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Closing the Gap between Attitudes and Perceptions about ICY-Enhanced Learning among Pre-Service STEM Teachers
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Barak, Miri – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
The goal of this study was to examine pre-service STEM teachers' attitudes and perceptions about the effectiveness of various learning methods and, in specific, the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) as means for enhancing progressive education. The study was conducted among two cohorts of pre-service STEM teachers (N =…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
Integrating Model-Based Learning and Animations for Enhancing Students' Understanding of Proteins Structure and Function
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Barak, Miri; Hussein-Farraj, Rania – Research in Science Education, 2013
This paper describes a study conducted in the context of chemistry education reforms in Israel. The study examined a new biochemistry learning unit that was developed to promote in-depth understanding of 3D structures and functions of proteins and nucleic acids. Our goal was to examine whether, and to what extent teaching and learning via…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Educational Change, Biochemistry
Lifelong Learning at the Technion: Graduate Students' Perceptions of and Experiences in Distance Learning
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Hussein-Farraj, Rania; Barak, Miri; Dori, Yehudit Judy – Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning Objects, 2012
This study examined the development of two Distance Learning (DL) courses and their effect on students' perceptions and learning experiences. Our study included about 260 science and engineering graduate students. Among them, 105 students were divided into two research groups: on-campus students (N=70) and DL students (N=35). These two groups…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes