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Danaia, L.; McKinnon, D. H.; Fitzgerald, M. – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2017
Background: This research investigates the impact of a junior secondary astronomy education programme undertaken in four Australian educational jurisdictions. Purpose: Junior secondary students' perceptions of the science they experience at School are examined both before, during and after their engagement with a science programme targeting…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Astronomy, Pretests Posttests, Science Activities
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Al-Balushi, Sulaiman M.; Al-Hajri, Sheikha H. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2014
The purpose of the current study is to explore the impact of associating animations with concrete models on eleventh-grade students' comprehension of different visual representations in organic chemistry. The study used a post-test control group quasi-experimental design. The experimental group (N = 28) used concrete models, submicroscopic…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Animation, Models, Visual Aids
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Tatli, Zeynep; Ayas, Alipasa – Educational Technology & Society, 2013
It is well known that laboratory applications are of significant importance in chemistry education. However, laboratory applications have generally been neglected in recent educational environments for a variety of reasons. In order to address this gap, this study examined the effect of a virtual chemistry laboratory (VCL) on student achievement…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Chemistry, Computer Uses in Education, Science Achievement
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Jou, Min; Liu, Chi-Chia – Interactive Learning Environments, 2012
This article describes an implementation of interactive virtual environments that have been designed for supporting the education of technical skills in material processing technology. The developed web-based systems provide the capability to train students in the technical skills of material processing technology without the need to work on…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Semantics, Internet, Web Based Instruction
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Uzunboylu, Huseyin; Bicen, Huseyin; Cavus, Nadire – Computers & Education, 2011
Technological developments have affected teachers' instructional techniques: technology has allowed the concept of education to be viewed from different perspectives. The aim of this research is to integrate Web 2.0 tools, which are sparsely found on the internet (each tool is on a different site), into education and see if it positively affects…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Social Networks, Case Studies, Technology Uses in Education
Wilson, Catherine – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Virtual charter schools, emerging in the 1990s, are a recent development in the education field and reflect today's technology-oriented society. This study examined existing data to evaluate what, if any, difference existed between students who attended public school and those who were homeschooled prior to entering the virtual charter school. …
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, Home Schooling, Performance Based Assessment
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Lin, Ming-Chao; Tutwiler, M. Shane; Chang, Chun-Yen – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
This study investigated the relationship between the use of a three-dimensional Virtual Reality Learning Environment for Field Trip (3DVLE[subscript (ft)]) system and the achievement levels of senior high school earth science students. The 3DVLE[subscript (ft)] system was presented in two separate formats: Teacher Demonstrated Based and Student…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Intervention, Student Attitudes, Computer Simulation