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Sofía Judith Garófalo; Lydia Galagovsky; Manuel Alonso – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2024
In this work extensive misconceptions of university students'--from nutrition area--about the metabolism of carbohydrates (CHM) in the human organism have been documented. The results lead to consider their difficulties concerning the learning of a complex set of imbricated biochemical models involved. Pursuant to these considerations, three…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Human Body, Biochemistry, STEM Education
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Herman, Benjamin C.; Clough, Michael P.; Rao, Asha – Science & Education, 2022
Like all SSI, the COVID-19 pandemic requires decisions that are contentious, involve scientific thinking, and vary across social groups. This investigation determined how perceptions about COVID-19 science and sociocultural membership associate with 557 university biology students': (1) COVID-19 behaviors after stay-at-home orders and (2) support…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Science Education, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Crosby, Adam – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2019
Although Japan spends vast amount of money every year on English education and Japanese university students study and are exposed to oral English for several years, there still persists a hesitance to use and speak English. This paper looks at educational policy in Japan and the adoption of the native-speaker model in Japan. Although the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Native Speakers
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Diamond, Aurel H.; Stylianides, Andreas J. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2017
In this exploratory study, we investigated the personal epistemologies of statisticians in academia with the aim of offering some insight into what might be an availing epistemology for learning statistics. Findings from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with six academics in the UK currently researching within the field of statistics showed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, College Faculty, Statistics
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Ryan, Sheila; Herrington, Deborah G. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
Understanding what happens at the particulate level when ionic compounds dissolve in water is difficult for many students, yet this understanding is critical in explaining many macroscopic observations. This article describes a student-centered activity designed to help strengthen students' conceptual understanding of this process at the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Activities, Science Instruction, Magnets
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Larsson, Caroline; Tibell, Lena A. – Research in Science Education, 2015
A well-ordered biological complex can be formed by the random motion of its components, i.e. self-assemble. This is a concept that incorporates issues that may contradict students' everyday experiences and intuitions. In previous studies, we have shown that a tangible model of virus self-assembly, used in a group exercise, helps students to grasp…
Descriptors: Science Education, Biology, Scientific Concepts, Molecular Structure
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Montecinos, Alicia M. – European Journal of Physics Education, 2014
A partially unusual behaviour was found among 14 sophomore students of civil engineering who took a pre test for a free fall laboratory session, in the context of a general mechanics course. An analysis contemplating mathematics models and physics models consistency was made. In all cases, the students presented evidence favoring a correct free…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Civil Engineering, Graphs, Pretesting
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Hilpert, Jonathan C.; Brem, Sarah K. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2013
Introduction: Although studies of peoples' knowledge and beliefs about Human Papillomavirus have provided good information to the medical community, few, if any, have addressed how young people construct an understanding of the virus in realistic contexts. This is problematic because increasingly people are turning to the internet for health…
Descriptors: Online Searching, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Concept Formation, Models
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Williamson, Kathryn E.; Willoughby, Shannon – Astronomy Education Review, 2012
Twenty-four free-response questions were developed to explore introductory college astronomy students' understanding of gravity in a variety of contexts, including in and around Earth, throughout the solar system, and in hypothetical situations. Questions were separated into three questionnaires, each of which was given to a section of…
Descriptors: Models, Physics, Astronomy, Misconceptions
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Hernandez, Gabriel E.; Criswell, Brett A.; Kirk, Nancy J.; Sauder, Deborah G.; Rushton, Gregory T. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2014
In the past three decades, researchers have noted the limitations of a problem-solving approach that overemphasizes algorithms and quantitation and neglects student misconceptions and an otherwise qualitative, conceptual understanding of chemical phenomena. Since then, studies and lessons designed to improve student understanding of chemistry has…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Chemistry, Models, Problem Solving
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Olson, Lauren; Arvai, Joseph; Thorp, Laurie – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a better understanding of the state of knowledge of students and faculty on the Michigan State University (MSU) campus; identify relevant gaps in knowledge and misconceptions about recycling; and provide recommendations regarding how these gaps and misconceptions may be addressed through education…
Descriptors: Colleges, Campuses, Recycling, Knowledge Level
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Boustedt, Jonas – Computer Science Education, 2012
The software industry needs well-trained software designers and one important aspect of software design is the ability to model software designs visually and understand what visual models represent. However, previous research indicates that software design is a difficult task to many students. This article reports empirical findings from a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Software, Computer Science Education, Programming
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Bailey, Janelle M.; Sanchez, Roxanne; Coble, Kim; Larrieu, Donna; Cochran, Geraldine; Cominsky, Lynn R. – Astronomy Education Review, 2012
In order to improve instruction in introductory astronomy, we are investigating students' preinstructional ideas about a number of cosmology topics. This article describes one aspect of this large research study in which 1270 students responded to a subset of three questions each from a larger set of questions about the following areas: definition…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Astronomy, Introductory Courses, Instructional Improvement
Boujemaa, Agorram; Pierre, Clement; Sabah, Selmaoui; Salaheddine, Khzami; Jamal, Chafik; Abdellatif, Chiadli – Online Submission, 2010
Concepts of genetics are often difficult to teach, specifically the central concept of gene. Even the scientists disagree when defining this concept. This paper investigates university students' understanding about the gene and its functions. The results show the dominance of two conceptions of the gene: the Neoclassical model and the Mendelian…
Descriptors: Genetics, Misconceptions, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts
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Lee, Joohee; Kim, Jinseok; Lim, Hyunsung – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
The purpose of the current study was to examine factors that influence rape myths among Korean college students. This study was particularly interested in the ways in which attitudes toward women and sexual double standard affect the relationship between gender and rape myths. Although the incidence of rape is a common concern in many current…
Descriptors: College Students, Rape, Females, Structural Equation Models
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