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Beatrice Dias – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2024
In this forum paper, I grapple with critical questions about our understanding of science as a discipline and the education standards formulated within that framing. My exploration is contextualized in our current socio-political climate and is presented in discourse with Charity Winburn's "Meeting the needs of the individual student in the…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Science Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Academic Standards
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Mary F. Johnston; Valarie L. Akerson – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2025
This action research case study explored the ability of three high school chemistry students to grow in their understanding of nature of science (NOS) during its explicit-reflective inclusion in two unit chapters on bonding (ionic compounds followed by covalent molecules). Students completed a pre, post and delayed Views of Nature of Science Form…
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Teachers, Rural Schools, Chemistry
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Jamie K. Opper – Teaching of Psychology, 2025
Introduction: As higher education continues to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), cognitive/behavioral neuroscience and other physiologically based psychology courses may face challenges incorporating DEI issues into the curriculum relative to other subfields of psychology. Statement of the Problem: Instructors of these courses may…
Descriptors: Cognitive Science, Behavioral Sciences, Neurosciences, Psychology
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Sevgi Aydin Gunbatar; Betul Ekiz Kiran; Yezdan Boz; Elif Selcan Oztay – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2025
This study reviewed the green and sustainable chemistry education (GSCE) research that provided training at the tertiary level from 2000 to 2024. The Web of Science and ERIC databases were screened using title and abstract review. In total, 49 studies were analysed. The analysis instrument has two main parts, namely, general characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Training, Science Education, Science Teachers
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Ramon L. Sanchez III; Sheryl Lyn C. Monterola – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2024
Understanding why teachers teach the way they do is important especially in a time of curriculum reforms. Hence, the aim of this research is to unpack the secondary school physical science teachers' beliefs on the purposes and goals of science teaching (PGST) and to check the alignment of their beliefs on PGST with constructivism. A convergent…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Teachers, Physical Sciences
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Shakeel Mohammad Cassam Atchia; Dhavini Chummun; Saheel Luckho – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
This study uses a case study methodology to showcase the use of the DTSICM (Design thinking Strategy to Identify and Clear Misconceptions) model, which provides a design thinking approach to identify and clear a common misconception on photosynthesis, held by a sample of 27 A-level students. As a first stage, data collected through the…
Descriptors: Design, Thinking Skills, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions