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Areljung, Sofie; Skoog, Marianne; Sundberg, Bodil – Research in Science Education, 2022
This classroom-based study aims to contribute knowledge about children's opportunities to make use of drawing to make meaning in science. Employing a social semiotic approach to drawing, we examine what ways of representing science content that are: (1) made available by the teacher; and (2) adopted in children's drawings. We analysed observation…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Freehand Drawing, Science Activities, Science Curriculum
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Fisher, Darrell; Harrison, Allan; Hofstein, Avi; Henderson, David – Research in Science Education, 1998
Draws data from student responses to the Science Laboratory Environment Inventory (SLEI) and a curriculum analysis of the implemented laboratory tasks. Involves biology, chemistry, and physics students (N=387) in 20 classes in Tasmania, Australia. Contains 23 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Foreign Countries, High Schools
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Soyibo, Kola; Figueroa, Marceline – Research in Science Education, 1998
Compares Reform of Secondary Education (ROSE) students' and nonROSE students' perceptions of five psychosocial dimensions of their science practical tasks: student cohesiveness, open-endedness, integration, rule clarity, and material environment. Contains 17 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Processes, Hands on Science, Problem Solving
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Staer, Helen; Goodrum, Denis; Hackling, Mark – Research in Science Education, 1998
Uses data from a survey of Perth lower secondary science teachers to reveal low levels of inquiry and determine the nature of the laboratory work undertaken by their students. Contains 29 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High Schools, Inquiry, Knowledge Base for Teaching