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Factors Predicting Teachers' Implementation of Inquiry-Based Teaching Practices: Analysis of South African TIMSS 2019 Data from an Ecological Perspective
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Ayodele Abosede Ogegbo; Umesh Ramnarain; Joseph Krajcik – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
Inquiry-Based Teaching Practice (IBTP) is an essential component of science education, and promoting its implementation is at the heart of various reform efforts. Even though science teachers regard IBTP as an essential pedagogical method, they rarely use it for various reasons. This study utilizes Bronfenbrenner's ecological framework to examine…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Inquiry
International Assessment: A Rasch Model and Teachers' Evaluation of TIMSS Science Achievement Items
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Glynn, Shawn M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is a comparative assessment of the achievement of students in many countries. In the present study, a rigorous independent evaluation was conducted of a representative sample of TIMSS science test items because item quality influences the validity of the scores used to inform…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Item Response Theory, Psychometrics, Science Tests
The Emergence of a Learning Progression in Middle School Chemistry
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Johnson, Philip; Tymms, Peter – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
Previously, a small scale, interview-based, 3-year longitudinal study (ages 11-14) in one school had suggested a learning progression related to the concept of a substance. This article presents the results of a large-scale, cross-sectional study which used Rasch modeling to test the hypothesis of the learning progression. Data were collected from…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Chemistry, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Development of an Instrument for Measuring Cognitive Conflict in Secondary-Level Science Classes.
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Lee, Gyoungho; Kwon, Jaesool; Park, Sang-Suk; Kim, Jung-Whan; Kwon, Hyeok-Gu; Park, Hac-Kyoo – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2003
Develops an instrument for measuring secondary students' cognitive conflict levels as they learn science. Indicates that cognitive conflict consists of four constructs: (1) recognition of an anomalous situation; (2) interest; (3) anxiety; and (4) cognitive reappraisal of the conflict situation. Discusses implications for instruction and…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Conflict, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Question-Posing Capability as an Alternative Evaluation Method: Analysis of an Environmental Case Study.
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Dori, Yehudit J.; Herscovitz, Orit – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1999
Presents research on the scientific question-posing capabilities of 10th-grade students (n=127) who were studying air quality in a cooperative way using the jigsaw method. Finds that the difference between students at high and low academic levels to the extent of increase in both number and complexity of posed questions was significant. Contains…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Cooperative Learning, Educational Assessment, Environmental Education
A Comparison of Teacher and Principal Perception of an Outstanding Science Teacher.
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Searles, William E.; Kudeki, Naile – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Reports on a study done in Quebec, Canada, to determine the level of agreement or disagreement between principals and teachers using established criteria to measure the effectiveness of a science teacher. Results were used in an attempt to construct a profile of the attributes of an outstanding science teacher. (TW)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Science Education