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Ali Kozan Soykal; Peter Rillero; Alpay Bicer – European Journal of Physics Education, 2021
Science is a collaborative process and electronic means of communication enhance collaborative possibilities. It is an important ability to be able to effectively work with people from different cultures. Our program uses physics activities to bring secondary school girls from different cultures together. Students from a school in the United…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Teachers, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Chandran, Dinu S.; Muthukrishnan, Suriya Prakash; Barman, Susan M.; Peltonen, Liisa M.; Ghosh, Sarmishtha; Sharma, Renuka; Bhattacharjee, Manasi; Rathore, Bharti Bhandari; Carroll, Robert G.; Sengupta, Jayasree; Chan, Julie Y. H.; Ghosh, Debabrata – Advances in Physiology Education, 2021
Active learning promotes the capacity of problem solving and decision making among learners. Teachers who apply instructional processes toward active participation of learners help their students develop higher order thinking skills. Due to the recent paradigm shift toward adopting competency-based curricula in the education of healthcare…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physiology, Workshops, Active Learning
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McConnell, Tom J.; Parker, Joyce M.; Eberhardt, Jan – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2013
One of the characteristics of effective science teachers is a deep understanding of science concepts. The ability to identify, explain and apply concepts is critical in designing, delivering and assessing instruction. Because some teachers have not completed extensive courses in some areas of science, especially in middle and elementary grades,…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Science Teachers
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Kapanadze, Marika; Eilks, Ingo – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
After the collapse of the former Soviet Union, many Central and Eastern European countries underwent significant change in their political and educational systems, among them Georgia and Moldova. Reforms in education sought to overcome the highly centralized educational system of the former Soviet Union as well as to conquer the teacher-centred…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Educational Change, Active Learning
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Zhang, Meilan; Lundeberg, Mary; Eberhardt, Jan – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2011
Engaging teachers in discussing and analyzing problems of practice has great potential for teacher professional development, yet little is known about how to facilitate such discussion. This study examined the strategies that experienced facilitators used to promote productive discussion among science teachers. Participants were 6 facilitators and…
Descriptors: Role Playing, Problem Based Learning, Data Analysis, Science Teachers
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Berlin, Donna F.; White, Arthur L. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
The purpose of this article is twofold: (a) to describe a unique teacher licensure program for grades 7-12 that integrates mathematics, science, and technology education and (b) to explore the attitudes and perceptions related to the integration of mathematics, science, and technology education of three cohorts of preservice teachers enrolled in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Reliability, Semantic Differential, Factor Analysis
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Hong, Miyoung; Kang, Nam-Hwa – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
This study examined science teachers' conceptions of creativity in science education, pedagogical ideas, and contextual factors perceived as constraints on teaching for creativity and any differences in the conceptions of teachers from South Korea and the United States. Participants in the study consisted of 44 South Korean and 21 US secondary…
Descriptors: Creativity, Class Size, High Stakes Tests, Foreign Countries
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Senocak, Erdal; Taskesenligil, Yavuz; Sozbilir, Mustafa – Research in Science Education, 2007
The aim of this study was to compare the achievement of prospective primary science teachers in a problem-based curriculum with those in a conventional primary science teacher preparation program with regard to success in learning about gases and developing positive attitudes towards chemistry. The subjects of the study were 101 first year…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Science Teachers, Intervention, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Field, Patrick – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2006
The National Inquiry Standard for Science Education Preparation requires science teachers to introduce students to scientific inquiry to solve problems by various methods, including active learning in a collaborative environment. In order for science teachers to comply with this inquiry standard, activities must be designed for students to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Teachers, Problem Based Learning, Physiology