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Gregory J. Crowther; Amy K. Hebert; Usha Sankar; Joel Michael – Advances in Physiology Education, 2025
The Homeostasis Concept Inventory (HCI) is a validated instrument for measuring students' knowledge of homeostasis. It is comprised of 20 multiple-choice questions covering key components of the previously validated Homeostasis Conceptual Framework (HCF). In this paper, we present the first multi-institutional study of the impact of physiology…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Emre Savas; Aysel Kocakulah – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2025
This study aims to investigate the effect of the teaching model developed for hot conceptual change on middle school 7th-grade students' understanding of the Nature of Science (NOS) aspects. In this qualitative and exploratory study, activities were carried out with 24 students of two classes in a village school in the South Marmara region using a…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Grade 7
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Maria Jose Canet; Maria Asuncion Perez-Pascual; Lorena Atares; Macarena Trujillo – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2025
Contribution: This article presents significant contributions in the field of understanding and addressing misconceptions (MCs) related to Ohm's law. First, it provides a comprehensive list and detailed description of 16 MCs commonly observed among students, and identifies and emphasizes 11 good practices that educators can adopt to effectively…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Universities, Fundamental Concepts, Flipped Classroom
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Francis Erebholo – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2025
Many students across the country experienced a decline in academic performance due to COVID-19. As a result, college readiness measures have fallen short, especially in math. This lack of preparation frequently leads to additional teaching, wasting important class time by going over the prerequisite content again instead of using it to study new…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Improvement, Calculus, Mathematics Achievement
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Shakeel Mohammad Cassam Atchia; Moshimee Gunowa – Journal of Biological Education, 2025
As some misconceptions remain persistent, comforting and highly resistant to change, it is imperative to use methods and strategies that are centred around students' abilities, interests and needs to address those misconceptions. This study investigates the appropriateness of using 'concept cartoons' to address misconceptions held by forty grade 9…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers
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Olanrewaju P. Olaogun; Nathaniel J. Hunsu – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2025
Students have misconceptions about many scientific topics they encounter in the classroom--such misconceptions are especially rife in subjects with counterintuitive concepts. Several studies have copiously documented students' misconceptions in different science domains. Research shows that students' misconceptions can be resistant to change and…
Descriptors: College Students, College Faculty, Engineering Education, Misconceptions
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Melanie W. Jensen; Peter J. Rich – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2025
In the teaching of math-fact automaticity, most classroom teachers are unaware of research-based practices such as the use of a controlled response time, the scaffolded teaching of individual math facts, the limiting of exposure to new math facts, the separation of math facts with common operands, and even the definition of automaticity. As a…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Mathematics Instruction, Evidence Based Practice, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)