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The Relationships between Elementary Students' Knowledge-in-Use Performance and Their Science Achievement
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Tingting Li; I-Chien Chen; Emily Adah Miller; Cory Susanne Miller; Barbara Schneider; Joseph Krajcik – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
This longitudinal study examines the relationship between students' knowledge-in-use performance and their performance on third-party designed summative tests within a coherent and equitable learning environment. Focusing on third-grade students across three consecutive project-based learning (PBL) units aligned with the Next Generation Science…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Student Projects, Active Learning
Developing the Concept of 'Ecosystem' through Inquiry-Based Learning: A Study of Pre-Service Primary Teachers
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Martín-Gámez, Carolina; Acebal, María del Carmen; Prieto, Teresa – Journal of Biological Education, 2020
We studied the initial conceptions of 73 pre-service primary teachers regarding the concept of ecosystem and examined how their understanding evolved as a result of participation in an inquiry-based learning exercise. The inquiry process involved identifying students' initial conceptions, making them aware of these, comparison of their ideas with…
Descriptors: Ecology, Active Learning, Inquiry, Preservice Teachers
Using an Inquiry-Based Science and Engineering Program to Promote Science Knowledge, Problem-Solving Skills and Approaches to Learning in Preschool Children
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Lin, Xunyi; Yang, Weipeng; Wu, Lizhen; Zhu, Lifen; Wu, Duanping; Li, Hui – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: The present study investigated the effects of a 12-week inquiry-based science and engineering (IBSE) program on preschoolers' science and engineering learning experiences. The treatment versus control condition was randomly assigned to four preschool classes, which included 122 preschoolers (M = 61.10 month, SD = 3.73).…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Education, Engineering Education
Associations of Reading Knowledge with Kindergarten and First Grade Teachers' Reported Instructional Strategies
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Jordan, Rebecca Lee Payne; Bratsch-Hines, Mary – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2020
Teacher knowledge of reading is an important aspect of teacher quality, though limited research has investigated its associations with how classroom teachers report using instructional strategies to engage students in reading. Factor analysis of 28 instructional strategy items led to five self-reported instructional foci among 66 kindergarten and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Early Childhood Teachers, Knowledge Level
Hero Elementary Playlist Pilot Study in After-School Programs
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Li, Linlin; Mahrer, Ben; Weiser, Gary; Orenstein, Ari; Chow, Eunice; Atienza, Sara – WestEd, 2019
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) Ready to Learn project, "Hero Elementary," has an emphasis on reaching Latino communities and supporting the needs of children with disabilities. The project embeds the expectations of kindergarten to 2nd grade science standards into a series of…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Students with Disabilities, Primary Education, Science Education
The Effect of Active Learning Based Science Camp Activities on Primary School Students' Opinions towards Scientific Knowledge and Scientific Process Skills
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Aydede Yalçin, Meryem Nur – International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 2016
It is important for people to be able to judge the nature while actually living in it to gain the scientific perspective which is an important skill nowadays. Within this importance, the general purpose of this study is to examine the effect of active learning based science camp activities on sixth, seventh and eighth grade students' opinions…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Summer Science Programs, Science Education, Elementary School Science