente; observação e registro, através de desenho, da posição do Sol em relação a um poste (duas vezes por semana); observação e registro coletivo em cartolina da sombra de um poste no decorrer do ano (a cada 20 dias); atividades relacionadas à forma do Planeta Terra e a gravidade. Os dados coletados foram analisados a partir de três categorias: potencial das atividades na integração das disciplinas e conteúdos; apropriação dos conhecimentos pelos alunos; papel do professor pesquisador e reflexivo no processo de construção do conhecimento. As categorias de análise favoreceram a percepção de alguns aspectos. As atividades desenvolvidas se mostraram de grande potencialidade para a integração de conteúdos e disciplinas, favorecendo um melhor aproveitamento das aulas. Também proporcionaram aos alunos o desenvolvimento de uma atitude mais interrogativa frente ao conhecimento, além da compreensão de conceitos de Astronomia que muitas vezes não eram entendidos pela própria professora, que em alguns momentos precisou aprender junto com os alunos, comprovando que estamos todos em constante aprendizado. O trabalho propiciou à professora diversos momentos de análise e reflexão da prática, que são fundamentais para a busca permanente da melhoria do ensino e da aprendizagem dos alunos / Abstract: During the early years of elementary school students show great interest and curiosity for science, this interest tend to decrease for many of these students and turning into difficulties in understanding the contents of the subject during their school career. Besides this fact, in the early years there is a requirement for complying with a wide range of content in different areas of knowledge with emphasis on literacy and literacy in English Language and Mathematics, which in practice results in very little time to work with the contents the other areas, providing the practice of a fragmented and without context teaching purposes to fulfill the particular program. In this context, the objective of this research was to investigate and evaluate the contributions of the activities suggested in the portal "Física para crianças. O calendário e a medida do tempo" (Paixão, 2010) for science teaching and the integration of disciplines. The question that motivated the research was: How science teaching, integrated with the content of Math and Portuguese, a constructivist perspective, can foster a better learning in the classroom? The activities used are based on a constructivist approach of seeking knowledge and encourage the integration of disciplines at various times. Moreover, it provided to me, teacher and researcher, a constant reflexive action that occurred during my mediation of knowledge construction process by students. This work, therefore, is an intervention research, with characteristics of single-group experimental research and strategic action research. The theoretical contribution was made by the constructivist theory of Jean Piaget and the constructivist theory of Lev Vygotsky and followers. The contributions of Rosalind Driver, Alda Pereira, Anna Maria P. de Carvalho, among others, were fundamental to the understanding of constructivism in science education. The study was conducted during the academic year 2012, with 25 students of the 2nd year of elementary school, in a public school located in Campinas city of São Paulo state, the age group 7-8 years, students whom I was the teacher and researcher in this period. The four activities were implemented: daily collection and registration of data on weather conditions (sunny days , cloudy or rainy), the appearance of the moon in the morning and the measurement of the temperature; observation and recording through drawing, position of the sun in relation to a post (twice a week); observation and collective recorded in cardstock about shadow of a lamppost during the year (every 20 days), related to the shape of the Earth and gravity activities. Data were analyzed from three categories: potential activities in the integration of disciplines and content; appropriation of knowledge by students; role of researcher and teacher in reflective knowledge-building process. The categories of analysis favored the perception of some aspects. The activities have shown great potential for the integration of knowledge and disciplines, promoting a better utilization of lessons. Also provided students with the development of a more questioning attitude to knowledge beyond the comprehension of concepts of astronomy which were often not understood by the teacher who at times had to learn along with the students, proving that we are all constantly learning. The work led to the teacher many moments of reflection and analysis of practice, which are critical to the ongoing search for improvement of teaching and student learning / Mestrado / Ensino de Ciencias e Matematica / Mestre em Multiunidades em Ensino de Ciências e Matemática

