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Direct linkCarmel, Justin H.; Herrington, Deborah G.; Posey, Lynmarie A.; Ward, Joseph S.; Pollock, Amy M.; Cooper, Melanie M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
Over the past 20 years research on reform efforts aimed at the chemistry laboratory has focused on different aspects of students' experiences including increasing content knowledge, improving student attitudes toward chemistry, incorporating inquiry activities, and providing students a hands-on experience related to the chemistry concepts learned…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Change
Barthet, Michelle M. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2021
COVID-19 has changed about every aspect of life including how we teach in higher education. Laboratory experiments vital for learning hands-on techniques are limited due to social distancing requirements and increased numbers of distance-learning students. The solution to loss of hands-on activities has been to compensate with virtual laboratory…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Molecular Biology, Hands on Science
Chen, Stefanie H. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many courses to move online, presenting a particular challenge for hands-on laboratory courses. One such course in our Biotechnology track is an advanced Protein Interactions lecture/laboratory course. This 8-week course typically meets for 5 h a week in the laboratory space. For the Fall 2020 version of the course,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Laboratory Experiments, Science Instruction, Video Technology
Craney, Chris L.; Lau, Thomas; Nelson, William T.; Ghomeshi, Adrianna; Rust, James M.; de Groot, Robert M.; Dennis, Donovan P.; Robertson, Ellen; Kissel, Jessica – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The Japanese lesson study (JLS) model for curriculum development has seen limited application to middle school science classrooms. The JLS model was used to develop and refine three hands-on activities focused on four major eighth grade science topics from the California curriculum. Prior assessments of these topics showed limited understanding by…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Educational Change
Tofel-Grehl, Colby; Jex, Eliza; Searle, Kristin; Ball, Douglas; Zhao, Xin; Burnell, Georgia – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2020
This paper shares findings from the first of its kind quasi-experimental mixed methods study exploring the potential impacts on teacher instruction through engagement with making and e-textiles. Because engagement in hands-on inquiry has demonstrated strong promise for increasing student interest and engagement in STEM careers, finding curricular…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement, Science Instruction
Cherbow, Kevin; McKinley, Megan T.; McNeill, Katherine L.; Lowenhaupt, Rebecca – Science Education, 2020
Recent reforms in science education advocate for a vision of learning where students "figure out" science ideas through engagement in science practices. Consequently, there have been significant efforts to engage K-12 students in the science practices. However, less research attention has been given to understand how this…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Science Education
Pather, Nalini; Blyth, Phil; Chapman, Jamie A.; Dayal, Manisha R.; Flack, Natasha A.M.S.; Fogg, Quentin A.; Green, Rodney A.; Hulme, Anneliese K.; Johnson, Ian P.; Meyer, Amanda J.; Morley, John W.; Shortland, Peter J.; Štrkalj, Goran; Štrkalj, Mirjana; Valter, Krisztina; Webb, Alexandra L.; Woodley, Stephanie J.; Lazarus, Michelle D. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2020
Australian and New Zealand universities commenced a new academic year in February/March 2020 largely with "business as usual." The subsequent Covid-19 pandemic imposed unexpected disruptions to anatomical educational practice. Rapid change occurred due to government-imposed physical distancing regulations from March 2020 that…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Science Instruction, Educational Practices, Disease Incidence
Bulunuz, Mizrap; Jarrett, Olga S.; Martin-Hansen, Lisa – School Science and Mathematics, 2012
Of great importance for achieving science education reform may be teachers' interest in science and enjoyment of science. This study explores the motivational qualities (rated for "interest," "fun," and "learning" value) of different levels of inquiry of hands-on class activities. The participants, 53 preservice teachers in two sections of a…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Educational Change, Methods Courses, Preservice Teachers
Bevan, Bronwyn; Petrich, Mike; Wilkinson, Karen – Educational Leadership, 2015
Are makerspaces--where children can create gas-powered Roman chariots, singing greeting cards, or playdough circuit boards--just the site for a slightly wacky explosion of inventiveness? Or can these maker activities be channeled to support deep STEM learning? Bronwyn Bevan, director of the Exploratorium Institute for Research and Learning in San…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Class Activities, Teaching Methods, Hands on Science
Khaled, Anne; Gulikers, Judith; Biemans, Harm; Mulder, Martin – Studies in Continuing Education, 2016
For many decades, teacher-structured hands-on simulations have been used in education mainly for developing procedural and technical skills. Stimulating contemporary learning outcomes suggests more constructivist approaches. The aim of this study is to examine how self-regulated learning (SRL), an important constructivist learning environment…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Constructivism (Learning), Simulation, Observation
Robelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2013
Well before the Next Generation Science Standards became final last month, teachers in pockets around the country were already exploring the vision for science education espoused by the document and bringing elements of that approach to the classroom. The new standards call for bringing greater depth to K-12 students' understanding of the subject…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
McLaughlin, Cheryl A.; MacFadden, Bruce J. – Research in Science Education, 2014
This study stemmed from concerns among researchers that reform efforts grounded in promoting inquiry as the basis for teaching science have not achieved the desired changes in American science classrooms. Many science teachers assume that they are employing inquiry-based strategies when they use cookbook investigations with highly structured…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Science Instruction, Misconceptions
Download full textCarrejo, David J.; Reinhartz, Judy – Middle School Journal, 2014
Engaging students in both hands-on and minds-on experiences is needed for education that is relevant and complete. Many middle school students enter science classrooms with pre-conceived ideas about their world. Some of these ideas are misconceptions that hinder students from developing accepted concepts in science, such as those related to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Science Education, Middle School Teachers, Concept Teaching
di Fuccia, David; Witteck, Torsten; Markic, Silvija; Eilks, Ingo – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2012
By the 1970s a fundamental shift had taken place in German science education. This was a shift away from the learning of more-or-less isolated facts and facets in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics towards a restructuring of science teaching along the general principles of the respective science domains. The changes included also the addition of…
Descriptors: Evidence, Research and Development, Scientific Principles, Problem Based Learning
Barak, Miri; Hussein-Farraj, Rania – Research in Science Education, 2013
This paper describes a study conducted in the context of chemistry education reforms in Israel. The study examined a new biochemistry learning unit that was developed to promote in-depth understanding of 3D structures and functions of proteins and nucleic acids. Our goal was to examine whether, and to what extent teaching and learning via…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Educational Change, Biochemistry
