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Liying Zhu; Liying Shu; Peiyao Tian; Daner Sun; Ma Luo – International Journal of Science Education, 2025
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a design thinking teaching and learning model on students' design thinking skills in science class. The study utilised two projects, 'Making a Simple Solar Water Heater' and 'Drawing a 3D Topographic Map of Zhejiang Province,' based on the 5th-grade science curriculum in China, and involved 45…
Descriptors: Design, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
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Yaqi Hou; Miao Wang; Wen He; Yixin Ling; Jing Zheng; Xu Hou – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Teaching through experiments has always been an indispensable teaching method in chemistry and other STEM disciplines. Letting more students have access to experiments at the frontier of scientific research is essential to stimulating students' interest in chemistry. With the advancement of computer technology, virtual simulation experiments…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Laboratory Experiments, Chemistry, Science Instruction
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Tian, Peiyao; Sun, Daner; Han, Ruirui; Fan, Yanhua – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
Active participation in project-based learning (PBL) could develop students` knowledge and crucial learning skills across various disciplines. However, the implementation of PBL in the K-12 classroom is usually impeded by the stepby-step PBL cycle. Micro project-based learning (MPBL), which advocates and adheres to the learning principles and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Student Projects, Scientific Concepts
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Julie Hyde; James S. Wright; Andi Xie – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2024
An investigation was carried out into laboratory practical skills development and students' specific challenges in transition from laboratory chemistry at Chinese High School (HS) to a fully English style university laboratory course. To the best of our knowledge this is the first study of its type investigating practical laboratory skills for a…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments, High School Students
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Wright, James S.; Read, David; Hughes, Oliver; Hyde, Julie – New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 2018
We present the evaluation of the student response to a novel form of practical assessment: the Practical Skills Portfolio (PSP). The PSP is a concise record of a practical activity for the purposes of assessment, which prompts students to engage in reflective practice on laboratory skills, and provides opportunities for enhanced feedback delivered…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Science Laboratories, Foreign Countries
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Ding, Lin – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2018
This study examines progression trends of Chinese students' scientific reasoning skills across grade levels from elementary school to university. A large-scale survey using the Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning (CTSR) was conducted with 2669 Chinese students at 13 grade levels (grades 4-16). The construct validity of the CTSR was first…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Elementary School Students
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Simonson, Michael, Ed.; Seepersaud, Deborah, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2021
For the forty-fourth time, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented online and onsite during the annual AECT Convention. Volume 1 contains papers dealing primarily with research and development topics. Papers dealing with…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Feedback (Response), Course Evaluation