In spite of the large overlap in the goals of CTE and STEM education, there is little evidence of the role(s) CTE delivery systems, programs, curricula, or pedagogical strategies can play in advancing STEM education. Because of their responsibilities, especially for organizational and instructional leadership, school district CTE directors could illuminate our understanding of linkages between CTE and STEM education. The purpose of this study was to analyze the experiences of school district CTE directors to better understand these linkages. The researcher used a qualitative research design to gain understanding of the local CTE directors' experiences. Data were collected using face-to-face semi-structured interviews with 13 participants. The data were analyzed using a continuous process of coding, recoding, memo-writing and making comparisons across the transcripts. Among the results of the study were that definitions of STEM education were varied, but all had aspects of an integrated approach and using real world applications. The data revealed a number of contributions made by CTE to assist in STEM education implementation. They include context for learning, multiple pathways; platform for program delivery, and administrative leadership and framework. It was also found that strategies for increasing the visibility of CTE's contributions in the advancement of STEM education could include marketing CTE, demonstrating the value of CTE, enhancing curriculum and instruction, and rebranding CTE. Conclusions made in the study include, but not limited to, the fact that there are tremendous reciprocal benefits that CTE and STEM education can provide for one another, given there are strong, mutual, and intended linkage of the two; and that establishing a state-level STEM education coordinator position would result in providing much needed leadership at the local and state levels. Recommendations for practice that were made in the study include, but are not limited to, continuing to establish Virginia Governor's Academies throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia by aligning STEM education with CTE and continuing to support, at the highest level, intentional and mutual collaborative initiatives between STEM education and CTE. A recommendation for future research includes conducting a longitudinal study on the impact that Virginia Governor's Academies are having on student morale, growth, learning, and future endeavor. / Ph. D.

This article is an account of how one small liberal arts university undertook a large scale curriculum integration and assessment project under the auspices of a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). After a review of relevant literature, the integration and assessment process is outlined, and the assessment data is analyzed and discussed. The integration used a tiered approach, attempting to engage students with significant IL experiences first at the lower general education level, then subsequently at the upper level in their disciplinary context. Assessment tools include widely used standardized tests and surveys as well as locally developed rubrics and surveys. While the plan satisfied the reaccreditation requirements, this is a case study and not a template; many factors would make it difficult to generalize the assessment results. More useful to IL advocates and other institutions may be the overall approach of this QEP, which aimed to be thorough enough to align with regional and national standards yet flexible enough to meet local needs.

This thesis seeks to determine whether an integrated program provided a progressive enlargement of experience or participation in social situations; whether it placed value upon service to others through social participation; whether it resulted in personal satisfactions through the development and use of the capacity of each individual; whether it provided for the development of functional knowledge, skills, attitudes, and appreciations by which the problems were solved in situations which were real, meaningful, and worthwhile.

One obstacle that challenges the implementation of effective curriculum integration practices is the confusion caused by the existence of numerous definitions of this construct in the literature. This concern is further compounded by the potential disconnect between the varied definitions proposed by scholars and classroom teachers' acceptance and use of curriculum integration. The purpose of this study was to analyze K-3 grade teachers' self-reported definitions of curriculum integration. Teachers responded to an Internet survey in which they provided their personal definition of curriculum integration, described integrated teaching examples from their own classroom, and rated six teaching scenarios for quality of integration. Results suggest that teachers may not share the wide variety of definitions of integration described in the literature. Teachers in this study seemed to generally share one definition of integration, as measured by their explanation of the term integration and by the teaching examples they provided. In addition, the majority of the teachers' definitions aligned with their teaching examples, suggesting that the teachers both define and practice integration in similar ways. Finally, when teachers ranked teaching scenarios written to illustrate different levels of quality of curriculum integration, the majority of the teachers again appeared to agree on a shared definition. There were no statistical differences based on grade level, years of experience and education level. In addition to presentation of results, implications for future research and practice are discussed.

