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Shannon Hogan; Juanita Urban-Rich – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2025
The goal of this research was to test the effectiveness of a new science curriculum focused on increasing awareness and knowledge of microplastic pollution in middle school students. The curriculum utilized three teaching methods including lectures, object-mediated learning, and peer collaboration to enhance student engagement and learning. The 84…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Plastics, Pollution, Science Education
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Lei Xu; Massimiliano Tani; Yu Zhu – British Educational Research Journal, 2024
We investigate the effects of 'lecture-based' (LBT)--i.e. individual work and rote learning--vs. 'discussion-based' (DBT)--i.e. participative and focused on student-centred learning--teaching styles on the test scores and socio-economic inequality of middle-school students randomly assigned to classes using data from the China Education Panel…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Equal Education, Classroom Environment, Lecture Method
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Sara Capecchi; Antonio Lieto; Federica Patti; Ruggero G. Pensa; Amon Rapp; Fabiana Vernero; Sandra Zingaro – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2024
The amount of news on the web often confuses the ideas of the reader, who struggles to disentangle information that is sometimes contradictory and difficult to decipher. In the face of such an articulated scenario, the role played by schools is absolutely central: the development of critical thinking in young people (and by extension in their…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Gamification, Social Media, Learning Activities
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Hameedur Rahman; Samiya Abdul Wahid; Faizan Ahmad; Numan Ali – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Virtual classrooms based on the metaverse or virtual reality are useful and effective for imparting basic chemistry concepts. Interactive and immersive environments can effectively teach fundamental chemistry concepts, such as chemical bonding and formulas, thereby making these otherwise abstract and intangible ideas more accessible and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Game Based Learning, Computer Simulation