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Ezema, Marcus Jideofor; Ugwuany, Christian Sunday; Okeke, Chinedu Ifedi; Orji, Emmanuel Ifeanyi – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2022
When students were exposed to cognitive conflict and 5E teaching models, this study looked at the impact of cognitive ability on their conceptual change in the particulate nature of matter in physics. With a sample of 195 first-year upper secondary school students, the study used a quasi-experimental design with non-equivalent groups. The data…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Science Instruction
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Özdemir, Emine; Övez, Filiz Tuba Dikkartin – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2017
The cognitive development of prospective teacher needs to be taken into estimate so that proofs are presented in forms that are potentially meaningful for them. This requires educators and mathematicians to rethink consider the use of types of proof related to the logical thinking improvement of the singular. The purpose of the study is to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Validity, Mathematical Logic
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Manurung, Sondang R.; Mihardi, Satria – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of hypertext media based kinematic learning and formal thinking ability to improve the conceptual understanding of physic prospective students. The research design used is the one-group pretest-posttest experimental design is carried out in the research by taking 36 students on from…
Descriptors: Mechanics (Physics), Hypermedia, Concept Formation, Instructional Effectiveness
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Seyhan, Hatice Güngör – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2015
This study was conducted with 98 prospective science teachers, who were composed of 50 prospective teachers that had participated in problem-solving applications and 48 prospective teachers who were taught within a more researcher-oriented teaching method in science laboratories. The first aim of this study was to determine the levels of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Problem Solving
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Al khawaldeh, Salem A. – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2013
Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the comparative effects of a prediction/discussion-based learning cycle (HPD-LC), conceptual change text (CCT) and traditional instruction on 10th grade students' understanding of genetics concepts. Sample: Participants were 112 10th basic grade male students in three classes of…
Descriptors: Genetics, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Biology
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Eskandar, Fathi-Azar; Bayrami, Mansor; Vahedi, Shahram; Ansar, Vahideh Abdollahi Adli – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2013
We investigated the effect of instructional analogies in interaction with logical thinking ability on achievement and attitude towards chemistry. The participants were 147 female students from 6 8th grade classes in three public junior high schools selected by using a random multistage sampling method from five education districts in Tabriz, a…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Junior High School Students, Grade 8