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Chuang Chen; Siti Nazleen Abdul Rabu; Nurullizam Jamiat – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2025
Integrating virtual laboratories (VLs) with science education promotes inquiry-based learning by providing an interactive, dynamic environment in which students actively engage with scientific concepts. While previous research highlights the effectiveness of VLs as tools in the IBL process, few studies have embedded the entire inquiry process…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Science Achievement, Flipped Classroom
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Kook, Janna F.; DeLisi, Jacqueline; Fields, Erica T.; Levy, Abigail Jurist – Science Educator, 2020
Although science fairs have been an institution of science education for decades in schools across the United States, little is understood about how students' science fair experiences vary and how these variations relate to student learning. Research on this topic is particularly imperative as new science standards increase emphasis on the…
Descriptors: Science Fairs, Student Experience, Middle School Students, Learner Engagement
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Li, Haiying; Gobert, Janice; Dickler, Rachel – Grantee Submission, 2018
Science assessments should evaluate the full complement of inquiry practices (NGSS, 2013). Our previous work has shown that a large proportion of students' open responses did not match their scientific investigations (Li et al., 2017a). The present study both unpacks and compares the sub-components underlying students' performance for…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Middle School Students, Content Area Writing
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DeLisi, Jacqueline Rayna; Kook, Janna Fuccillo; Fields, Erica; Levy, Abigail Jurist; Pasquale, Marian – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2018
As new science standards increase emphasis on the teaching of science and engineering practices, research is needed on the implementation and outcomes of students' experiences with authentic inquiry-based activities. Using a framework on teacher support for inquiry, we examined results from a national survey of middle school science fairs. Three…
Descriptors: Science Fairs, Student Experience, Middle School Students, Learner Engagement
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Fuad, Nur Miftahul; Zubaidah, Siti; Mahanal, Susriyati; Suarsini, Endang – International Journal of Instruction, 2017
The aims of this study were (1) to find out the differences in critical thinking skills among students who were given three different learning models: differentiated science inquiry combined with mind map, differentiated science inquiry model, and conventional model, (2) to find out the differences of critical thinking skills among male and female…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
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Rees, Carol; Pardo, Richard; Parker, Jennifer – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2013
This qualitative multiple-comparative case study investigates (1) The reported experiences and impressions of four pre-service teachers (PTs) on practicum placement in four different classrooms (grades 1-9) where a new Steps to Inquiry (SI) framework was being utilized to support students conducting open inquiry; (2) The relative dispositions of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Practicums, Science Instruction, Inquiry