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Wei-Zhao Shi; Chunying Zuo; Jingying Wang – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2025
Previous research has shown that in prehigher education stages, inquiry-based teaching is not sufficient for forming a mature understanding of the nature of science (NOS). However, there is relatively little research conducted on colleges. Inquiry-based teaching should not overlook cognitive frameworks, as students' limited scientific reasoning…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Active Learning, College Science
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Benjamin Krause Recchia; T. J. McKenna – Connected Science Learning, 2024
Though zoos and aquariums have become increasingly focused on conservation education, their menageries of unique and diverse learning opportunities have been underused. This practical "NGSS"-aligned guide to field trips at zoos and aquariums is written specifically for science teachers to support broader utilization of zoos and aquariums…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 12, College Freshmen, Recreational Facilities
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Adrian Wierzchowski; Donald J. Wink – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
This paper examines student experiences in a workshop-based undergraduate research experience studying the activity and inhibition of salivary amylase that provides students with the chance to participate in authentic scientific research prior to the start of their undergraduate studies, following the structure of a course-based undergraduate…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Scientific Research, Student Research
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Joshua W. Reid; Michael L. Rutledge – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2022
We developed and field-tested an active learning exercise designed to provide biology students with the opportunity to consider key aspects of the nature of science as a method of inquiry, particularly the roles of observation and inference in the development of scientific explanations and how scientists deal with uncertainty. In the activity…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Biology, Science Instruction, Scientific Principles
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Noam Morningstar-Kywi; Denise N. Morris; Rebecca M. Romero; Ian S. Haworth – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling requires an understanding of chemical, physiologic, and pharmacokinetic principles. Active learning with PBPK modeling software (GastroPlus) may be useful to teach these scientific principles while also teaching software operation. To examine this issue, a graduate-level course was designed…
Descriptors: Physiology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Graduate Students
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Kinyota, Mjege; Rwimo, Beatha Simon – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
The importance of enabling student-teachers to acquire informed conceptions of the Nature of Science (NOS) is widely emphasised. Hence, this study investigated the effectiveness of a science pre-service teacher education programme of one university in Tanzania in enabling student-teachers to acquire informed conceptions of NOS as stages in a…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Student Attitudes, Scientific Principles, Preservice Teacher Education
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Webster, Audrey; Metcalf, Alana; Kelly, Lauren; Bisesi, Ave; Marnik-Said, Miranda; Colbeck, Carol; Marine, Robert; Vinces, Marcelo; Campbell, Amy; Allen, Taylor – Advances in Physiology Education, 2022
Recommendations for enhancing scientific literacy, inclusivity, and the ecosystem for innovation call for transitioning from teacher-centered to learner-centered science classrooms, particularly at the introductory undergraduate level. Yet little is documented about the challenges that undergraduates perceive in such classrooms and the students'…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Active Learning, Student Projects
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Wesley A. Stroud – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2025
This paper highlights the design process and implementation for an "all majors" undergraduate course that allows students a chance to reconnect with the natural world. During this course students explore a wide range of biological and physical science based topics that seek to highlight human intervention and our impacts on the planet.…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Education, Honors Curriculum, Majors (Students)
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Kallepalli, Samaya; Johnson, Lydia; Mattson, Bruce – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Thomas Graham discovered the law that bears his name while studying gas diffusion into air and other gases. He also found that the same relationship held with gas effusion, the movement of gases through a pinhole into a vacuum. Modern understanding of diffusion and effusion is based on kinetic-molecular theory, and it is generally accepted that…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Kinetics
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Christopher J. Panebianco; Madhura P. Nijsure; Erin E. Berlew; Annie L. Jeong; Joel D. Boerckel – Biomedical Engineering Education, 2024
Mechanobiology is an interdisciplinary field that aims to understand how physical forces impact biological systems. Enhancing our knowledge of mechanobiology has become increasingly important for understanding human disease and developing novel therapeutics. There is a societal need to teach diverse students principles of mechanobiology so that we…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Active Learning, Inquiry, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Hogan, Deirdre; O'Flaherty, Joanne – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2022
Purpose: Goal 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explicitly frames education as an enabler of change and a means to achieve all SDGs. This study aims to explore the nature and culture of science as an academic discipline and its capacity for the integration of education for sustainable development (ESD). Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Education, Sustainable Development, Objectives
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Yesiloglu, Sevinç Nihal; Köseoglu, Fitnat – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2020
The main purpose of this study is to explore the epistemological problems underlying pre-service chemistry teachers' aims in using practical work, "i.e.," individual or small group object manipulation or observation, in school science. Twenty-two pre-service chemistry teachers participated in this study. Qualitative data collection tools…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Chemistry
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Leblebicioglu, G.; Abik, N. M.; Capkinoglu, E.; Metin, D.; Dogan, E. Eroglu; Cetin, P. S.; Schwartz, R. – Research in Science Education, 2019
Scientific inquiry is widely accepted as a method of science teaching. Understanding its characteristics, called Nature of Scientific Inquiry (NOSI), is also necessary for a whole conception of scientific inquiry. In this study NOSI aspects were taught explicitly through student inquiries in nature in two summer science camps. Students conducted…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Camps, Active Learning, Inquiry
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Liu, Dan; Duan, Zhuojan – Physics Teacher, 2021
Equilibrium is an essential concept in undergraduate physics curriculum as it integrates Newton's laws and torque. The importance also comes from its wide applications in mechanics and biomechanics. Simulations of Back and Arms are developed mainly for the undergraduates who major in physical therapy and health sciences. They are implemented as…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Biomechanics, Mechanics (Physics)
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St. Clair, Tyler L.; Wheeler, Lindsay B.; Maeng, Jennifer L.; Bell, Randy L. – Professional Development in Education, 2023
This investigation explored a learning community approach to professional development (PD) specifically catered to science teacher educators. It was designed to bolster faculty collaboration, help participants learn about new research relevant to teacher development, and share effective teaching strategies. Forty-four science teacher educators…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Educators, Science Instruction, Teacher Education Programs
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