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Transversal Traits in Science Education Research Relevant for Teaching and Research: A Meta-Interpretative Study
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Lopes, J. Bernardino; Silva, Antonio Alberto; Cravino, Jose P.; Costa, Nilza; Marques, Luis; Campos, Carlos – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2008
This study is a meta-interpretative analysis that focuses on research conducted and published by other researchers. Concepts central to this study include global practical relevance, curriculum design, and formative situation. We analyzed 35 studies selected from 374 published studies in the years 2000 and 2001 in three journals referenced in the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Meta Analysis, Data Interpretation, Teacher Education Programs
Language as an Indicator of Meaning Generation: An Analysis of Middle School Students' Written Discourse about Scientific Investigations.
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Keys, Carolyn W. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Attempts to develop a methodology for assessing the relationship between students' written text and their scientific thinking by investigating how one group of middle school students generated meanings for scientific data and expressed them in writing. Finds that many student reports contained a minimal number of written inferences, expressing…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Middle Schools, Science Education, Science Process Skills
Student Performances on the Science Processes of Recording Data, Analyzing Data, Drawing Conclusions, and Providing Evidence.
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Germann, Paul J.; Aram, Roberta J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1996
Reports on a study undertaken to develop research rubrics for a performance assessment of science processes and evaluate seventh-grade science students' ability to perform them. Focuses on the processes of recording data, analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and providing evidence. Reports that only 61% of the students performed the activity and…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
A Critical Point in Investigative Work: Defining Variables.
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Duggan, Sandra; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1996
Reports research concerning the definition of variables by pupils ages 12 to 14 during investigative work. Findings suggest that an increase in the complexity of an investigation lowers the ability to identify relevant variables and substantive concepts intrude on the ability to define the appropriate dependent variable and to control variables.…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Foreign Countries, Investigations
An Investigation of the Relationship between Logical Thinking Structures and the Ability to Construct and Interpret Line Graphs.
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Berg, Craig, A.; Phillips, Darrell G. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1994
Using Piagetian tasks designed to assess specific mental structures, researchers investigate the relationship between logical thinking structures and the ability of students to construct and interpret line graphs. Results revealed that a significant correlation exists between the aforementioned variables. Suggests and cautions that only at certain…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Developmental Stages, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Data and Graph Interpretation Practices among Preservice Science Teachers
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Bowen, G. Michael; Roth, Wolff-Michael – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2005
The interpretation of data and construction and interpretation of graphs are central practices in science, which, according to recent reform documents, science and mathematics teachers are expected to foster in their classrooms. However, are (preservice) science teachers prepared to teach inquiry with the purpose of transforming and analyzing…
Descriptors: Investigations, Data Interpretation, Preservice Teachers, Graphs