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Battaglia, Onofrio Rosario; Di Paola, Benedetto; Fazio, Claudio – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
Research in Science Education has shown that often students need to learn how to identify differences and similarities between descriptive and explicative models. The development and use of explicative skills in the field of thermal science has always been a difficult objective to reach. A way to develop analogical reasoning is to use in Science…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Learning Activities, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Eren-Sisman, E. N.; Cigdemoglu, C.; Geban, O. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2018
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of a Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model with that of traditional college instruction (TCI) in enhancing the conceptual understanding and reducing both the state anxiety and social anxiety of undergraduate engineering students in a general chemistry course in a quasi-experimental design. 128 engineering…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Anxiety, Engineering Education, Quasiexperimental Design
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Sadler, Troy D.; Fowler, Samantha R. – Science Education, 2006
This study explores how individuals make use of scientific content knowledge for socioscientific argumentation. More specifically, this mixed-methods study investigates how learners apply genetics content knowledge as they justify claims relative to genetic engineering. Interviews are conducted with 45 participants, representing three distinct…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), High School Students, Persuasive Discourse, College Science