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Helen Urpi Wagner-Coello; Maria Elena Villar; Matthew DeGennaro – Discover Education, 2024
Citizen science is recognized as an important tool to engage the public in important scientific and environmental issues that impact them. Mosquito surveillance-based citizen science in college curricula have not received much attention even though its usage has the potential to actively engage students in inquiry and elevate student support for…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Scientific Research, Undergraduate Students, College Science
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Karina C. White; Melanie Manion; Timothy M. Evans – American Biology Teacher, 2024
Access to authentic research is limited at the 7-12 science education level. At the same time, many local restoration projects would benefit from, but don't have access to a long-term system of monitoring. This project seeks to unite those two needs by developing a protocol for 7-12 classrooms to be able to participate in authentic research…
Descriptors: Student Research, Scientific Research, Junior High School Students, Foreign Countries
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Elena Garza; Connor Quigley; Anna Lena Leutiger; Dana Norton; Charles Zechel; Gary C. du Moulin – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2024
As part of its STEM programming initiatives, Community Boating, Inc., the nation's oldest public sailing organization introduced an "Introduction to Microscopy" course merging principles of scientific investigation with analytical techniques using compound light microscopes. Boston's Charles River provided the environmental setting for…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Environmental Education, Aquatic Sports, Community Programs
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Minji Yun; Kent J. Crippen – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
Technology has arisen as a powerful tool for enhancing student's learning and engagement in science education, particularly in the context of elementary inquiry-based science education (IBSE). This systematic review examines the use of technology in elementary IBSE over the past decade, analyzing 22 empirical studies to identify research trends,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Questioning Techniques
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Mihyun Son; Minsu Ha – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
Digital literacy is essential for scientific literacy in a digital world. Although the NGSS Practices include many activities that require digital literacy, most studies have examined digital literacy from a generic perspective rather than a curricular context. This study aimed to develop a self-report tool to measure elements of digital literacy…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Measures (Individuals), Digital Literacy, Scientific Literacy