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Explaining Waldorf Students' High Motivation but Moderate Achievement in Science: Is Inquiry-Based Science Education the Key?
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Salchegger, Silvia; Wallner-Paschon, Christina; Bertsch, Christian – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2021
Background: Evidence so far shows that Waldorf students are characterized by average science achievement but at the same time high socioeconomic status and high science motivation. Moreover, Waldorf education is characterized by high emphasis on inquiry-based science education (IBSE). The present study investigates if the specific…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Education, Science Achievement, Socioeconomic Status
Investigating the Relation of Perceived Teacher Unfairness to Science Achievement by Hierarchical Linear Modeling in 52 Countries and Economies
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Chen, Fu; Cui, Ying – Educational Psychology, 2020
This study used the data from the 2015 OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to examine the relationship between perceived teacher unfairness and science achievement with a three-level hierarchical linear model (HLM) as the analytic approach. Data of 188,104 students from 4895 schools in 52 countries and economies were used…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Correlation, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests
Predicting Students' Skills in the Context of Scientific Inquiry with Cognitive, Motivational, and Sociodemographic Variables
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Nehring, Andreas; Nowak, Kathrin H.; zu Belzen, Annette Upmeier; Tiemann, Rüdiger – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Research on predictors of achievement in science is often targeted on more traditional content-based assessments and single student characteristics. At the same time, the development of skills in the field of scientific inquiry constitutes a focal point of interest for science education. Against this background, the purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Science Achievement, Inquiry, Secondary Education
Science Engagement and Science Achievement in the Context of Science Instruction: A Multilevel Analysis of U.S. Students and Schools
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Grabau, Larry J.; Ma, Xin – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
Using data from the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), we explored nine aspects of science engagement (science self-efficacy, science self-concept, enjoyment of science, general interest in learning science, instrumental motivation for science, future-oriented science motivation, general value of science, personal value of…
Descriptors: Science Education, Learning Motivation, Learner Engagement, Science Achievement
The Science Education of the East Asian Regions--What We Can Learn from PISA
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Lau, Kwok Chi – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2014
The study has integrated the data from PISA 2006 to 2012 to give an overall picture of the cognitive and affective performances and pedagogy of East Asian regions on PISA scientific literacy. Attempts are made to account for their performances based on the PISA data and cultural characteristics. The cognitive science performance of East Asian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Scientific Literacy, Achievement Tests
Science Education and Teachers' Training: Research in Partnership
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Pilo, Miranda; Gavio, Brigitte; Grosso, Daniele; Mantero, Alfonso – Online Submission, 2012
International researchers put to evidence a worrying decrease in science disciplines' role in many countries, especially in the European Community and a poor quality in scientific competences, as issues of TIMMS (trends in international mathematics and science study) and PISA (programme for international student assessment) have proved, together…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Literacy, Science Education