Much educational research is currently devoted to determining the most effective instructional strategies for raising student achievement. The instructional strategy used in this study is curriculum integration, which is defined as the process of students and teachers collaboratively designing curriculum and studying real-world problems. The purpose of this study was to understand the implementation of curriculum integration with upper elementary school students in an afterschool program. For this study the guiding research question was "What are the dynamics of implementing curriculum integration with fourth through sixth graders in an afterschool program setting?" The subquestions were (1) What is the teacher's role in implementing curriculum integration in the program? (2) What is the role of student diversity in the implementation of curriculum integration in the program? (3) What is the role of the democratic classroom model in curriculum integration in the program? and (4) What is the role of college-age tutors in curriculum integration in the program? There are several factors to consider when examining a complex concept like curriculum integration. The study concluded that a number of conditions impact the success of implementing curriculum integration in an afterschool program for fourth to sixth graders, including the impact of the federal No Child Left Behind accountability act on the tutors', parents', and children's perceptions of the value of instructional activities that were not textbook-based and awareness of the importance of homework. The study concluded with eight recommendations for those who attempt to implement curriculum integration in an afterschool program. All stakeholders should understand the program's goals, and all program staff should have extensive training in curriculum integration and homework tutoring before and during the program's operation. Resources should be allocated with flexibility. Program evaluation should take into consideration factors not easily quantified. The program should meet daily for at least 3 hours at the school site. Ongoing supervision should prevent a lapse in program implementation. Program implementation should be considered on a continuum, with the goal being a fully implemented program. Mandatory staff meetings should be held each week. More research needs to be conducted on the full implementation of curriculum integration.

Increasing science literacy among all students is a longstanding goal of science education. The most recent national attempt to improve science education, and thereby increase science literacy, came in the form of the Framework for K-12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards, which include 3 dimensions: scientific and engineering practices, crosscutting concepts, and disciplinary core ideas. The purpose of this content analysis was to examine the alignment between 4 of the scientific practices (Asking Questions; Constructing Explanations; Engaging in Argument from Evidence; and Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information) and a widely used commercial literacy program, Reading Wonders, with the goal of beginning an investigation into whether or not general literacy instruction might be useful in developing science literacy. The science texts and their accompanying recommended instruction in 4th grade Wonders were coded and analyzed using categories derived from the key features of each scientific practice. Findings showed partial, although most often minimal, alignment between Wonders and each of the four practices. Scientific questions were present in Wonders, but rarely asked by students. The analyzed texts included some explanations of how or why scientific phenomena occur, but they were rarely supported by evidence. Similarly, in terms of scientific argument, the texts included some opportunities for students to observe claims being made and supported and to make and support their own claims, but these claims were rarely linked to disciplinary core ideas. Finally, Wonders offered many opportunities for students to observe and/or engage in Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information. However, these opportunities mainly involved obtaining information from a single traditional print text and then summarizing it. Teachers who are hoping to use Wonders to help students understand scientific practices should be aware that such integration will require additional planning and instruction. Alignment between Wonders and these four practices was minimal and rarely authentic to the discipline of science. Future research should continue the investigation this study began, thereby increasing generalizability, by expanding the focus to include other elementary grade levels, as well as other commercial literacy programs.

Curriculum integration is a unique approach to teaching. Twenty-first century skill approaches to curriculum integration train teachers in the process of curriculum integration, such that they are able to integrate various subject combinations in their teaching that produce new skills and dispositions in their students. Yet no scale to measure teachers' beliefs about the value of and efficacy beliefs towards implementing curriculum integration exists that is universal in the sense that it can be used any time any subject combination is integrated. Using a sample of 196 teachers at a professional development meeting in a mid-sized suburban school district in the Mountain West, this dissertation tests a scale that measures teachers' beliefs about the value of and efficacy beliefs towards curriculum integration and assesses its psychometric properties. The UCI21-T scale loaded as a bifactor model with one general factor and two specific factors. Conceptually and practically, however, the scale is best scored and reported as a two-correlated factor model. The scale demonstrated evidence of validity and reliability and shows promise for use by administrators and professional developers when assessing teachers' beliefs about the value of and efficacy beliefs towards 21st century curriculum integration.

This thesis explores the strategies compulsory school teachers employ to integrate Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) into their teaching practices in Sweden. Given the increasing importance of sustainability in education, this study investigates how ESD is incorporated into the curriculum and the challenges educators face. The research is framed within the Swedish education system context, which mandates ESD inclusion under the national curriculum guidelines. Using qualitative methods, including interviews with teachers and analysis of educational practices, the study identifies key factors that drive and hinder the effective integration of ESD. The findings reveal that while teachers are motivated by a solid commitment to sustainability, they often encounter obstacles such as a lack of resources, insufficient training, and the interdisciplinary nature of ESD, which contrasts with traditional mono-disciplinary teaching methods. The thesis contributes to the theoretical understanding of ESD by highlighting teachers’ resilience and adaptive strategies for overcoming these challenges. It also provides practical recommendations for enhancing ESD integration through improved teacher training, policy support, and curriculum development.