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Demographics of Physics Education Research
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Kanim, Stephen; Cid, Ximena C. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
Is physics education research based on a representative sample of students? To answer this question we skimmed physics education research papers from three journals for the years 1970-2015 looking for the number of research subjects, the course the subjects were enrolled in, and the institution where the research was conducted. We combined this…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Educational Research, Demography
An Evaluation of the Particle Physics Masterclass as a Context for Student Learning about the Nature of Science
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Wadness, Michael J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation addresses the research question: To what extent do secondary school science students attending the U.S. Particle Physics Masterclass change their view of the nature of science (NOS)? The U.S. Particle Physics Masterclass is a physics outreach program run by QuarkNet, a national organization of secondary school physics teachers…
Descriptors: Investigations, Secondary Education, Scientific Methodology, Outreach Programs
Proceedings of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM) (13th, Online, July 10-13, 2020)
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Rafferty, Anna N., Ed.; Whitehill, Jacob, Ed.; Romero, Cristobal, Ed.; Cavalli-Sforza, Violetta, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2020
The 13th iteration of the International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2020) was originally arranged to take place in Ifrane, Morocco. Due to the SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) epidemic, EDM 2020, as well as most other academic conferences in 2020, had to be changed to a purely online format. To facilitate efficient transmission of…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Teaching Methods, Information Retrieval, Data Processing
Grape Expectations.
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Rye, James A. – Science Teacher, 1997
Details an investigation concerned with the composition of a grape to illustrate how food and nutrition topics can drive inquiry-oriented science learning. Students design experiments that surround the development of a fictitious new beverage. (DDR)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Food
Internet Opportunities.
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Ridgeway, Dori – Science Teacher, 1998
Surveys internet sites that provide resources for science teachers and their students. Focuses on topics related to science and society, sound, optics, professional development, and tips for searching the internet. (DDR)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Faraday's Law and a Data-Logger for Induced EMF Experiments.
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Romera, Pedro Gonzalo – School Science Review, 1997
Presents two quantitative Faraday's law experiments using a computer-assisted data-logging system. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection, Data Processing
Teach with Databases: Toxics Release Inventory. [Multimedia].
Barracato, Jay; Spooner, Barbara – 1998
This curriculum unit provides students with real world applications of science as it pertains to toxic releases into the environment. This boxed package contains the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Teacher's Guide, TRI Database Basics guide, comprehensive TRI compact disk with user's guide, "Getting Started: A Guide to Bringing Environmental…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis