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Anna Jakobsson; Jenny Loberg; Maria Kjörk – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
Retrieval-based learning, using tests for content review, frequently proves more effective for knowledge retention compared to alternative methods. Extensive research has explored this with older students, often in contrast to more passive techniques like rereading or note rewriting, typically focusing on vocabulary content, in non-classroom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Recall (Psychology)
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Jakobsson, Anders; Kouns, Maria – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
In this study, we have explored the ways in which small-group work in science can contribute to strengthen multilingual students' subject language and conceptual development when working with language-oriented classroom activities in primary classrooms. The aim is to determine whether it is possible to identify factors in interactions in…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Johan Nelson; Clas Olander – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
This study investigated meaning-making of arrows in a representation of the greenhouse effect among 14-year-old secondary school students. Data was generated during Biology lessons where 74 students discussed how they interpreted a representation from the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, which is an NGO that produce school material. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Biology, Science Instruction
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Davidsson, Eva; Granklint-Enochson, Pernilla – Science Education International, 2021
Previous studies have pointed to the benefits of involving students' everyday life experiences in lessons and in contextualizing the science content to enhance learning and positive attitudes toward school science. However, most of these investigations have been conducted as intervention studies. By contrast, the present study explored how…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Relevance (Education), Authentic Learning
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Pavel V. Kolesnichenko; Axl Eriksson; Linnea Lindh; Donatas Zigmantas; Jens Uhlig – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Investigating the optical properties of various chemical compounds using UV-vis spectrophotometers is an essential part of education in chemistry. However, commercial spectrophotometers are usually treated as "magic black boxes", where the dominant majority of optical elements are hidden "under the hood". This often limits…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Curriculum, College Curriculum, Higher Education
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Svensson, Kim; Campos, Esmeralda – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
The study of students' use of representations is one of the main topics of physics education research and is guided by the overarching field of semiotics. In this paper we compare two semiotic frameworks, one coming from didactics of mathematics and one from physics education research; "the theory of registers of semiotic…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Semiotics, Science Instruction, Physics
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Widing, Lizette; Nilsson, Pernilla; Enochson, Pernilla Granklint – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2023
This study investigated students' meaning-making of polymeric concepts during modelling and discuss students' creation of visible representations in chemistry. The analysis combines a phenomenographic and social semiotic approach and leads to the finding and description of 21 different meaning-making processes. We refer to meaning-making as the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts
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Cerratto Pargman, Teresa; Nouri, Jalal; Milrad, Marcelo – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
In this paper, we argue that in order to gain a deeper understanding of collaborative mobile learning in schools, it is important to know not only how mobile devices affect collaborative learning but also how collaborative learning emerges and is mediated by these devices. We develop our argument by applying the instrumental genesis theory and the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology
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Areljung, Sofie; Bäckström, Lena; Grenemark, Evelina – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2023
This article seeks to contribute to an early childhood specific conceptualisation of physics education. The article is a collaboration between a researcher in science education and two preschool teachers and revolves around the teachers' work with 2-4 year old children. Grounded in a posthumanist understanding of the world, we focus on physics…
Descriptors: Physics, Learning Processes, Science Instruction, Early Childhood Education
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Broman, Karolina; Bernholt, Sascha; Christensson, Camilla – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2022
Background: To make students more interested and engaged in science, new teaching approaches have been developed aiming at higher order thinking. Context-based learning approaches emanate from an idea that science content knowledge should be presented in a relevant context for students to improve their learning outcomes as well as making them more…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Relevance (Education), Science Interests, Learner Engagement
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Weurlander, Maria; Scheja, Max; Hult, Håkan; Wernerson, Annika – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
The aim of the research reported in this paper was to explore students' "journey" towards conceptual understanding during an undergraduate course. The task that medical students face--to learn a substantial quantity of detailed knowledge and integrate into a coherent whole in a limited time frame--is demanding. Seven students were…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Undergraduate Students, Learning Experience, Science Instruction
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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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Patron, Emelie; Linder, Cedric; Wikman, Susanne – Science Education, 2021
Since visual representations play a particularly important role in the teaching and learning of chemistry, the exploration described in this article focuses on them. This is an explorative study of the qualitatively different ways that visual representations can be unpacked by Swedish upper secondary school chemistry teachers dealing with…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Visual Aids, Molecular Structure
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Patrik Holm – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2025
The increasing prevalence of online courses has highlighted the importance of digital literacy for students. This study investigates the relationship between digital literacy and academic achievement among students who participate in an online course on anatomy and physiology. The study also evaluates how different aspects of digital literacy,…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Physiology, Science Instruction, Anatomy
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Walldén, Robert – Classroom Discourse, 2022
This article concerns the relationship between general literacy skills and engagement with subject-specific content in classroom practice. The aim is to contribute knowledge about how enactment of reading strategies impacts classroom discussions about science texts. For 10 weeks, the researcher conducted observations and audio recordings of…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Science Instruction, Grade 4, Elementary School Students
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