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Lin, Yu-Ren; Hung, Cheng-Yu; Hung, Jeng-Fung – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
This study investigated two science teachers' meta-strategic knowledge (MSK) of argumentation teaching by applying the repertory grid technique (RGT). One teacher was a novice, while the other was experienced in teaching argumentation. Using the RGT, we elicited the objectives and strategies of the two teachers regarding their argumentation…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Persuasive Discourse, Beginning Teachers
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Middleton, Michael; Dupuis, Juliann; Tang, Judy – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2013
Many rural indigenous communities rely on science knowledge and innovation for survival and economic advancement, which requires community members to be motivated for learning science. Children in these communities have been viewed by some as unmotivated due to their low science achievement as they progress in school, particularly into majority…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Student Motivation, Semi Structured Interviews, Educational Practices
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Tseng, Kuo-Hung; Chang, Chi-Cheng; Lou, Shi-Jer; Chen, Wen-Ping – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2013
Many scholars claimed the integration of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education is beneficial to the national economy and teachers and institutes have been working to develop integrated education programs. This study examined a project-based learning (PjBL) activity that integrated STEM using survey and interview…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Student Attitudes, Engineering, Foreign Countries
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Hong, Zuway-R.; Lin, Huann-Shyang; Chen, Hsiang-Ting; Wang, Hsin-Hui; Lin, Chia-Jung – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of aesthetic science activities on improving elementary school at-risk families' children's positive thinking, attitudes toward science, and decreasing their anxiety about learning science. Thirty-six 4th-grade children from at-risk families volunteered to participate in a 12-week intervention…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Activities, Aesthetics, Elementary School Students
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Shieh, Ruey S.; Chang, Wheijen; Liu, Eric Zhi-Feng – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
This study explored the impact of "Technology Enabled Active Learning" (TEAL) on students learning general physics, focusing on differences between genders and among various achievement levels. A quasi-experimental investigation was conducted on two semesters of courses offered in 2008. Data sources consisted of pre-tests, post-tests,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Experimental Groups, Control Groups