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Wang, Zuhao; Chi, Shaohui; Hu, Kaiyan; Chen, Wenting – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
Teachers' knowledge and application of model play an important role in students' development of modeling ability and scientific literacy. In this study, we investigated Chinese chemistry teachers' knowledge and application of models. Data were collected through test questionnaire and analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. The result indicated…
Descriptors: Models, Chemistry, Science Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching
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Tural, Guner; Akdeniz, Ali Riza; Alev, Nedim – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2010
Weight is one of the basic concepts of physics. Its gravitational definition accommodates difficulties for students to understand the state of weightlessness. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of materials based on 5E teaching model and related to weightlessness on science student teachers' learning. The sample of the study was 9…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Science Education, Preservice Teacher Education
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Calik, Muammer; Ayas, Alipasa; Coll, Richard K.; Unal, Suat; Costu, Bayram – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2007
The research presented in this paper consisted of an investigation of the effectiveness of a four-step constructivist-based teaching activity on student understanding of how pressure and temperature influence the dissolution of a gas in a liquid. Some 44 Grade 9 students (18 boys and 26 girls) selected purposively from two school classes in the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Student Attitudes, Teaching Models, Long Term Memory