SWOOPE program evaluation final report for 1991--1992 fiscal year

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:10127325

Lam, T C.M.; Loughrey, M ^[1]; Hyer, D K; Echkardt, R C ^[2]

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1. LCM Research and Evaluation (United States)
2. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)

The SWOOPE Program is an innovative K-12 environmental science education program developed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory under the sponsorship of the Department of Energy (DOE). The first teacher institutes were held in the summer of 1990. The program was developed in response to the following national educational needs: (1) to increase the number of students who remain in the science education pipeline, thus increasing the eventual pool of trained environmental scientists, and (2) to help create a more scientifically literate general public. These needs are to be met by a restructuring of the nation`s science education programs to improve their quality and effectiveness. In addition. to using a hands-on instructional approach, the program works with real environmental data and emphasizes that teachers take ownership of their teaching and students take ownership of their learning. The SWOOPE Program is comprised of four interrelated components: material development, teacher training/education, instruction, and parent and community involvement. Program objectives are presented in the body of the report.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 10127325
• Report Number(s): LA-SUB--93-14; ON: DE93006333
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL
PROGRESS REPORT
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