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Hardy, Judy; Bates, Simon P.; Casey, Morag M.; Galloway, Kyle W.; Galloway, Ross K.; Kay, Alison E.; Kirsop, Peter; McQueen, Heather A. – International Journal of Science Education, 2014
The relationship between students' use of PeerWise, an online tool that facilitates peer learning through student-generated content in the form of multiple-choice questions (MCQs), and achievement, as measured by their performance in the end-of-module examinations, was investigated in 5 large early-years science modules (in physics, chemistry and…
Descriptors: Student Developed Materials, Multiple Choice Tests, Performance Based Assessment, Academic Achievement
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Oliver, Mary; Venville, Grady – International Journal of Science Education, 2011
Much is known about high school students' attitudes towards science but there is almost no research on what passion for science might look like and how it might be manifested. This exploratory case study took advantage of a unique group of highly gifted science students participating in the Australian Science Olympiad (N = 69) to explore their…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Case Studies, Summer Science Programs, Science Course Improvement Projects
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Eijkelhof, Harrie; Lijnse, Piet – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Outlines the stages of a research-development cycle based on experiences with a Dutch physics curriculum development project (PLON). Discusses two topics: the legitimation of specific contents of the curricula and the attention to lay ideas on scientific concepts. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Foreign Countries, Physics