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Librea-Carden, Mila Rosa; Mulvey, Bridget K. – Research in Science Education, 2023
Limited research examines the critical intersection between science and special education (SPED), particularly on the nature of science (NOS) in science methods courses. This study addresses this gap by investigating 10 preservice SPED teachers' NOS understanding, NOS implications for SPED, and the integration of NOS into their lesson plans in a…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Intention
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Peker, Deniz; Wallace, Carolyn S. – Research in Science Education, 2011
The purpose of this qualitative interpretive research study was to examine high school students' written scientific explanations during biology laboratory investigations. Specifically, we characterized the types of epistemologies and forms of reasoning involved in students' scientific explanations and students' perceptions of scientific…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Student Attitudes, Science Laboratories, Biology
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Fisher, Darrell L.; Waldrip, Bruce G. – Research in Science Education, 1997
Describes the development and validation of the Cultural Learning Environment Questionnaire (CLEQ) which assesses eight scales of the culturally sensitive environments of secondary school students. Examines associations between students' perceptions of their culturally sensitive learning environment, their attitudes towards science, and…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Inquiry