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Schmidt, Jennifer A.; Rosenberg, Joshua M.; Beymer, Patrick N. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2018
Science education reform efforts in the Unites States call for a dramatic shift in the way students are expected to engage with scientific concepts, core ideas, and practices in the classroom. This new vision of science learning demands a more complex conceptual understanding of student engagement and research models that capture both the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Learner Engagement, Learning Activities, Multivariate Analysis
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Schneider, Barbara; Krajcik, Joseph; Lavonen, Jari; Salmela-Aro, Katariina; Broda, Michael; Spicer, Justina; Bruner, Justin; Moeller, Julia; Linnansaari, Janna; Juuti, Kalle; Viljaranta, Jaana – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2016
This study explores how often students are engaged in their science classes and their affective states during these times, using an innovative methodology that records these experiences "in situ". Sampling a subset of high schools in the U.S. and Finland, we collected over 7,000 momentary responses from 344 students over the course of a…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, High School Students
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Paprzycki, Peter; Tuttle, Nicole; Czerniak, Charlene M.; Molitor, Scott; Kadervaek, Joan; Mendenhall, Robert – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2017
This study investigates the effect of a Framework-aligned professional development program at the PreK-3 level. The NSF funded program integrated science with literacy and mathematics learning and provided teacher professional development, along with materials and programming for parents to encourage science investigations and discourse around…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Alignment (Education), Scientific Literacy, Faculty Development
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Baram-Tsabari, Ayelet; Yarden, Anat – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
Nearly 6,000 science questions collected from five different web-based, TV-based and school-based sources were rigorously analyzed in order to identify profiles of K-12 students' interest in science, and how these profiles change with age. The questions were analyzed according to their topic, thinking level, motivation for and level of autonomy in…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Science Interests, Multivariate Analysis
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Lopes, J. Bernardino; Silva, Antonio Alberto; Cravino, Jose P.; Costa, Nilza; Marques, Luis; Campos, Carlos – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
This study is a meta-interpretative analysis that focuses on research conducted and published by other researchers. Concepts central to this study include global practical relevance, curriculum design, and formative situation. We analyzed 35 studies selected from 374 published studies in the years 2000 and 2001 in three journals referenced in the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Meta Analysis, Data Interpretation, Teacher Education Programs
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Liu, Xiufeng; Ruiz, Miguel E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
This article reports a study on using data mining to predict K-12 students' competence levels on test items related to energy. Data sources are the 1995 Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 1999 TIMSS-Repeat, 2003 Trend in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and the National Assessment of Educational…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, National Competency Tests