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Sonmez, Duygu; Altun, Arif; Mazman, Sacide Guzin – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
This study investigates how prior content knowledge and prior exposure to microscope slides on the phases of mitosis effect students' visual search strategies and their ability to differentiate cells that are going through any phases of mitosis. Two different sets of microscope slide views were used for this purpose; with high and low colour…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prior Learning, Undergraduate Students, Visual Aids
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Zangori, Laura; Forbes, Cory T. – Science Education, 2013
Effectively designed science learning environments revolve around students' sensemaking through the use of evidence to ground explanations about natural phenomena. However, little research has been conducted to investigate elementary teachers' learning to promote students' sensemaking in elementary (K-5) classrooms. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Case Studies, Evidence