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Paul, Jürgen; Lederman, Norman G.; Groß, Jorge – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
Experiments are essential for both doing science and learning science. The aim of the German youth science fair, "Jugend forscht," is to encourage scientific thinking and inquiry methods such as experimentation. Based on 57 interviews with participants of the competition, this study summarises students' conceptions and steps of learning…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Experiments, Science Fairs, Foreign Countries
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Neumann, Knut; Welzel, Manuela – European Journal of Physics, 2007
Physics labwork has for a long time now been an important part of academic physics education. But demands on physics education have changed. However, while seminars and lectures have easily been updated with the latest content, it is much more difficult to modernize labwork courses: mere changes of content require expensive new equipment, tight…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Physics, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories