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Leonora Kaldaras; Hope O. Akaeze; Joseph Krajcik – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
Chemical bonding is central to explaining many phenomena. Research in chemical education and the Framework for K-12 Science Education (the "Framework") argue for new approaches to learning chemical bonding grounded in (1) using ideas of the balance of electric forces and energy minimization to explain bond formation, (2) using learning…
Descriptors: Science Education, Academic Standards, Chemistry, Energy
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Herrmann-Abell, Cari F.; DeBoer, George E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2018
This study tests a hypothesized learning progression for the concept of energy. It looks at 14 specific ideas under the categories of (i) Energy Forms and Transformations; (ii) Energy Transfer; (iii) Energy Dissipation and Degradation; and (iv) Energy Conservation. It then examines students' growth of understanding within each of these ideas at…
Descriptors: Energy, Science Instruction, Concept Formation, Energy Conservation
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Pellegrino, James W. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
Beginning with a reference to living in a time of both uncertainty and opportunity, this article presents a discussion of key areas where shared understanding is needed if we are to successfully realize the design and use of high quality, valid assessments of science. The key areas discussed are: (1) assessment purpose and use, (2) the nature of…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science and Society, Academic Standards, State Standards
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Minner, Daphne D.; Levy, Abigail Jurist; Century, Jeanne – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
The goal of the Inquiry Synthesis Project was to synthesize findings from research conducted between 1984 and 2002 to address the research question, "What is the impact of inquiry science instruction on K-12 student outcomes?" The timeframe of 1984 to 2002 was selected to continue a line of synthesis work last completed in 1983 by Bredderman…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness
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Gunckel, Kristin L.; Covitt, Beth A.; Salinas, Ivan; Anderson, Charles W. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
Providing model-based accounts (explanations and predictions) of water and substances in water moving through environmental systems is an important practice for environmental science literacy and necessary for citizens confronting global and local water quantity and quality issues. In this article we present a learning progression for water in…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Environmental Education, Thinking Skills, Science Education
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Songer, Nancy Butler; Kelcey, Ben; Gotwals, Amelia Wenk – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
In order to compete in a global economy, students are going to need resources and curricula focusing on critical thinking and reasoning in science. Despite awareness for the need for complex reasoning, American students perform poorly relative to peers on international standardized tests measuring complex thinking in science. Research focusing on…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Standardized Tests, Global Approach, Biodiversity
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Ruiz-Primo, Maria Araceli; Li, Min; Tsai, Shin-Ping; Schneider, Julie – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
In this study, we analyzed the quality of students' written scientific explanations found in notebooks and explored the link between the quality of the explanations and students' learning. We propose an approach to systematically analyzing and scoring the quality of students' explanations based on three components: claim, evidence to support it,…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Multiple Choice Tests, Science Instruction, Thinking Skills
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McDermott, Mark A.; Hand, Brian – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2010
This study aims to add to the growing research related to the implementation of non-traditional writing tasks in classrooms to encourage science literacy. A secondary reanalysis methodology was employed to review student interviews collected as a part of several individual studies during a ten year research program. This method established an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Transcripts (Written Records), Coding
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Tal, Tali; Morag, Orly – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
This article describes a 3-year study of school visits to four natural history museums and addresses the research agenda with regard to out-of-school learning. More specifically, the findings focus on the "process of learning" in museums. Comprehensive data collection allowed for an analysis of patterns of guided visits, the way the…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Thinking Skills, Museums, Field Trips
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Venville, Grady – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
Although research from a developmental/psychological perspective indicates that many children do not have a scientific understanding of living things, even by the age of 10 years, little research has been conducted about how students learn this science topic in the classroom. This exploratory research used a case-study design and qualitative…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Concept Formation, Child Development, Biological Sciences
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O'Neill, D. Kevin; Polman, Joseph L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
In recent years, a number of curriculum reform projects have championed the notion of having students do science in ways that move beyond hands-on work with authentic materials and methods, or developing a conceptual grasp of current theories. These reformers have argued that students should come to an understanding of science through doing the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Scientists, Investigations, Educational Change