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Ishibashi, Ippo – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2022
Probability is a difficult concept, which is not always taught accurately. This study aims to clarify how experimental and theoretical probabilities are taught in Japanese 7th and 8th grades through a textbook analysis. We analyzed seven, government approved Japanese 7th and 8th grade textbooks each. Focusing on the definition and explanation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Probability
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Erkek, Gülten – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
In this study, it is aimed to examine the text-based questions in the secondary school Turkish textbooks according to the revised Bloom's Taxonomy and to evaluate these questions according to the cognitive domain steps. In the research, the text-based questions in the Turkish textbooks approved by the Ministry of National Education were examined…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Turkish, Textbooks, Foreign Countries
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Morgado, Sofia; Leite, Laurinda; Dourado, Luís – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2022
Contextualised learning is required for learners to master successfully the 'big ideas' of science and to perceive the relevance of science education. Science curricula can either foster or impair teaching for contextualised learning depending on what science they plan to be taught and the way they recommend this to be done. This paper presents an…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Curriculum, Check Lists, Science Teachers
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Singh, Garima; Khunyakari, Ritesh – Contemporary Education Dialogue, 2023
Learning about components and processes of complex biological systems is challenging and requires abstraction through mediational tools such as text, visuals, models and visualisation experiences. The 'systems concepts' necessitate building coherent relations and anticipating consequences, requiring greater mediational support. This article…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods
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Yalçinkaya-Önder, Eylem; Zorluoglu, Seraceddin Levent; Timur, Betül; Timur, Serkan; Güvenç, Elif; Özergun, Ilgim; Özdemir, Muzaffer – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2022
The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which science process skills are represented in the texts and activities in 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade science textbooks according to the learning areas of the science curriculum. The document analysis method is adopted in the current study. Course contents and activities in…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Textbooks, Science Process Skills
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Gutica, Mirela; Petrina, Stephen – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2021
Evaluating the subjective playing experience and engagement in learning is important in the design of advanced learning technologies (ALTs) that respond to the learners' cognitive and emotional states. This article addresses students' attitudes toward an educational game, Heroes of Math Island, and their responses to the emotional agent, an…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Mathematics Instruction, Student Attitudes, Grade 6
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Tas, Erol; Gulen, Salih – Participatory Educational Research, 2019
It is thought that the results of teaching some of the subjects in science through outdoor education will be more positive. The purpose of this study is to find out the effects of activities done through outdoor education on students' academic achievement, students' thoughts about the activities and the permanence of information. Mixed research…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Outcomes of Education, Achievement Tests, Academic Achievement
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Vandeyar, Saloshna – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2021
Using the theoretical framework of pedagogy of compassion and single embedded case study methodology, this article explores how a teacher negotiates the contours of migration and social transformation to promote education for global citizenship. The research site was a former white school in South Africa. The research sample was a female Indian…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Altruism, Social Change, Citizenship Education
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Uztemur, Servet; Dinc, Erkan; Acun, Ismail – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2019
The aim of this study is to determine the usefulness of the teaching activities prepared for effective utilization of museums and historical places in the context of grade seven social studies teaching to increase the efficiency of teaching-learning processes. Designed as an action research, the current study includes 34 learning activities to be…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Historic Sites, Teaching Methods, Content Analysis
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Yilmaz, Mehmet; Çimen, Osman; Karakaya, Ferhat; Adigüzel, Merve – International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 2019
This study aimed to develop secondary school seventh-grade students' awareness of natural habitats and the interactions among living things, as well as reveal their views on the problems encountered. The study was designed as a case study, a qualitative perspective and conducted with 64 students from a private school during the 2017-2018 academic…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Private Schools, Student Attitudes, Animals
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Özdemir, Ertugrul – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2017
Comic strips on newspapers, magazines and Internet are one of the most accessible materials that may be used in science classroom as instructional tool. However, it is sometimes difficult to find and adapt appropriate comic strips useful for instructional purposes, because most of them are irrelevant. The purpose of this study is to develop and…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Acoustics
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Cetin, Pinar Seda; Metin, Duygu; Capkinoglu, Esra; Leblebicioglu, Gulsen – Science Education International, 2016
Providing students with inquiry-oriented learning environments is a major concern in science education. Argumentation discourse can enhance the effectiveness of inquiry-oriented learning environments. This study seeks the trace of argumentation in Turkish Elementary and Secondary Science Curriculum developed by the Turkish Ministry of Education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, Persuasive Discourse, Elementary School Science
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Ilter, Ilhan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study is to describe social studies teachers' perceptions related to their practices in teaching concepts within the context of social studies instruction in order to enhance students' vocabulary development in their classes. The study focuses on how students' breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge is supported by teachers'…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Concept Formation
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Schubert, Jan Christoph – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2015
Preconceptions are a crucial factor in the educational learning process. Hence, the investigation of preconceptions is important for learning and teaching in the field of geography. This study examines the preconceptions of 12- and 13-year-old students, regarding the major environmental problem of "desertification." The students'…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Content Analysis, Interviews, Student Attitudes
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Seker, Mustafa; Osmanoglu, Ahmet Emin – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
Having an efficient and satisfactory economy education may enable an individual to actively participate in decision making process about economy-related issues. This is very important for democratic societies. This research aims to search methods and levels of teaching "economy" concepts prepared for Turkey 2005 Social Studies Program in…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Concept Teaching, Teaching Methods, Textbook Content
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