Abstract

BLANCAS HERNANDEZ, José Luis  and  GUERRA RAMOS, María Teresa. Working on Projects in the Middle School Science Classroom: Curricular Tensions and Teacher Solutions. RMIE [online]. 2016, vol.21, n.68, pp.141-166. ISSN 1405-6666.

This article reports the implementation of projects by a middle school science teacher, who developed one assignment about earthquakes and another about reusing water, for her second- and third-year groups, respectively. A qualitative analysis was carried out of the educational context of this curricular innovation, and of the empirical data from interviews and class observations. The analysis permitted the identification of some gaps and limitations in the curricular proposal (curricular tensions) and the way that the teacher solved these and other problems in her teaching (teaching solutions). The results facilitate the discussion of certain limitations and opportunities in project-based learning in middle school science; reflections are made on aspects for improving this curricular innovation.

Keywords : curriculum research; teaching science; middle school; teachers; Mexico.

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