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Álvarez-Herrero, Juan-Francisco; Valls-Bautista, Cristina – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2021
This study consists of a longitudinal research using an active methodology to teach the contents of the periodic table to high school students, based on project-based learning and WebQuest. The aim of this investigation is to study the relationship between learning the periodic table and the type of strategy that students choose to achieve the…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Chemistry, High School Students, Student Projects
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Arboleya-García, Elena; Miralles, Laura – Education Sciences, 2022
Games are a proven tool for learning at all ages and in many contexts. They increase the attractiveness of learning processes through arousing interest and enhancing motivation, and aid with the development of social skills. Educational games provide teachers with different approaches to teaching. 'The Game of the Sea' is an interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Teaching Methods
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Casanoves, Marina; Solé-Llussà, Anna; Haro, Juan; Gericke, Niklas; Valls, Cristina – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2023
Background: Game-based science learning (GBSL) provide an alternative route for learning genetics, but its effects on students' conceptual learning is contested. In this paper we assess the utility, in primary teacher education, of Recal - a game designed to promote participants' learning of key genetic concepts through acting as detectives…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Genetics, Teaching Methods, Game Based Learning
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Pablo Serna-Gallén; Maria Fortuño-Morte; Héctor Beltrán-Mir; Eloísa Cordoncillo – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
This article presents and discusses the results of an educational innovation that seeks to introduce the world of molecular gastronomy in chemistry lessons as a means to review stoichiometry and offer an alternative way to learn. In the literature to date, there is no evidence of haute cuisine having been employed to contextualize stoichiometry…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Game Based Learning
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Paz, Concepción; Suárez, Eduardo; Cabarcos, Adrián; Gil, Christian – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2019
Fluid Mechanics is one of the most complex branches of science to learn. Traditionally, it has been taught from a positivism point of view. However, the latest technologies have led to the creation of new educational tools based on a constructivism approach as a complement to conventional teaching. This paper addresses the development of a course…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Learning Theories, Constructivism (Learning)