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Jiun-Wei Guo; Hsiao-Ching She; Meng-Jun Chen; Pei-Yi Tsai – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2023
The individual problem-solving (IPS) and collaborative problem-solving (CPS) have received a lot of attention, yet little research has been conducted to investigate whether CPS and IPS are equally effective in improving students' understanding of physics concepts, problem-solving abilities, and minimizing achievement gaps. Therefore, the present…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Problem Solving, Middle School Students, Grade 8
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Çalisici, Sinan; Benzer, Semra – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2021
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of science, technology, mathematics, engineering (STEM) applications and STEM based teaching on 8th grade students' environmental attitudes, scientific creativity, problem solving skills and science achievement and to get students' opinions about STEM practices. Two groups were used in the…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, STEM Education, Environmental Education, Student Attitudes
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McHugh, Luisa; Kelly, Angela M.; Fisher, Jacqueline Horan; Burghardt, M. David – Research in Science Education, 2021
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Mathematics Infusion into Science Project (MiSP), which integrated science and mathematics in an engaging middle school science curriculum that fostered improvements in science content knowledge, higher-level problem solving, and affective domains related to mathematics. The project design was based…
Descriptors: Graphs, Mathematics Skills, Middle School Students, Science Process Skills
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Tairab, Hassan H. – International Education Studies, 2016
Research studies that deal with student ability to investigate and carry out inquiry oriented investigations often call for educational practitioners to pay particular attention to incorporating the skills of scientific inquiry in the process of teaching and learning. This has the aim of helping learners acquire the skills needed to become problem…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Process Skills, Inquiry, Problem Solving
Bozdogan, Aykut Emre; Uzoglu, Mustafa – Online Submission, 2015
The aim of this study is to explore the problems encountered while teaching force and motion unit in 8th grade science and technology course from teachers' perspectives and offer solutions to eliminate these problems. The study was conducted with 248 science and technology teachers working in 7 regions in Turkey in 2012-2013 academic year.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Grade 8, Science Teachers, Science Education
Jiang, Yang; Paquette, Luc; Baker, Ryan S.; Clarke-Midura, Jody – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2015
Inquiry skills are an important part of science education standards. There has been particular interest in verifying that these skills can transfer across domains and instructional contexts [4,15,16]. In this paper, we study transfer of inquiry skills, and the effects of prior practice of inquiry skills, using data from over 2000 middle school…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Virtual Classrooms, Comparative Analysis, Novices
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Spires, Hiller A.; Rowe, Jonathan P.; Mott, Bradford W.; Lester, James C. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
Targeted as a highly desired skill for contemporary work and life, problem solving is central to game-based learning research. In this study, middle grade students achieved significant learning gains from gameplay interactions that required solving a science mystery based on microbiology content. Student trace data results indicated that effective…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Hypothesis Testing, Microbiology, Educational Technology
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Bennett, Randy Elliot; Persky, Hilary; Weiss, Andrew R.; Jenkins, Frank – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
The Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments (TRE) study was designed to demonstrate and explore innovative use of computers for developing, administering, scoring, and analyzing the results of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments. Two scenarios (Search and Simulation) were created for measuring problem solving…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, National Competency Tests, Problem Solving, Simulation
Arizona Department of Education, 2009
This publication contains an updated academic standards of Arizona public schools for grade 5. The contents of this document include the following: (1) The Arts Standard 2006--Grade 5; (2) Comprehensive Health Education/Physical Activity Standards 1997--Essentials (Grades 4-8); (3) Foreign and Native Language Standards 1997--Foundations (Grades…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Health Education, Sex Education, Public Health
Arizona Department of Education, 2009
This publication contains an updated academic standards of Arizona public schools for grade 6. The contents of this document include the following: (1) The Arts Standard 2006--Grade 6; (2) Comprehensive Health Education/Physical Activity Standards 1997--Essentials (Grades 4-8); (3) Foreign and Native Language Standards 1997--Essentials (Grades…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Health Education, Sex Education, Public Health
Arizona Department of Education, 2009
This publication contains the updated academic standards of Arizona for Grade 8. The contents of this document include the following: (1) The Arts Standard 2006--Grade 8; (2) Comprehensive Health Education/Physical Activity Standards 1997--Essentials (Grades 4-8); (3) Foreign and Native Language Standards 1997--Essentials (Grades 4-8); (4) Reading…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Health Education, Sex Education, Public Health
Arizona Department of Education, 2009
This document contains the Arizona academic standards for Grade 7. The following 11 standards are reviewed: (1) The Arts Standard 2006 --Grade 7; (2) Comprehensive Health Education/Physical Activity Standards 1997--Essentials (Grades 4-8); (3) Foreign and Native Language Standards 1997--Essentials (Grades 4-8); (4) Reading Standard Articulated by…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Health Education, Sex Education, Public Health