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Lytzerinou, Evangelia; Iordanou, Kalypso – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
The aim of the present study was to examine science and non-science education secondary school teachers' skill to evaluate arguments, and how this skill relates to their skill to construct arguments and to their perceptions about their ability to teach argumentation skills effectively. The study also examined whether teachers' argument skills and…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Self Efficacy, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers
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Nugent, Gwen; Barker, Bradley; Welch, Greg; Grandgenett, Neal; Wu, ChaoRong; Nelson, Carl – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
The purpose of this research was to develop and test a model of factors contributing to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning and career orientation, examining the complex paths and relationships among social, motivational, and instructional factors underlying these outcomes for middle school youth. Social cognitive…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Middle School Students, Science Careers, Career Planning
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Hailikari, Telle Katriina; Nevgi, Anne – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
This study explores the relationship between different types of prior knowledge and student achievement in an introductory chemistry course. Student achievement was regarded as the pace of completing the course as well as the final grade. A model of prior knowledge is proposed; this distinguishes between different types of prior knowledge and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Introductory Courses, Chemistry