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The Learning Benefits of Being Willing and Able to Engage in Scientific Argumentation
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Bathgate, Meghan; Crowell, Amanda; Schunn, Christian; Cannady, Mac; Dorph, Rena – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Engaging in science as an argumentative practice can promote students' critical thinking, reflection, and evaluation of evidence. However, many do not approach science in this way. Furthermore, the presumed confrontational nature of argumentation may run against cultural norms particularly during the sensitive time of early adolescence. This paper…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Secondary School Science, Science Education, Science Process Skills
Student Self-Reported Learning Outcomes of Field Trips: The Pedagogical Impact
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Alon, Nirit Lavie; Tal, Tali – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
In this study, we used the classification and regression trees (CART) method to draw relationships between student self-reported learning outcomes in 26 field trips to natural environments and various characteristics of the field trip that include variables associated with preparation and pedagogy. We wished to examine the extent to which the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Classification, Regression (Statistics), Curriculum Design
Exposing the Challenges and Coping Strategies of Field-Ecology Graduate Students
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Leon-Beck, Mika; Dodick, Jeff – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
In this paper, we expose the unique challenges confronting graduate field-ecology students and the coping strategies they adopt to overcome such challenges. To do so, we used a qualitative ("in vivo") research method that combines interviews, observations and open questionnaires with a group of five Israeli graduate students. The two…
Descriptors: Motivation, Ecology, Research Methodology, Novices
Scientist Role Models in the Classroom: How Important Is Gender Matching?
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Conner, Laura D. Carsten; Danielson, Jennifer – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
Gender-matched role models are often proposed as a mechanism to increase identification with science among girls, with the ultimate aim of broadening participation in science. While there is a great deal of evidence suggesting that role models can be effective, there is mixed support in the literature for the importance of gender matching. We used…
Descriptors: Science Education, Scientists, Role Models, Females
An Investigation of Students' Personality Traits and Attitudes toward Science
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Hong, Zuway-R.; Lin, Huann-shyang – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
The purposes of this study were to validate an instrument of attitudes toward science and to investigate grade level, type of school, and gender differences in Taiwan's students' personality traits and attitudes toward science as well as predictors of attitudes toward science. Nine hundred and twenty-two elementary students and 1,954 secondary…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Student Attitudes, Science Interests, Foreign Countries
The Impact of the MARS Curriculum on Students' Ability to Coordinate Theory and Evidence
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Zimmerman, Corinne; Raghavan, Kalyani; Sartoris, Mary – International Journal of Science Education, 2003
The Model-Assisted Reasoning in Science (MARS) project seeks to promote model-centered instruction as a means of improving middle-school science education. As part of the evaluation of the sixth-grade curriculum, performance of MARS and non-MARS students was compared on a curriculum-neutral task. Fourteen students participated in structured…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Theory Practice Relationship, Science Education, Instructional Effectiveness