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Oana Stanciu; Angela Jones; Nele Metzner; Yana Fandakova; Azzurra Ruggeri – Developmental Psychology, 2024
Successful active learning has often been quantified with respect to either the efficiency of information search or the accuracy of subsequent recall. In this article, we explored the hypothesis that children's memory is influenced by the types of information search strategies they implement, which may emphasize different aspects of the task…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Children, Memory, Preadolescents
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Adadan, Emine; Ataman, Müjde Müge – Education 3-13, 2021
This study examined the change in the two groups of senior primary school students' understanding of particulate nature of matter (PNM) before and after each group involved in related instructions, namely inquiry instruction with multiple representations (IIMR) and regular instruction (RI). Data were collected through a two-tier questionnaire, and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 6, Preadolescents, Active Learning
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Tapsuri, Viriyaporn; Polyiem, Titiworada – Journal of Educational Issues, 2022
The current study aims to investigate factors affecting the online learning anxiety of preadolescent learners during COVID-19 prevention policy. The study was designed with a survey approach. The participants were 181 grade 6 students in a public school in Thailand selected by Yamane's sampling method. During the data collection, Thai educational…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Anxiety, Preadolescents
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Zhao, Li; He, Wei; Liu, Xiaohong; Tai, Kai-Hsin; Hong, Jon-Chao – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2021
The inquiry-based learning model can facilitate students' understanding of scientific concepts. Scientific epistemological beliefs (SEBs) are related to students' beliefs about the nature of the process of knowledge in science education. However, whether the "prediction-observation-explanation" (POE) inquiry-based learning model can…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Preadolescents, Concept Formation
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Blevins, Brooke; LeCompte, Karon N.; Riggers-Piehl, Tiffani; Scholten, Nate; Magill, Kevin R. – Social Studies, 2021
This study present findings related to students' community and political engagement and activism after participation in an action civics institute. The institute, iEngage, is a weeklong summer experience for rising fifth through rising ninth graders that utilizes the action civics inquiry cycle to foster civic skills and cultivate participation…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Summer Programs, Civics, Political Attitudes
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Akaygun, Sevil; Adadan, Emine – Education 3-13, 2021
This quasi-experimental study explored the impact of inquiry-based instruction on students' conceptions of climate change and their perceptions of science learning environment. A total of 68 senior primary school students participated into the study. Data sources included Questionnaire on Global Climate Change and Constructivist Learning…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Preadolescents, Grade 6