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Mariana Buenestado-Fernández; Gerardo Ibarra-Vazquez; Azeneth Patiño; María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
This article explores the perception of gender inequality in science and the influencing factors. Data was collected through in-depth interviews with students belonging to a science club; we present it as a case study. This research sheds light on what high school and university students studying Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Clubs, Science Programs, Informal Education
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Labouta, Hagar Ibrahim; Adams, Jennifer D.; Anikovskiy, Max; Kenny, Natasha A.; Reid, Leslie; Cramb, David T. – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
This study presents a conceptual framework for embedding interdisciplinary learning approaches in a postsecondary science program in order to foster interdisciplinary science habits in students. The framework was developed through the lens of a multi-year interdisciplinary postsecondary science program that encompasses a series of courses in which…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
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Dohn, Niels B. – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
This study investigates upper secondary students' situational interest in a collaborative citizen science programme that involves genetic monitoring of freshwater fauna by analysing environmental DNA (eDNA) extracted from local pond water. The programme was attended by a sample that comprised 1879 students (M[subscript age] = 18.15, SD = 1.94)…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Secondary School Students, Data Collection, Water
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Christidou, Dimitra; Voulgari, Iro; Tisza, Gabriella; Norouzi, Behnaz; Kinnula, Marianne; Iivari, Netta; Papavlasopoulou, Sofia; Gollerizo, Adrián; Lozano González, Jose María; Konstantinidi Sofrona, Dafni – International Journal of Science Education, 2022
Despite the increasing demand for non-formal science learning activities, few studies report on practitioners' perspectives and experiences with designing and implementing such activities worldwide. This paper focuses on their challenges by drawing upon twenty-two interviews with practitioners involved in diverse science learning activities in…
Descriptors: Science Education, Informal Education, Learning Activities, Barriers
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Kirby, Nicola F.; Dempster, Edith R. – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
In South Africa, foundation programmes are a well-established alternative access route to tertiary science study for educationally disadvantaged students. Student access to, and performance in, one such foundation programme has been researched by the authors seeking opportunities to improve student retention. The biology module in particular has…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Academic Discourse, Language of Instruction
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Akerson, Valarie; Donnelly, Lisa A. – International Journal of Science Education, 2010
This study explored the influence of a Saturday Science program that used explicit reflective instruction through contextualized and decontextualized guided and authentic inquiry on K-2 students' views of nature of science (NOS). The six-week program ran for 2.5 hours weekly and emphasized NOS in a variety of science content areas, culminating in…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Phillips, Michelle; Finkelstein, Doreen; Wever-Frerichs, Saundra – International Journal of Science Education, 2007
Two research studies sponsored by the Centre for Informal Learning and Schools (CILS) investigated the programmes informal science institutions (ISIs) currently provide to support K-12 science education, particularly in the area of teacher professional development (PD). The first study was a large-scale survey with 475 ISIs responding about the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Education, Science Education
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Jones, M. Gail; Tretter, Thomas; Taylor, Amy; Oppewal, Tom – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
Scale is one of the thematic threads that runs through nearly all of the sciences and is considered one of the major prevailing ideas of science. This study explored novice and experienced teachers' concepts of spatial scale with a focus on linear sizes from very small (nanoscale) to very large (cosmic scale). Novice teachers included…
Descriptors: Science Programs, Measurement, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Dass, Pradeep Maxwell – International Journal of Science Education, 2001
Introduces the Iowa Chautauqua Program (ICP) which was disseminated through the U.S. Department of Education as an exemplary model of professional development for inservice teachers. Results reveal intricate relationships between classroom implementation by teachers and program implementation by the school district. (Contains 24 references.)…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Education, Middle Schools, Professional Development
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Brooke, Helen; Solomon, Joan – International Journal of Science Education, 1998
Analyzes observations of primary students in a small Interactive Science Centre using a model of play, practice, and problem solving derived from a range of literature. Identifies features of the creative phase of the activities. Contains 31 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Creativity, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Hands on Science
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Reiding, Jurrie; De Vos, Wobbe – International Journal of Science Education, 1999
Describes and analyzes five years of an attempt to introduce the public understanding of science as a subject in its own right to be taught in The Netherlands. Concludes that in spite of its status as a separate subject, the current vision of the course does not yet have a clear identity that distinguishes it from traditional school science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science and Society, Science Curriculum, Science Programs
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Romance, Nancy R.; Vitale, Michael R. – International Journal of Science Education, 2001
Summarizes research findings and policy implications obtained over a 5-year period from the implementation of an In-Depth Expanded Applications of Science (IDEAS) model with average, above average, and at-risk students in grades 2-5. The IDEAS model replaced the time allocated to traditional reading/language arts instruction with a 2-hour time…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Science Instruction
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Hunt, Andrew – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Describes the start, material development, relevance, teaching methods, dissemination, evaluation, and future plan of the Science and Technology in Society (SATIS) projects. Provides a list of 100 SATIS resource units to enrich science courses for 14-16 age students. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science and Society, Science Curriculum, Science Education
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Thier, Herbert D.; Hill, Tricia – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Introduces the Chemical Education for Public Understanding Program (CEPUP), a program concerned with chemicals and their uses. Describes the origins, material development, modules, and dissemination of the program. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Junior High Schools, Science and Society, Science Curriculum
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Griffin, Janette – International Journal of Science Education, 1998
Investigates how museum visits can be used to meet the goals of practical work. Introduces a framework to facilitate student learning in museums. Contains 31 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Hands on Science, Higher Education
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