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Molefe, Leonard; Aubin, Jean-Baptiste – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2021
Today science teachers are expected to understand the nature of environmental education, and be competent in skills, methods, and procedures relevant to a science discipline. The purpose of this research was to explore pre-service science teachers' views with regard to environmental education, investigation conducted during a freshwater ecosystem…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Student Attitudes, Environmental Education
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Watson, Jane M.; English, Lyn D. – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2017
This report is based on an activity completed by 89 Grade 6 students carrying out a statistical investigation with a focus on posing an initial question given a context and then refining it for a chosen data set. Having reached a conclusion based on evidence from their data analysis, students were given additional information on the context and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Grade 6, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries
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Henriques, Ana; Oliveira, Hélia – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2016
This paper reports on the results of a study investigating the potential to embed Informal Statistical Inference in statistical investigations, using TinkerPlots, for assisting 8th grade students' informal inferential reasoning to emerge, particularly their articulations of uncertainty. Data collection included students' written work on a…
Descriptors: Investigations, Student Attitudes, Statistical Inference, Grade 8
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Colome, Angels; Bafalluy, Maria Gracia; Noel, Marie-Pascale – Psicologica: International Journal of Methodology and Experimental Psychology, 2011
Some current models of mathematical cognition (Dehaene, 1992; Campbell & Clark, 1992) make strong claims about the code in which arithmetical operations are solved, basing themselves on how these operations were originally acquired or are most frequently employed. However, data on acquisition and use are often derived from anecdotic reports…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Questionnaires, Arithmetic, Toys
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Guhan, Berna Canturk – South African Journal of Education, 2014
The aim of this study is to evaluate the reasoning skills in geometry-related subjects of six 8th Grade students. The study data were obtained at the end of the 2011-2012 spring period in a public elementary school. The study uses a case study with qualitative research techniques to investigate how students use reasoning skills. In this study, six…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Thinking Skills
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Gokalp, Muhammed Sait; Sharma, Manjula; Johnston, Ian; Sharma, Mia – Teaching Science, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate how WebQuests can be used in physics classes for teaching specific concepts. The study had three stages. The first stage was to develop a WebQuest on Newton's second law. The second stage involved developing a lesson plan to implement the WebQuest in class. In the final stage, the WebQuest was…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Curriculum Implementation, Investigations, Physics
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Hirschfeld, Stephen J. – CUPA Journal, 1994
When a college/university employee feels that his/her rights have been abrogated, the human resource department and in-house legal staff should be prepared to conduct a comprehensive, objective, and professional investigation. Such issues as proof of misconduct, "reasonable grounds," negligent investigation claims, and defamation claims are…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Conflict Resolution, Discipline Policy, Employer Employee Relationship
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2007
The Field Trip to the Moon program uses an inquiry-based learning approach that fosters team building and introduces students to careers in science and engineering. The program components include a DVD and classroom investigations. The compelling DVD (not included here) provides essential information about Earth and the Moon. The hands-on…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Careers, Career Awareness, Engineering
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2007
The Field Trip to the Moon program uses an inquiry-based learning approach that fosters team building and introduces young people to careers in science and engineering. The program components include the Field Trip to the Moon show (either on DVD or presented in a planetarium dome) and workshop investigations. The compelling show provides…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Workshops, Museums, Recreational Facilities