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Teaching about Electricity in Primary School Multimodality and Variation Theory as Analytical Lenses
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Preston, Christine M.; Hubber, Peter J.; Xu, Lihua – Research in Science Education, 2022
Primary school topics involving abstract concepts are challenging to teach. Electric circuits can be simply constructed but complex to explain. New approaches in teaching students for understanding are needed to advance practice in primary science. This paper combines the strengths of multimodality research perspectives with variation theory to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Energy, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Which One Is More Effective in Teaching the Phases of the Moon and Eclipses: Hands-On or Computer Simulation?
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Kiroglu, Kasim; Türk, Cumhur; Erdogan, Ibrahim – Research in Science Education, 2021
The aim of this study is to comparatively investigate the effects of hands-on models (HMs) and computer simulations (CSs) on teaching the phases and eclipses of the Moon. In this study, two different HMs were developed, and three different CSs were used. The research work group consisted of 100 pre-service science teachers. A quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Science Instruction, Astronomy, Hands on Science
Learning Analytics for Assessing Hands-On Laboratory Skills in Science Classrooms Using Bayesian Network Analysis
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Jiang, Shiyan; Huang, Xudong; Sung, Shannon H.; Xie, Charles – Research in Science Education, 2023
Learning analytics, referring to the measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of data about learners and their contexts in order to optimize learning and the environments in which it occurs, is proving to be a powerful approach for understanding and improving science learning. However, few studies focused on leveraging learning analytics…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Hands on Science, Science Education, Laboratory Safety
Refining Students' Explanations of an Unfamiliar Physical Phenomenon-Microscopic Friction
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Corpuz, Edgar De Guzman; Rebello, N. Sanjay – Research in Science Education, 2019
The first phase of this multiphase study involves modeling of college students' thinking of friction at the microscopic level. Diagnostic interviews were conducted with 11 students with different levels of physics backgrounds. A phenomenographic approach of data analysis was used to generate categories of responses which subsequently were used to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, College Students, Physics
Changes in Students' Participation and Small Group Norms in Scientific Argumentation
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Yun, Sun Mi; Kim, Heui-Baik – Research in Science Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to interpret students' participation in terms of social and argumentation norms to improve understanding of social interaction in scientific argumentation. Therefore, the study sought to identify social and argumentation norms formed in group argumentation and to explore changes in students' participation as lessons…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Persuasive Discourse, Scientific Concepts, Science Education
A Study of the Development of the Concept of Mechanical Stability in Preschool Children.
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Hadzigeorgiou, Yannis – Research in Science Education, 2002
Investigates whether preschool children aged 4.5-6 can construct the concept of mechanical stability through structured hands-on activities that involve the building of a tower on an inclined plane and the use of cans of various sizes and weights. Presents a theoretical framework for teaching and learning physics in the early years. (Contains 47…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Hands on Science