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Supporting Student Learning from Diagnosing Erroneous Examples When Contrasting Them with Worked Examples in the Physics Classroom
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Safadi, Rafi' – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Troubleshooting activities require students to diagnose teacher-crafted erroneous examples by detecting and explaining the conceptual errors driving them. In a previous study, the author tested whether diagnosing erroneous examples and then scoring them using a rubric that contained the related worked examples, a step-by-step strategy to solve a…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Scientific Concepts, Physics, Science Instruction
Early Understandings of Simple Food Chains: A Learning Progression for the Preschool Years
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Allen, Michael – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
Aspects of preschoolers' ecological understandings were explored in a cross-age, quantitative study that utilised a sample of seventy-five 3- to 5-year-old children. Specifically, their concepts of feeding relationships were determined by presenting physical models of three-step food chains during structured interviews. A majority of children,…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Food, Concept Formation
Who Wants to Be a Scientist in South Korea: Assessing Role Model Influences on Korean Students' Perceptions of Science and Scientists
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Kenneth Jones, Lee; Hite, Rebecca L. – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
Students from Eastern countries score well on international assessments in science yet lack interest in pursuing science careers. Several factors play into students' perceptions of science and scientists, including their home life and attributes of the society in which they live (habitus and capital). One understudied means of examining this issue…
Descriptors: Scientists, Science Careers, Student Attitudes, Social Capital
Attitudes toward Science among Grades 3 through 12 Arab Students in Qatar: Findings from a Cross-Sectional National Study
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Said, Ziad; Summers, Ryan; Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad; Wang, Shuai – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
This study assessed students' attitudes toward science in Qatar. A cross-sectional, nationwide probability sample representing all students enrolled in grades 3 through 12 in the various types of schools in Qatar completed the "Arabic Speaking Students' Attitudes toward Science Survey" (ASSASS). The validity and reliability of the…
Descriptors: Scientific Attitudes, Arabs, Student Attitudes, Case Studies
Learning for Everyday Life: Pupils' Conceptions of Hearing and Knowledge about Tinnitus from a Teaching-Learning Sequence
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West, Eva – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
As a result of young people frequently exposing themselves to loud sounds, researchers are advocating education about the risks of contracting tinnitus. However, how pupils conceive of and learn about the biological aspects of hearing has not been extensively investigated. Consequently, the aim of the present study is to explore pupils' learning…
Descriptors: Intervention, Older Adults, Adolescents, Grade 4
Students' Understanding of Molecular Structure Representations
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Ferk, Vesna; Vrtacnik, Margareta; Blejec, Andrej; Gril, Alenka – International Journal of Science Education, 2003
The purpose of the investigation was to determine the meanings attached by students to the different kinds of molecular structure representations used in chemistry teaching. The students (n = 124) were from primary (aged 13-14 years) and secondary (aged 17-18 years) schools and a university (aged 21-25 years). A computerised "Chemical…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Molecular Structure, Chemistry, Science Instruction