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Developing and Using Physical Dynamic Models on Socioscientific Issues to Present Nature of Science Ideas
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Avsar Erumit, Banu; Yuksel, Tugba – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
Raising scientifically literate citizens has been the main concern of the science education community. Socioscientific issues (SSIs) provide a context to facilitate individuals to expand their epistemic understanding and develop scientific reasoning skills such as evidence-based argumentation and consensus building. In this qualitative research,…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Science and Society, Science Education, Science Process Skills
Student Reasoning about the Lever Principle through Multimodal Representations: A Socio-Semiotic Approach
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Xu, Lihua; Ferguson, Joseph; Tytler, Russell – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2021
There is increasing recognition of the multimodal representational nature of science discovery practices and the roles of multiple and multimodal representations in students' meaning making in science (Lemke, 1998; Tytler, Prain, Hubber, & Waldrip, 2013; Tang, "International Journal of Science Education," 38(13), 2069-2095, 2016).…
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Thinking Skills, Abstract Reasoning, Semiotics
Identifying the Item Hierarchy and Charting the Progression across Grade Levels: Surveying Taiwanese Students' Understanding of Scientific Models and Modeling
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Lee, Silvia Wen-Yu – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was, first, to understand the item hierarchy regarding students' understanding of scientific models and modeling (USM). Secondly, this study investigated Taiwanese students' USM progression from 7th to 12th grade, and after participating in a model-based curriculum. The questionnaire items were developed based on 6…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Models, Experimental Groups, Student Surveys
Factors Influencing Pre-Service Science Teachers' Imagination at the Microscopic Level in Chemistry
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Al-Balushi, Sulaiman M. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2009
This study explores the mental images at the microscopic level of matter created by 22 preservice science teachers in Oman. Participants were encouraged during a guided imagery session to construct mental images for a scenario written about the explanation of the reaction of sodium in water. They were then asked to describe what they envisioned in…
Descriptors: Imagination, Imagery, Chemistry, Long Term Memory
Teaching Scientific Communication Skills in Science Studies: Does It Make a Difference?
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Spektor-Levy, Ornit; Eylon, Bat-Sheva; Scherz, Zahava – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2009
This study explores the impact of "Scientific Communication" (SC) skills instruction on students' performances in scientific literacy assessment tasks. We present a general model for skills instruction, characterized by explicit and spiral instruction, integration into content learning, practice in several scientific topics, and application of…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Communication Skills, Models, Grade 7