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Chen, Ya-Chun; Wilson, Kimberley; Lin, Huann-shyang – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2019
Systems thinking has been an educational priority for more than a decade, yet its related assessment and teaching strategies have been understudied in the chemistry education research community. Through the lens of systems thinking, this study explores how undergraduate students connect and translate their conceptual representations when they are…
Descriptors: College Science, Chemistry, Problem Solving, Systems Approach
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Hung, Hui-Chun; Young, Shelley Shwu-Ching – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
The emergence of open online courses and flipped classrooms has brought new opportunities to unbundle the traditional university. This study aimed to investigate a thermal physics classroom integrated with an open online learning mode to afford various learning strategies for students in Taiwan. Moreover, we examined students' preferred learning…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Flipped Classroom, Physics, Science Instruction
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Kumasaki, Mieko; Shoji, Takuro; Wu, Tsung-Chih; Soontarapa, Khantong; Arai, Mitsuru; Mizutani, Takaaki; Okada, Ken; Shimizu, Yoshitada; Sugano, Yasuhiro – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
"Manga" are graphic novels that are considered to have the potential to effectively convey concepts and engage readers. The efficacy of "manga" has been validated for chemical safety education to students in three universities in Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand. Students were asked to examine a photo to identify hazards and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, College Science
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Chang, Rong-Chi; Yu, Zeng-Shiang – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2018
This article aims to explore the impact of AR on the learning outcomes of college freshmen and their knowledge about the biology lab course. In a study, a basic biology lab course app was developed using AR technology. The students used this app to prepare for a basic biology lab course, and carry on self-learning without the help of instructors.…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Biology
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Chang, Chun-Yeh; Chang, Yueh-Hsia – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2010
This study used an instrument to examine undergraduate students' preferred and actual learning environment perceptions in an introductory earth science course. The results show that science students expect to learn in a learning environment combining teacher-centred and student-centred approaches. However, an expectation incongruence was found in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Student Attitudes, School Culture
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Syh-Jong, Jang – Educational Research, 2007
Background: In Taiwan, traditional college science teaching concentrates on the direct transmission of knowledge or facts from instructors to students and thereby involves non-interactive teaching activities. Some researchers recommend that college faculties should be moving away from lectures as a means of instruction and increasing opportunities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Sciences, Preservice Teacher Education