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Papadouris, Nicos; Constantinou, Constantinos P. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2016
We investigated whether it is possible for 12-year-old students to develop a qualitative conceptualization of energy and four associate features (forms of energy, transfer processes, conservation, and degradation) as a framework for constructing interpretive accounts for the operation of physical phenomena (specifically, for changes taking place…
Descriptors: Energy, Middle School Students, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Russell, David W.; Lucas, Keith B.; McRobbie, Campbell J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
Teachers' failure to use the microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL) more widely may be a result of not recognizing its capacity to transform laboratory activities. This research aimed to increase understanding of how MBL activities designed to be consistent with a constructivist theory of learning support or constrain student construction of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods