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Leveraging the Analytical Chemistry Primary Literature for Authentic, Integrated Content Knowledge and Process Skill Development
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Hunter, Rebecca A.; Kovarik, Michelle L. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Students develop process skills through repeated practice of data interpretation, problem solving, and critical thinking. The primary literature provides a rich source of data and application problems to engage students in this practice within the context of chemistry content knowledge. However, most existing classroom activities based on the…
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Skill Development
Data Literacy on the Road: Setting up a Large-Scale Data Literacy Initiative in the Databuzz Project
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Seymoens, Tom; Van Audenhove, Leo; Van den Broeck, Wendy; Mariën, Ilse – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2020
This paper presents "the DataBuzz Project." "DataBuzz" is a high-tech, mobile educational lab, which is housed in a 13-meter electric bus. Its specific goal is to increase the data literacy of different segments of society in the Brussels region through inclusive and participatory games and workshops. In this paper, we will…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Literacy, Program Descriptions, Laboratories
Getting Messy with Authentic Data: Exploring the Potential of Using Data from Scientific Research to Support Student Data Literacy
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Kjelvik, Melissa K.; Schultheis, Elizabeth H. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
Data are becoming increasingly important in science and society, and thus data literacy is a vital asset to students as they prepare for careers in and outside science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and go on to lead productive lives. In this paper, we discuss why the strongest learning experiences surrounding data literacy may arise…
Descriptors: Data Use, Scientific Research, Information Literacy, STEM Education
Toward the Relational Management of Educational Measurement Data
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Chung, Gregory K. W. K. – Teachers College Record, 2014
Background: Historically, significant advances in scientific understanding have followed advances in measurement and observation. As the resolving power of an instrument increased, so have gains in the understanding of the phenomena being observed. Modern interactive systems are potentially the new "microscopes" when they are…
Descriptors: Online Systems, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
Problem Analysis: Examining the Selection and Evaluation of Data during Problem-Solving Consultation
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Newell, Markeda L.; Newell, Terrance S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
The purpose of this study was to analyze how school psychologists engaged in problem analysis during problem-solving consultation. Five aspects of the problem analysis process were examined: 1) the types of questions participants asked during problem identification, 2) the types of data participants requested, 3) the frequency of requests for each…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Identification, Problem Solving, Simulated Environment
A Conceptual Metaphor Framework for the Teaching of Mathematics
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Danesi, Marcel – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2007
Word problems in mathematics seem to constantly pose learning difficulties for all kinds of students. Recent work in math education (for example, [Lakoff, G. & Nunez, R. E. (2000). "Where mathematics comes from: How the embodied mind brings mathematics into being." New York: Basic Books]) suggests that the difficulties stem from an…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Word Problems (Mathematics), Figurative Language, Content Analysis
Skills and Strategies for Helping Students Become More Effective Information Users.
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Eisenberg, Michael B.; Spitzer, Kathleen L. – Catholic Library World, 1991
Addresses the implications for education of the expansion of information technology and proposes a model for teaching information skills within the context of an overall process. A model called the "Big Six Skills" is presented, and its application to information problems related to school, life, and work are explained. (10 references)…
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Literacy