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Sneider, Cary; Bar, Varda; Kavanagh, Claudine – Astronomy Education Review, 2011
The video "A Private Universe" evokes surprise and dismay among educators and scientists by demonstrating that even the brightest students fail to grasp a seemingly simple and fundamental concept--the reason for seasons. This literature review describes the findings of 41 studies that collectively illustrate why the concept proves difficult to…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions
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Kottonau, Johannes – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
Effectively teaching the concepts of osmosis to college-level students is a major obstacle in biological education. Therefore, a novel computer model is presented that allows students to observe the random nature of particle motion simultaneously with the seemingly directed net flow of water across a semipermeable membrane during osmotic…
Descriptors: Models, Probability, Internet, Misconceptions
Welch, Kathleen Ethel – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this workshop paper is to understand the ways that women and men who work in the field of composition-rhetoric studies can more fully understand and articulate ways to enable women writing students to use more fully the new kinds of technology that proliferate in the digital realm. The material is based on the author's twenty-six…
Descriptors: Feminism, Writing (Composition), Females, Rhetorical Theory
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Wiediger, Susan D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2009
The periodic table and the periodic system are central to chemistry and thus to many introductory chemistry courses. A number of existing activities use various data sets to model the development process for the periodic table. This paper describes an image arrangement computer program developed to mimic a paper-based card sorting periodic table…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Science Instruction, Chemistry, Computer Software
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Khasawneh, Amal A. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2009
The present study is concerned with assessing Logo programming experiences among seventh grade students. A formal multiple-choice test and five performance tasks were used to collect data. The results provided that students' performance was better than the expected score by the probabilistic laws, and a very low correlation between their Logo…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Multiple Choice Tests, Problem Solving, Programming
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Williams, Jenni-Lea – Teaching Science, 2009
Educators are increasingly looking to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) as a means of enhancing student learning. The New Life Sciences (NLS) is a domain where complex and often abstract concepts must be communicated from a scientific perspective and understood by the student in terms of their underlying implications. This…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Misconceptions, Evolution
Averill, Robin; Harvey, Roger – NZCER Press, 2009
"Mathematics is more than skills... it is also the excitement of discovery." This is how Derek Holton, one of the contributing authors to this book, defines mathematics. His enthusiasm and energy are echoed throughout by many of the other writers. This is a book to delight mathematics teachers at all stages: experienced and inexperienced;…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Academically Gifted, Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Teachers
Wicks, Matthew – International Association for K-12 Online Learning, 2010
The fact that online learning has been successful for many schools across the country does not mean that it has been free of challenges. Indeed, there are numerous issues and challenges in online learning. Few policymakers anticipated that any space time, any space place learning was possible when most education laws were authored over the past 50…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Guershon, Harel, Ed.; Dubinsky, Ed, Ed. – 1992
The concept of function is the single most important mathematical concept studied from kindergarten to graduate school and is critical throughout the full range of education. Thus, the goals of this book are to contribute to research in learning the concept of function and to provide a resource for mathematics teachers that could help them in…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
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Browning, Mark E.; Lehman, James D. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Describes a computer program presenting four genetics problems to monitor the problem solving process of college students. Identifies three main areas of difficulty: computational skills; determination of gametes; and application of previous learning to new situations. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software
Wiser, Marianne; And Others – 1988
The target of difficulty of the Educational Technology Center (ETC) Heat and Temperature Group is basic thermal physics, particularly the differentiation between heat and temperature. High school teachers often find that thermal concepts are very difficult for their students to master and attribute students' difficulties at least in part to the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Eiser, Leslie – Classroom Computer Learning, 1990
The use of programs on the topic of dinosaurs in interdisciplinary exercises which may include mathematics, science, history, and language arts is described. Reviews of 16 different computer programs are included. Possible misconceptions and how they are dealt with in various programs are discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Archaeology, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education
Snir, Joseph; And Others – 1988
Many feel that an advantage to using computer simulations in science teaching is that they give students the opportunity to witness or perform experiments which might otherwise be too expensive, time consuming, or dangerous for them to do. Simulations attempt to mimic the kind of experience students get in a laboratory and help students learn new…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Formation
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Clement, Russell W.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1997
Replicates a classic psychology laboratory experiment where students either endorsed or refuted personal statements and estimated how other people would respond. Students always overestimated an affirmative response on the statements they endorsed, thus illustrating the false consensus effect. Includes a list of the statements and statistical…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Computer Uses in Education, Conformity, Congruence (Psychology)
Learning and Skills Network (NJ3), 2007
This publication provides an introduction to teaching and learning approaches for the extension topics within GCSE Physics. It highlights some specific ideas that teachers can adopt and where to find further information. It also outlines issues for managing the change. This guide contains sevens sections: Section 1 presents the policy context;…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Departments, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction
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