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Ferguson, Joseph Paul; Tytler, Russell; White, Peta – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Reporting on a Grade 4 teaching and learning sequence, we highlight foundational constructs of measurement and data modelling which are fundamental to competence development in both science and mathematics. The sequence involved students generating and representing measures of their teacher's arm-span, with a focus on the invention and refinement…
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Data Analysis, Educational Philosophy, Teaching Methods
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Wang, Ting; Li, Min; Thummaphan, Phonraphee; Ruiz-Primo, Maria Araceli – International Journal of Testing, 2017
Contextualized items have been widely used in science testing. Despite common use of item contexts, how the influence of a chosen context on the reliability and validity of the score inferences remains unclear. We focused on sequential cues of contextual information, referring to the order of events or descriptions presented in item contexts. We…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Cues, Difficulty Level, Test Items
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Jian, Yu-Cin – Reading Research Quarterly, 2016
Previous research suggests that multiple representations can improve science reading comprehension. This facilitation effect is premised on the observation that readers can efficiently integrate information in text and diagram formats; however, this effect in young readers is still contested. Using eye-tracking technology and sequential analysis,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Content Area Reading, Science Instruction, Eye Movements