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Direct linkMarilyn Fleer – Research in Science Education, 2024
In recent years, limited research attention has been directed to what happens in science education before the age of 3 years. We present the findings of a study that followed 13 infant-toddlers aged 0.1-2.2 years (mean 1.8 years) and their educators from a childcare centre. Under the conditions of an educational experiment, the results of our…
Descriptors: Science Education, Toddlers, Infants, Early Childhood Education
Prain, Vaughan; Xu, Lihua; Speldewinde, Christopher – Research in Science Education, 2023
There is a long tradition of teaching science through inquiry, with broad agreement about the form it should take. Students should investigate researchable questions; gather and analyse data; and develop and represent evidence-based claims. Authoritative teacher or textbook representations are generally used to guide this learning (Buckley &…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Inquiry
Zvoch, Keith; Holveck, Susan; Porter, Lorna – Research in Science Education, 2021
This mixed-methods study was designed to compare the learning gains of seventh-grade students (N = 417) taught a 4-week conceptual change unit on density using either a student-centered, guided inquiry-based approach or a more direct, teacher-centered instructional strategy. Application of a multilevel model to data obtained from the…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Concept Formation, Scientific Concepts, Instructional Effectiveness
Soysal, Yilmaz; Yilmaz-Tuzun, Ozgul – Research in Science Education, 2021
This study investigated science classroom discourse in terms of the types of teacher discursive moves (TDMs) and the relationships between the types of TDMs and student-led cognitive contributions in different science concepts by considering the classroom context. An experienced seventh-grade science teacher and her 19 students were engaged in…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Video Technology, Science Instruction, Classroom Environment
Schramm, J. W.; Jin, H.; Keeling, E. G.; Johnson, M.; Shin, H. J. – Research in Science Education, 2018
This paper reports on our use of a fine-grained learning progression to assess secondary students' reasoning through carbon-transforming processes (photosynthesis, respiration, biosynthesis). Based on previous studies, we developed a learning progression with four progress variables: explaining mass changes, explaining energy transformations,…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Learning Activities, Science Instruction
Yuruk, Nejla; Beeth, Michael E.; Andersen, Christopher – Research in Science Education, 2009
This study investigated the effect of metaconceptual teaching interventions on students' understanding of force and motion concepts. A multimethod research design including quasi-experimental design and case study designs was employed to compare the effect of the metaconceptual activities and traditional instruction and investigate students'…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Concept Mapping, Quasiexperimental Design, Physics
