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The Investigation on University Students' Science Process Skills and Chemistry Attitudes at the Laboratory Course
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Irwanto; Rohaeti, Eli; Prodjosantoso, Anti Kolonial – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2018
It is important to enable the students to have the scientific skills and attitudes which are well developed in order that students can be competitive in the global society, however, it appears that many students are lacking these required competences. As such, this research aims to investigate the Science Process Skills (SPS) and Chemistry…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Process Skills, Science Instruction, Reliability
A Review of Research Instruments Assessing Levels of Student Acceptance of Evolution
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Yasri, Pratchayapong – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2014
Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection, called evolution for short, is perceived as a unifying theme in biology, forming a major part of all biology syllabuses. It is reported that student acceptance of evolution associates with conceptual understandings of biological contents, nature of science, as well as motivations to…
Descriptors: Evolution, Measures (Individuals), Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes
Improving Critical Thinking Skills of College Students through RMS Model for Learning Basic Concepts in Science
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Muhlisin, Ahmad; Susilo, Herawati; Amin, Mohamad; Rohman, Fatchur – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2016
The purposes of this study were to: 1) Examine the effect of RMS learning model towards critical thinking skills. 2) Examine the effect of different academic abilities against critical thinking skills. 3) Examine the effect of the interaction between RMS learning model and different academic abilities against critical thinking skills. The research…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Scientific Concepts
What Teachers Assess and Its Consequences
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Odabasi Cimer, Sabiha; Cimer, Atilla – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2010
This study aimed to investigate teachers' perceptions and practices related to student outcomes and the criteria of student assessments in secondary school biology classes. Teacher interviews and documents provided the data for this study. According to the results of this study, teachers mainly assessed cognitive achievement by evaluating…
Descriptors: Biology, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Science Instruction
Analysis of Turkish High-School Physics-Examination Questions According to Bloom's Taxonomy
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Kocakaya, Serhat; Gonen, Selahattin – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2010
The purpose of this study was to analyse and compare the physics questions of the university entrance exam (OSS) with those asked at exams at different schools in Turkey in terms of the levels of cognitive domain of Bloom's Taxonomy. The study was carried out in four types of high schools (student age: 14-17): "Ordinary",…
Descriptors: Physics, Classification, Foreign Countries, Thinking Skills
Students' Ideas about Dangerous Animals
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Cardak, Osman – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2009
The aim of this article was to study the concepts and thoughts of primary education students about dangerous animals. A total of 316 primary education students attending a primary school in Turkey participated in the study. The research data was obtained through open-ended questions and word association tests. Data obtained from the questions…
Descriptors: Animals, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes