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Fatini Jisma Fakaruddin; Edy Hafizan Mohd Shahali; Rohaida Mohd Saat – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2024
Hands-on activities in science learning are beneficial in enhancing creative thinking in students. However, scant studies have probed the nature of creative thinking developed by hands-on activities, particularly among primary school students and further investigation is thus mandated. Therefore, this study aims to explore the creative thinking…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Hands on Science, Creative Thinking
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Toth, Eva Erdosne; Morrow, Becky L.; Ludvico, Lisa R. – Innovative Higher Education, 2009
This article reports on the development of a methodology that integrates virtual and hands-on inquiry in a freshman introductory biology course. Using a two time x two order-condition design, an effective combination (blend) of the two environments was evaluated with 39 freshman biology participants. The quantitative results documented no…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Blended Learning, Introductory Courses
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Kehagias, Dimitris; Grivas, Michael; Mamalis, Basilis; Pantziou, Grammati – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2006
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the use of a non-expensive dynamic computing resource, consisting of a Beowulf class cluster and a NoW, as an educational and research infrastructure. Design/methodology/approach: Clusters, built using commodity-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware components and free, or commonly used, software, provide…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Systems Development, Computer System Design, Computer Networks
Pumpian, Ian, Ed.; Fisher, Douglas, Ed.; Wachowiak, Susan, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
School in the Park is an innovative museum-based educational effort to engage students in their community during the school day. Since 1999 several hundred students have been educated each year in museums and the zoo in San Diego. This is more than a field trip, it is changing the way that education is provided. Challenging the Classroom Standard…
Descriptors: Recreational Facilities, Learning Experience, Social Studies, Oral Language