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Battaglia, Onofrio Rosario; Di Paola, Benedetto; Persano Adorno, Dominique; Pizzolato, Nicola; Fazio, Claudio – Research in Science Education, 2019
Two 20-h modelling-based workshops focused on the explanation of thermally activated phenomena were held at the University of Palermo, Italy, during the Academic Year 2014-2015. One of them was conducted by applying an inquiry-based approach, while the other, still based on laboratory and modelling activities, was not focused on inquiry.…
Descriptors: Workshops, Engineering Education, Chemical Engineering, Undergraduate Students
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Ergazaki, Marida; Andriotou, Eirini – Research in Science Education, 2010
This study aims at highlighting young children's reasoning about human interventions within a forest ecosystem. Our focus is particularly set on whether preschoolers are able to come up with any basic ecological interpretations of human actions upon forest plants or animals and how. Conducting individual, semi-structured interviews with 70…
Descriptors: Animals, Preschool Children, Interviews, Ecology
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Tsui, Chi-Yan; Treagust, David F. – Research in Science Education, 2003
Explores a case study of a class of 10th grade students whose learning of genetics involved activities using BioLogica, a computer program that features multiple external representations (MERs). Findings indicate that the MERs in BioLogica contributed to students' development of genetics reasoning by engendering their motivation and interest but…
Descriptors: Biology, Case Studies, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education