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Aysegül Nihan Erol Sahin; Zeynep Hamzacebi; Bahtiyar Güler; Batuhan Ayyildiz – Online Submission, 2023
One of the most significant objectives of the learning and teaching processes is to achieve meaningful learning for the individual; in line with this objective, educators are searching for various methods to accomplish meaningful learning and make it enduring. Following the present age, the sought-after and essential qualified human profile should…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Active Learning, Educational History, Grade 8
Dominik Šmida; Elena Cipková; Michael Fuchs – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
Teachers can develop science literacy among pupils through Inquiry-Based Science Education. IBSE helps to evolve the inquiry skills necessary for understanding the world of science and nature. To be able to improve the level of inquiry skills systematically, we need to know the current level among pupils. For this reason, we designed a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Middle School Students, Science Education
Fredi Ganda Putra; Antomi Saregar; Rahma Diani; Misbah Misbah; Santi Widyawati; Khoirunnisa Imama – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2024
The capacity for mathematical reasoning, pivotal in grasping core math concepts, directly shapes a student's success in their mathematical studies. This study aimed to detail and analyzed how the search, solve, create, and share (SSCS) instructional framework impacts mathematical reasoning skills within the context of linear equations. We adopted…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Logic, Thinking Skills, Grade 8
Aregehagn, Ehtegebreal; Lykknes, Annette; Febri, Maria I. M.; Ayene, Mengesha – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2022
The use of guided inquiry-based learning (GIBL) in a manner designed to challenge individual students' unscientific conceptions of science, has been researched widely. However, few (if any) studies have investigated the implementation of GIBL in a manner designed to challenge the fundamental patterns of students' context-dependent unscientific…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction
Rizki Maulana Ashidiq; Nanang Winarno; Eka Cahya Prima; Ari Widodo; Chun-Yen Chang – Journal of Science Learning, 2024
This research presents an investigation on the utilization of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with Project-Based Learning as experiment class treatment and project-based learning as control class treatment to investigate students' critical thinking in optical instruments lessons, with a particular focus on the development…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development
Swan, Kathy; Crowley, Ryan; Stamoulacatos, Nick; Lewis, Bonnie; Stringer, Grant – Social Education, 2022
In this article, the authors examine one approach to teaching hard history using an Inquiry Design Model (IDM) curricular loop. A curricular loop allows students to build a deeper understanding of a complex idea and develop a greater facility with the tools of inquiry over a course of study by regularly engaging in an inquiry. The curricular loop…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, History Instruction, Social Studies
Deveci, Isa – Research Issues in Contemporary Education, 2022
This research was designed to examine the effect of guided inquiry-based learning (GIBL) integrated with enterprise education (EE) entrepreneurial competencies (perseverance, creativity, professionalism) on the part of 74 eighth grade Turkish students. A quasi-experimental design was used for conducting this research. The intervention process was…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Inquiry, Active Learning, Entrepreneurship
Liou, Pey-Yan; Myoung, Eunjung – Science Education, 2023
A hotly debated topic is the effectiveness of inquiry-based instructional practice in science classrooms on student achievement and motivation. Numerous studies based on multinational large-scale education data show such student-centered instructional practice positively led to students' motivational beliefs but was negatively associated with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Middle School Students, Teacher Attitudes
Thomas J. Dormody; Peter Skelton; Gabrielle Rodriguez; David W. Dubois; Dawn VanLeeuwen – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2021
The researchers developed a youth weather and climate curriculum using a science comprehension model that integrates experiential and inquiry-based learning approaches with developing science knowledge, science skills, and reasoning abilities. The purpose of this study was to pilot the curriculum to determine if it would improve youth science…
Descriptors: Weather, Climate, Comprehension, Science Education
Aydin, Serap Öz; Azizoglu, Nursen; Yilmaz, Fatma Bilgican – Elementary School Forum (Mimbar Sekolah Dasar), 2023
This study aimed at designing instructional material named Biotechnology Instruction Module (BIM) which is enriched with active learning methods to enhance the 8th grade students' learning of the topic. The development of the teaching materials proceeded within the stages of the ADDIE instructional design model. The final form of the instructional…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Biotechnology, Case Studies, Genetics
Mihail Calalb; Irina Zelenschi – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2024
This study examines the impact of constructivist physics lessons and laboratory activities on middle and high school students' academic success. Utilizing the constructivist learning model, which emphasizes active student engagement, the research was conducted at Hyperion Theoretical High School in Chi?inau, Moldova, involving 195 students across…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Physics, Science Education, Science Laboratories
Baiden, Dhara – Gifted Child Today, 2021
The "EncycloMEdia" project provides a stimulating project-based opportunity for gifted and talented students in the middle and upper grades. Its first component is an arts-integration piece in the form of an altered book. The second component is a cumulative assessment document containing students' text-based analyses that correspond to…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Student Needs, Interdisciplinary Approach, Active Learning
Bantaokul, Pannarai; Polyiem, Titiworada – Journal of Educational Issues, 2022
The purposes of the study were to investigate the effectiveness of integrated 5Es of inquiring-based learning and gamification on grade 8 science learning achievement and to study students' attitudes toward science learning with the integration of the two principles. The participants were 40 eighth-grade students from a Thai public school. They…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Chauncey Monte-Sano; Ryan E. Hughes – Social Education, 2024
Middle school social studies teachers are increasingly working on argument writing in their classrooms so that students can successfully write counterarguments that acknowledge competing perspectives about historical and social issues by the end of eighth grade. The authors' prior research indicates that eighth-grade students "can" grow…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Social Studies, Writing Instruction, Middle School Students
Kelly Anne Lynd – Online Submission, 2024
This project-based thesis aimed to facilitate the creation of a collaborative culture quilt that celebrates the diverse cultural backgrounds, heritage, and traditions of students and teachers. The curriculum focused on various artists from different cultures, expanding students' understanding of art and culture both inside and outside the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Projects, Cultural Pluralism, Community Characteristics