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Delen, Ibrahim; Sen, Sedat – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2023
Design-based learning (DBL) offers opportunities to support students' content understanding. Previous DBL studies reported different effect sizes by using the data from one participant group. The goal of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis that would give a comprehensive picture of how DBL is connected to student achievement in different…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Meta Analysis, Design
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Hu, Yuanyuan; Gallagher, Timothy; Wouters, Pieter; Schaaf, Marieke; Kester, Liesbeth – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2022
Game-based learning (GBL) may address the unique characteristics of a single subject such as chemistry. Previous systematic reviews on the effects of GBL have yielded contradictory results concerning cognitive and motivational outcomes. This meta-analysis aims to: (a) estimate the overall effect size of GBL in chemistry education on cognitive,…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Chemistry, Science Instruction
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Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad; Myers, John Y.; Summers, Ryan; Brunner, Jeanne; Waight, Noemi; Wahbeh, Nader; Zeineddin, Ava A.; Belarmino, Jeremy – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2017
This study assessed the (i) ways in which, and extent to which, several aspects of nature of science (NOS) are represented in high school biology and physics textbooks in the United States (U.S.); (ii) extent to which these representations have changed over the course of several decades; and (iii) relative impact of discipline, and textbook…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Scientific Principles, High School Students, Secondary School Science