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Sebastian Björnhammer; Iann Lundegård; Jakob Gyllenpalm – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2024
In science education, students need to work with laboratory elements that create conditions for them to learn to do science and experience the value of making meaning in this process. However, students rarely get to carry out investigations that resemble actual scientific practices. More often, they are encouraged to follow an already given…
Descriptors: Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Active Learning, Inquiry
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Kožuchová, Mária; Barnová, Silvia; Stebila, Ján; Krásna, Slávka – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2023
Introduction: In the proposed study, the authors focus on the effectiveness of the application of inquiry-based approach in Slovak schools and present the results of an original research study focused on the impact of inquiry-based teaching on students' knowledge acquisition. Methods: For the purposes of the research study, a pedagogical…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Minji Jeon – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study investigated middle school students' Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy, focusing on cognitive and affective dimensions with regard to learning about AI. Fourteen middle school students participated in a five-day summer camp. They engaged in a project-based AI literacy program with hands-on activities, data collection and modeling,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Artificial Intelligence, Active Learning, Student Projects
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Amalija Žakelj; Mara Cotic; Daniel Doz – Cogent Education, 2024
The present research investigates the effects of an active and experiential learning approach on eighth-grade students' mathematics achievement employing a quasi-experimental research design. A total of 231 students from four Slovenian primary schools participated in the study, with 101 students assigned to the experimental group (EG) and 130 to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Students, Grade 8
Patel, Chintan H. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this Action Research study is to examine the current teaching methods in the virtual education setting and see how professional ideologies of educators may be influenced when introduced to new knowledge. The current education model heavily favors preparing for standardized tests, which the researcher contends is not an accurate…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Ideology, Computer Assisted Testing
Trishauna Pulos – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Middle school is about the growth, potential, and change of adolescents. Students at the middle school age level, generally ages 10 to 14, struggle with the dynamics of making the transitions from recess and active learning in elementary school to multiple teachers, bigger workloads and campuses, and larger student populations (Alexander et al.,…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Student Projects, Active Learning
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Anja Lisa Hirscher; Samira Iran; Ulf Schrader; Martin Müller – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: This paper aims to propose and evaluate an innovative approach to education for sustainable consumption (ESC) which empowers teenagers and young adults to improve sustainable consumption competences. This approach combines pedagogical learning approaches such as real-world learning (e.g. experiential learning and research-based learning)…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Conservation (Environment), Adolescents, Young Adults
Aube, Gina R. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Opportunity and learning gaps between upper-middle-class students and lower SES students that impact academic performance and social development are widening. The purpose of this Action Research study was to understand the interests of students, as well as the academic support most needed, to cultivate the development of 21st century skills and…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, Citizen Participation, Experiential Learning, Reading Assignments
McAllister, Deborah A.; Glidden, Jared L.; Moyer, Peggy S.; Finch, Dorothy L. – Online Submission, 2021
This program focused on improving mathematics content and pedagogy for fifth-grade teachers, including regular classroom teachers and exceptional education teachers, as they implemented the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics. Concentrating work with a single grade allowed for tightening breadth while increasing depth of content.…
Descriptors: Algebra, Grade 5, Elementary School Mathematics, Common Core State Standards
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Yunus Emre Avcu; Yavuz Yaman – Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, 2024
A differentiated science activity was created for gifted students. The focus is on Sustainable Development Goal 15 (SDG-15) for life on land, enhancing engagement, self-regulated learning skills, and scientific creativity in gifted students. The activity spanned eight lesson hours, with tasks encouraging observation, inquiry, and creative…
Descriptors: Gifted, Individualized Instruction, Science Instruction, Computer Simulation
King, Kirsten R. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Title I middle schools face challenges delivering effective inquiry-based science instruction within the framework of Title I requirements. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore Title I middle school teacher and principal perspectives on and experiences with the challenges of delivering inquiry-based science instruction within…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Schools, Middle Schools, Middle School Teachers, 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
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Monika Mithans; Joca Zurc; Milena Ivanuš Grmek – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2024
The quality of educational work is inextricably linked to many factors at the system, school, teacher, and student levels. This research was carried out within the project 'Education of Teachers as a Factor of Providing High-quality Life-long Learning in the Learning Society/The Society of Fast Socio-economic Changes and Unsure Future', funded by…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Grade 7, Grade 9
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Shuaizhen Jin; Zheng Zhong; Kunyan Li; Chen Kang – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
This study utilizes a comparative experimental research method to investigate the effect of the Predict, Observe, Explain, and Evaluate (POEE) learning strategy in an immersive virtual environment (IVE) on two types of learners with different levels of prior knowledge. One type referred to as Highly Experienced and Knowledgeable (HEK) learners,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Prior Learning, Electronic Learning
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Porat, Erez; Shamir-Inbal, Tamar; Blau, Ina – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2023
Introduction: Virtual worlds (VWs) are immersive three-dimensional environments, accessible simultaneously to multiple users, and described as shared, simulated spaces, whose inhabitants represented as avatars. VWs enable freedom of expression. Using VWs in educational contexts requires a shift from teacher-centered instruction to facilitation of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Simulation, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
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