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Caymaz, Belkiz – Journal of Science Learning, 2021
Laboratory studies are very important for science education but also involve various risks. It is possible to minimize these risks by providing a safe working environment. This study aims to determine the knowledge and views of secondary school students on laboratory safety and to identify their deficiencies in this regard. The survey method was…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Knowledge Level, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Kapici, Hasan Ozgur; Costu, Fatma – Turkish Journal of Education, 2023
Instructional technology has been developing rapidly and its impacts can be observed in learning environments. One of the recent technological tools used in science classes is virtual laboratories. This study aims to investigate the effects of virtual laboratories on developing gifted students' conceptual knowledge and improving science process…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Science Laboratories, Academically Gifted, Knowledge Level
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Enas A. Tayfour; Essa A. Alibraheim – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2024
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the virtual lab in teaching mathematics and its impact on the development of mathematical power and tendency towards mathematics among fourth-grade students in the Kingdom of Bahrain. To achieve the study's objectives, a quasi-experimental approach was employed. The sample consisted of 64…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
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Kapici, Hasan Özgür; Costu, Fatma – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2023
One of the main courses that have been affected by instructional technology is science education since the nature of topics covered by the science curriculum may require the usage of technology to teach them better. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of virtual laboratories on the development of gifted children's…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Computer Simulation, Science Laboratories
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Tseng, Yi-Kuan; Lin, Fan-Sheng; Tarng, Wernhuar; Lu, Yu-Ling; Wang, Tzu-Ling – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
Physical and virtual labs have unique capabilities that can influence how students learn from them. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of physical and virtual manipulatives on students' learning of heat and temperature and to examine the influence of various combinations of physical and virtual manipulatives. A total of 205…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students, Computer Simulation
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Pauley, Lauren; Weege, Kendra; Koomen, Michele Hollingsworth – Science and Children, 2016
Native plants are not typically the kinds of plants that are used in elementary classroom studies of plant biology. More commonly, students sprout beans or investigate with fast plants. At the time the authors started their plant unit (November), the school-yard garden had an abundance of native plants that had just started seeding, including…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Plants (Botany), Teaching Methods, Knowledge Level
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Song, Donggil; Karimi, Arafeh; Kim, Paul – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
Teaching argumentation with appropriate activities and strategies would support a wide range of goals in science education. Though science labs have been suggested and employed for argumentation activities, such educational expenditures are likely to be beyond the means of most schools in under-resourced areas. Due to the lack of appropriate…
Descriptors: Science Experiments, Disadvantaged Schools, Developing Nations, Rural Areas