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Boublil, Shachar; Blair, David; Treagust, David F. – Teaching Science, 2023
The demand for improving student interest in science has increased efforts toward teaching Einstein's theory of general relativity in schools. Research has already shown that teaching Einsteinian gravity at the secondary level is feasible, however, appropriate resources must be readily available for science teachers to make Einsteinian gravity…
Descriptors: Science Experiments, Scientific Concepts, Physics, Middle School Students
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Ayfer Mutlu – Journal of Science Learning, 2023
This study investigates the effectiveness of using a REACT strategy instruction enriched with guided inquiry-based experiments to improve 7th-grade students' understanding of mixtures compared to conventional teacher-centered instruction. A convergent parallel mixed-method design was used, and 39 middle school students were divided into…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 7, Science Experiments
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Resbiantoro, Gaguk; Setiani, Rahyu; Dwikoranto – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2022
The difference between students' ideas and scientific conceptions, is called misconceptions. Physics learning needs to be designed by teachers to eradicate misconceptions. This paper provides a review of 72 international journal articles on diagnosis methods, causes, and ways of remediating misconceptions that have been published between…
Descriptors: Science Education, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions
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Baur, Armin – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
Student problems (preconceptions, errors, and learner-specific approaches) that arise when planning and conducting experiments are relevant for lesson planning and the further development of teaching practice overall. student problems are understood as a learning opportunity. So far, little attention has been paid to the relationships between…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Experiments, Inquiry, Misconceptions
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Schwichow, Martin; Brandenburger, Martina; Wilbers, Jens – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Designing and interpreting controlled experiments are important inquiry skills addressed in many current science curricula. The relevant skills associated with the design and interpretation of controlled experiments are summarised under the term control-of-variables strategy (CVS). Research on elementary school students' CVS skills shows that they…
Descriptors: Research Design, Inquiry, Elementary School Students, Comparative Analysis
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Sokolowski, Andrzej – Physics Education, 2021
Research has identified several students' misinterpretations of the principles of the photoelectric effect (PE). Students cannot interpret the formula using the graph's context despite the linear dependence inherited in it. Many studies pointed out that the graphical representation of kinetic energy of the ejected electrons versus frequency of…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions
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Valdez, Perla; Smith, K. Christopher – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
A common misconception about dissolving is that heating and/or stirring are required for the dissolving process to occur. In this study, quantitative experimental evidence was collected and analyzed to demonstrate that neither heating nor stirring is required for dissolving. Educators can use the data and results in this study to address this…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Experiments, Heat, Water
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Erna, Maria; Anwar, Lenny; Mazidah – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2021
This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of using an interactive e-module to reduce students' misconceptions on salt hydrolysis material at grade XI in senior high school. This study implemented a pre-experiment with one group pretest-posttest research design, which utilized one class as the experimental class. Samples were selected by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Myer, Rachel A.; Shipley, Thomas F.; Davatzes, Alexandra K. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2018
The ability to accurately reason using three-dimensional visualizations is vital to success in STEM disciplines, particularly the geosciences. One impediment to learning from visualizations is spatially-based misconceptions. Such errors can arise from a range of sources (e.g., prior beliefs, inaccurate application of analogy, and visual…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Scientific Concepts, STEM Education, Misconceptions
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Mešic, Vanes; Škaljo, Edvin; Mitrevski, Boce; Nešic, Ljubiša; Hatibovic, Senad; Malicevic, Mevludin – Physics Education, 2021
Single slit diffraction is part of many high-school physics curricula throughout the world. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether high-school physics teachers from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and North Macedonia are adequately prepared to discuss with their students about various aspects of the single slit diffraction pattern,…
Descriptors: Physics, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, High School Teachers
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Thysiadou, Anna; Gaki, Vaso – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2021
The introduction of the computer into the educational process is a fact. The educational use of new technologies creates a new, more appealing and enjoyable learning environment. The introduction of new technologies into school differentiates the role of the professor by giving him/her a guiding character in a process of experiential approach to…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts
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Öztürk, Feride Eda; Bayram, Zeki – Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, 2020
In this study, a new model termed as "Flexible Inquiry Based Science Teaching", which is developed using the framework of the inquiry approach is proposed. Science teachers (n=2) who participated in the study were instructed on the inquiry approach and their in-class activity applications were examined. The "electricity module"…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Energy, Teaching Methods, Inquiry
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Stamer, I.; David, M. A.; Höffler, T.; Schwarzer, S.; Parchmann, I. – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
The primary objective of the current project was to convey authentic science to students in out-of-school student laboratories. High school students have diverse and partially wrong concepts of scientists' work. To convey more realistic concepts, we developed videos of scientists working on relevant and up to date scientific topics. These videos,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, High School Students, Science Instruction, Video Technology
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Romero-Abrio, Ana; Ramos-Alonso, Raquel; Hurtado-Bermúdez, Santiago – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2021
Science competencies acquired at early years are basic and influence on children's later development. Gender differences in these early science competencies may explain the often-reported gender differences in later science abilities. Research in this field was not usually focused on pre-schoolers. In this study, we focus on the interaction…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Sex Stereotypes, Equal Education, Sciences
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Parinda Phanphech; Tanes Tanitteerapan; Elizabeth Murphy – Issues in Educational Research, 2019
This paper reports on a study of pedagogical strategies for promoting conceptual understanding by reducing misconceptions. The case chosen to investigate this phenomenon involved 40 Thai vocational education students studying physics (electric circuits) in secondary school. The study investigated the effect of an explaining strategy on students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Secondary School Students
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