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Morgan Britter; Dermot Donnelly-Hermosillo; Ozcan Gulacar – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Current studies on group work illustrate the importance of student collaboration for enhancing conceptual understanding and participation in science. Research also documents the roles students adopt within group work, with some studies illustrating the underlying power relations. This study sought to expand on prior research literature to…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Groups, Cooperative Learning, Scientific Concepts
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Junarti; Sukestiyarno, Y. L.; Mulyono; Dwidayati, Nur Karomah – European Journal of Educational Research, 2019
The structure sense is a part that must be learned in order to help understand and construct connection in abstract algebra. This study aimed at building the pattern of a structure sense as a profile of the structure sense in group property. Using a qualitative study, the structure sense of group property was explored through lecturing activity of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Assignments
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Alred, Ashley R.; Doherty, Jennifer H.; Hartley, Laurel M.; Harris, Cornelia B.; Dauer, Jenny M. – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
An understanding of biological variation is important for understanding ecological interactions, ecosystem function, and species' response to environmental change. Biological variation is essential to species survival because natural selection acts upon the phenotypic variation within a population: the more varied the population's genetic…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Knowledge Level, Scientific Concepts
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Ben Roth Shank – English Journal, 2018
Revisiting the writing assignments that the author has given to his sophomores and juniors over the past four years, he can identify patterns that have complicated their writing development. This article explores how Aristotle's enthymeme can serve as an effective prewriting tool for literary analysis in the high school classroom. By foregrounding…
Descriptors: Prewriting, Literary Criticism, High School Students, Writing Processes
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Moreira, Patricia; Marzabal, Ainoa; Talanquer, Vicente – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2019
The central goal of this research study was to characterise the different types of reasoning manifested by high school chemistry students when building initial written explanations of a natural phenomenon. In particular, our study participants were asked to explain why a mixture of water and alcohol works as an antifreeze. Data collected in the…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Engeström, Ritva; Käyhkö, Leena – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2021
Background: Recent alternative concepts of school knowledge emphasize knowledge creation via networks of learning around real-world phenomena. We studied entrepreneurship education as an example of new epistemic activity which opens institutional boundaries for active engagement with society in learning. Methods: We used a case-study strategy and…
Descriptors: Networks, Entrepreneurship, Case Studies, Middle School Students
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Shultz, Ginger V.; Gere, Anne Ruggles – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
Traditional methods for teaching the Lewis dot structure model emphasize rule-based learning and often neglect the purpose and function of the model. Thus, many students are unable to extend their understanding of molecular structures in new contexts. The assignment described here addresses this issue by asking students to read and write about the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Teaching Methods, Scientists
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Shivers, James; Levenson, Cyra; Tan, Mei – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2017
A vibrant theory of change capable of fueling critical practice may be an indispensable feature of teaching argument in secondary education. According to the PIE model (Perception, Interpretation, Expression), layers of experience build a cognitive scaffold to support the development of critical skills. In addition, incorporating works of art and…
Descriptors: Visual Literacy, Creativity, Persuasive Discourse, Writing Instruction
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Ilter, Ilhan – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study is to describe social studies teachers' perceptions related to their practices in teaching concepts within the context of social studies instruction in order to enhance students' vocabulary development in their classes. The study focuses on how students' breadth and depth of vocabulary knowledge is supported by teachers'…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Concept Formation
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Bargagliotti, Anna E.; Anderson, Celia Rousseau – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2017
As a result of the increased focus on data literacy and data science across the world, there has been a large demand for professional development in statistics. However, exactly how these professional development opportunities should be structured remains an open question. The purpose of this paper is to describe the first iteration of a design…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, Concept Formation
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Ye, Li; Oueini, Razanne; Lewis, Scott E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
The links students make among chemistry content is considered essential for a robust, enduring understanding in multiple learning theories. This article describes the development and implementation of an assessment technique, termed a Measure of Linked Concepts, designed to inform instructors on students' understanding of linking content…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Chemistry, Evaluation Methods
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Seah, Lay Hoon; Clarke, David; Hart, Christina – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
This study examines how a class of Grade 7 students employed linguistic resources to explain density differences. Drawing from the same data-set as a previous study by, we take a language perspective to investigate the challenges students face in learning the concept of density. Our study thus complements previous research on learning about…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Middle School Students, Scientific Concepts, Language Usage
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Ahmed, Furzeen – English in Education, 2018
This article presents the findings of a linguistic ethnographic pilot study, conducted as part of an ongoing research study, to examine how students utilise their knowledge and experience in understanding literary texts being studied from different cultural and temporal spaces. The analysis of this development in the students' comprehension of new…
Descriptors: English Literature, Drama, English Instruction, Schemata (Cognition)
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Ryter, Di – Journal of International Social Studies, 2015
World history has become increasingly important and has often been a required course for high school students in the United States. This multi-case study provides examples and descriptions of students' demonstration of historical understandings. It also includes multiple perspectives and experiences of world history students and teachers, and…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, History Instruction, Teaching Methods, History
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DeFauw, Danielle L.; Saad, Klodia – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2014
This article presents an authentic writing opportunity to help ninth-grade students use the writing process in a science classroom to write and illustrate picture books for fourth-grade students to demonstrate and share their understanding of a biology unit on cells. By creating a picture book, students experience the writing process, understand…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Grade 9, Writing Assignments, Writing Processes
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