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Kucukozer, Huseyin; Korkusuz, M. Emin; Kucukozer, H. Asuman; Yurumezoglu, Kemal – Astronomy Education Review, 2009
This study has examined the impact of teaching certain basic concepts of astronomy through a predict-observe-explain strategy, which includes three-dimensional (3D) computer modeling and observations on conceptual changes seen in sixth-grade elementary school children (aged 11-13; number of students: 131). A pre- and postastronomy instruction…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Science Instruction, Elementary School Students, Astronomy
Simsek, Ali; Nuss, Shirley – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate how elementary students can learn about the culture of another country and how technology can play a role in this process. The sample of the study included 135 fifth grade students from the United States and Turkey. Initial knowledge and information sources of students were assessed at the beginning of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multimedia Instruction, Multimedia Materials, Computer Uses in Education