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Esra Çakirlar-Altuntas; Salih Levent Turan – Journal of Biological Education, 2025
This study aims to reveal the effectiveness of documentary-based augmented reality applications in environmental education compared to the direct instruction method supported by the question and answer technique. The research was designed as mixed-method research, and the study group consisted of 118 tenth grade students. T-tests were used to…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Environmental Education, Documentaries, Instructional Effectiveness
Assiya Maimatayeva; Baktygul Assilbekova; Kalampyr Zhumagulova; Nurzhanar Galymova; Gani Issayev – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
The educational environment frequently encounters the issue of the inadequacy of traditional teaching approaches, which limits students' ability not only to reproduce acquired knowledge but also to apply it in practice. The aim of our research is to investigate the impact of a virtual reality (VR) based educational program in biology on students'…
Descriptors: Training, Computer Simulation, Scientific Literacy, Secondary School Science
Ciloglu, Tahsin; Ustun, Ahmet Berk – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2023
The purpose of this study is to enhance online biology learning with mobile augmented reality (AR) applications and to assess the impact of mobile AR applications on students' motivation, self-efficacy, and attitudes toward biology learning. Students were interviewed, and the usefulness of mobile AR applications was evaluated using a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Science, Science Education, Biology
Chuang, Tzung-Fang; Chou, Ying-Hsiang; Pai, Jar-Yuan; Huang, Chien-Ning; Bair, Henry; Pai, Allen; Yu, Nai-Chi – American Biology Teacher, 2023
The use of virtual reality (VR) as a medium for education can contribute to the learning efficiency of students. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of VR application in advanced biology courses, specifically in enhancing the comprehension and understanding of high school students toward the topic of human organs and other related…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Biology, Science Instruction
Cardoso, Josué; Caetano, Diego; Abreu, Raphael; Quadros, João; dos Santos, Joel; Ogasawara, Eduardo; Lignani, Leonardo – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2020
This paper analyzes Sim-Evolution, an educational simulator designed to help teachers presenting three basic principles of the theory of evolution by natural selection (TENS): the trait variation within a population, the heritability of trait variation, and the selective survival based on heritable traits. Sim-Evolution focuses on high school…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Evolution, Science Instruction
Wildan, Ardan; Cheong, Brandon Huey-Ping; Xiao, Kevin; Liew, Oi Wah; Ng, Tuck Wah – Journal of Biological Education, 2020
The provision of hands-on wet lab training for students to perform micro-organism proliferation experiments is useful for experiential skills development. However, the risk of laboratory-acquired infections arising from inadvertent ingestion, inhalation or skin penetration of these micro-organisms presents a safety concern. To obviate this risk,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Hands on Science, Biology, Computer Simulation
Wanford, Joe; Aidley, Jack; Bayliss, Chris; Ketley, Julian; Goodwin, Mark – Journal of Biological Education, 2018
Mutation, diversity, natural selection and the biology of human pathogens (including antibiotic resistance) are key features of the biosciences curriculum at A Level and undergraduate study. Few resources exist to allow students to engage with these topics in an interactive manner. This paper describes an interactive, online simulation of mutation…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Study
Charles A. Wood; Debbie Tyrrell; Manetta Calinger; Jackie Shia; Lori Kudlak; Laura Ondeck – Journal of STEM Outreach, 2018
Pandem-Sim is a live, distance-learning simulation where 10th-12th grade students perform as epidemiologists to investigate infectious disease outbreaks. Prior to a mission, teachers review content and introduce students to the sim interfaces. During the mission students analyze data concerning demographics, symptoms and patient histories for a…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Computer Simulation, Technology Uses in Education, Secondary School Science
Hunter, Christine – Science Teacher, 2015
Imagine a microscopic world filled with tiny motors, ratchets, switches, and pumps controlled by complex signaling and feedback systems. Now imagine that these parts can assemble themselves. This is the world presented to students in the protein structure unit of a genetic engineering course. Students learn how protein folding gives rise to the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Biology, Cytology, Hands on Science
Špernjak, Andreja; Šorgo, Andrej – Journal of Biological Education, 2018
This paper reports on the contribution to biological knowledge of three different laboratory technologies and also endeavours to discover which technology students prefer the most. To examine differences in knowledge gained and learners' preferences for different technologies in biology laboratory work, we prepared three variants (triplets) of…
Descriptors: Differences, Biology, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
Raven, Sara – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2015
Background: Studies have shown that students' knowledge of osmosis and diffusion and the concepts associated with these processes is often inaccurate. This is important to address, as these concepts not only provide the foundation for more advanced topics in biology and chemistry, but are also threaded throughout both state and national science…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Knowledge Level, Molecular Structure, Biology
Lui, Michelle; Slotta, James D. – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2014
This article presents the design of an immersive simulation and inquiry activity for technology-enhanced classrooms. Using a co-design method, researchers worked with a high school biology teacher to create a rainforest simulation, distributed across several large displays in the room to immerse students in the environment. The authors created and…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education
Elangovan, Tavasuria; Ismail, Zurida – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2014
A quasi experimental study was conducted for six weeks to determine the effectiveness of two different 3D computer simulation based teaching methods, that is, realistic simulation and non-realistic simulation on Form Four Biology students' achievement and memory retention in Perak, Malaysia. A sample of 136 Form Four Biology students in Perak,…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness
Yoon, Susan A.; Koehler-Yom, Jessica; Anderson, Emma; Lin, Joyce; Klopfer, Eric – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2015
Background: This exploratory study is part of a larger-scale research project aimed at building theoretical and practical knowledge of complex systems in students and teachers with the goal of improving high school biology learning through professional development and a classroom intervention. Purpose: We propose a model of adaptive expertise to…
Descriptors: Science Education, Secondary School Science, Science Teachers, High School Students
Ray, Darrell L. – American Biology Teacher, 2013
Students often enter biology programs deficient in the math and computational skills that would enhance their attainment of a deeper understanding of the discipline. To address some of these concerns, I developed a series of spreadsheet simulation exercises that focus on some of the mathematical foundations of scientific inquiry and the benefits…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Educational Technology, Spreadsheets