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Simard, Catherine – Journal of Biological Education, 2023
This article outlines the results from the research on primary and secondary school pupils' conceptualisation of microorganisms. It has been observed from the past few decades that one conceptual model is dominant, in which microorganisms are considered harmful, disease-causing and living in dirty environments. These misconceptions are only likely…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Microbiology
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Hafizhah Putri, Ananda; Samsudin, Achmad; Suhandi, Andi – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2022
This systematic review is aimed to explore the researches that established students' conceptual change process, both studies that facilitate conceptual change and studies that determined learner characters influencing conceptual change. Overall, 50 studies were examined in this review. The current study focused on the common characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, COVID-19, Pandemics
Clarissa A. Thompson; Jennifer M. Taber; Pooja G. Sidney; Charles J. Fitzsimmons; Marta K. Mielicki; Percival G. Matthews; Erika A. Schemmel; Nicolle Simonovic; Jeremy L. Foust; Pallavi Aurora; David J. Disabato; T. H. Stanley Seah; Lauren K. Schiller; Karin G. Coifman – Grantee Submission, 2021
At the onset of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic, our interdisciplinary team hypothesized that a mathematical misconception--whole number bias (WNB)--contributed to beliefs that COVID-19 was less fatal than the flu. We created a brief online educational intervention for adults, leveraging evidence-based cognitive science…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Cognitive Processes, Logical Thinking
Akbas, Elif Ertem; Alan, Kübra – Online Submission, 2022
Due to the fact that the pandemic process did not occur in a predictable time frame, various difficulties have arisen in the field of education. This is also true in mathematics education, and concretization has been one of the biggest obstacles. This situation paved the way for concept learning errors that may occur in students. There are some…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Pandemics, COVID-19, Mathematics Instruction
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Lamanauskas, Vincentas, Ed. – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2021
These proceedings contain papers of the 4th International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education (BalticSTE2021) held in Šiauliai, Lithuania, June 21-22, 2021. This symposium was organized by the Scientific Methodical Center "Scientia Educologica" in cooperation with Scientia Socialis, Ltd. Lithuania. The proceedings are…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Education, Worksheets, Mathematics Education
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Shelley, Mack, Ed.; Akcay, Hakan, Ed.; Ozturk, Omer Tayfur, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
"Proceedings of International Conference on Research in Education and Science" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Research in Education and Science (ICRES) which took place on March 24-27, 2022 in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to discuss theoretical and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Peripherals, Equipment