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Yidnekachew Awraris Kebede; Firew Kebede Zema; Girma Moti Geletu; Samuel Assefa Zinabu – SAGE Open, 2025
The jigsaw model is a dynamic cooperative learning approach where students become experts on different segments of the material and teach their peers, thereby enhancing engagement accountability, team work, and ultimately improving academic achievement. This study investigated the effectiveness of a cooperative learning strategy on secondary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cooperative Learning, Science Achievement, Biology
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Mata, Lawrence Edward – Science Education International, 2022
The purpose of this quantitative, causal-comparative research study was to determine if and to what extent there were differences in chemistry end-of-course (EOC) examination scores between high school chemistry students taught using POGIL pedagogy and non-POGIL pedagogy in the state of Utah. Piaget's cognitive development theory and Johnstone's…
Descriptors: High School Students, Science Achievement, Science Tests, Achievement Tests
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Li, Siqi; Liu, Xiufeng; Yang, Yang; Tripp, Jennifer – Research in Science Education, 2022
Science classroom learning environment (CLE) and science teacher professional development (PD) are two important factors in students' science learning. However, the nature of the science CLE and school-level PD that promotes students' science achievement remains unclear. Using the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015 data, this…
Descriptors: Science Education, Classroom Environment, Science Teachers, Faculty Development
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Tan, Cheng Yong; Gao, Lin; Hong, Xiaoou; Song, Qiongjiang – British Educational Research Journal, 2023
The present study ascertains the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and students' science self-efficacy using data involving 509,182 15-year-old students and 17,678 school principals in 69 countries/regions who participated in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015. Hierarchical linear modelling results show…
Descriptors: Science Education, Self Efficacy, Secondary School Students, Principals
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E. R. Dempster – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
Breadth and depth of curriculum are important for success in science teaching and learning. Curriculum theorists recommend less breadth and more depth than overloaded, superficial science curricula. This study investigates breadth and depth in the official biology syllabi in the seventh to eighth or ninth years in four diverse jurisdictions,…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Course Content, Course Descriptions
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Adu-Gyamfi, Kenneth; Ampiah, Joseph Ghartey; Agyei, Douglas Darko – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2020
This study aimed at designing a framework to help students develop a conceptual understanding of redox reactions, which draws on constructivist learning theory. This framework was in the form of participatory teaching and learning approach comprising Insight, Interaction, Task, and Forum. The framework was designed and developed based on the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods, Chemistry
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Simeon, Moses Irekpita; Samsudin, Mohd Ali; Yakob, Nooraida – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2022
The study investigated the effect of using a design thinking teaching method on male and female students' achievement in some selected secondary school physics concepts in the context of STEM learning. The study was carried out in an afterschool environment which necessitated the researcher using a single group quasi experimental research design…
Descriptors: Design, Science Achievement, Physics, Scientific Concepts
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Gale A. Mentzer; Peter Paprzycki – Grantee Submission, 2024
Because standardized tests in science are not given to PreK-3 students in Ohio, this report examined the longitudinal effects of learning from a teacher who had participated in the NURTURES professional development program. Specifically, it looked at the effects on students' mathematics and reading learning in grades 2-5 and science learning in…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development
Franck Salles; Aurélie Lacroix – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2024
Digital technologies have the potential to revolutionize education by enhancing quality, fairness, and efficiency. However, equitable access to these technologies remains a challenge. ILSAs (international large-scale assessments) have shown that the relationship between digital use and performance varies across countries and over time. To fully…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Tests
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Ker, Hsiang-Wei; Lee, Ying-Haur; Ho, Shu-Meei – Science Education, 2023
Science achievements of individuals play a crucial role when students aim to pursue highly demanded occupations and advanced academic degrees. Enhancing science attainment is crucial in improving the effectiveness of science education. This study investigates the impact of home educational resources, students' attitudes toward learning,…
Descriptors: Students, Grade 8, Student Attitudes, Learning
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Villar-Aldonza, Adriano – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2023
Background: The growth of teaching practices conducted to promote cognitive activation and active participation in the classroom in recent years has become the epicentre of an active debate regarding their effectiveness. Objectives: This study is aimed to shed some light on this topic by empirically analysing the causes and consequences of more…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Achievement Tests
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Ahlam Lee – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2023
As scientific literacy plays a contributing role in identifying, analysing, and solving environmental matters that our world is facing, there is growing consensus to mandate environmental matters in science classrooms following five decades of efforts in promoting environmental education. However, much remains unknown about the relationship…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Scientific Literacy, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Liou, Pey-Yan – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the predictive effects of inquiry-based and teacher-directed instructional practices on students' attitudes toward science and science achievement in a nationally representative sample of 7,708 15-year-old-students from Taiwan who took part in the sixth cycle of the Program for International Student…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes, Science Achievement, Science Instruction
Majewska, Dominika – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2023
This report presents a literature review that was conducted to answer the question -- what can be learned from high performing jurisdictions with respect to scientific literacy? The review intends to build a picture of the education systems, specifically science education, in the five jurisdictions which performed the best in the scientific…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, High Achievement, Science Achievement, Teaching Methods
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Kim, Hyun-Kyung; Kim, Haesun A. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2022
The study aims to analyze student responses to chemistry constructed response items to obtain detailed information on science NAEA (National Assessment of Educational Achievement) in South Korea and to draw suggestions for enhancing curriculum, teaching, and learning. For this purpose, we analyzed 7444 answers that could be generalized as 1.29% of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Achievement, Science Tests, Teaching Methods
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