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El Janous, Youssra; El-Hassouny, Hassan; Laafou, Mohamed; Madrane, Mourad – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2022
As contemporary society evolves, technological revolutions are increasingly forcing academic and secondary institutions to adopt innovative strategies rather than traditional instruction. Therefore, the use of ICT in teaching is an active teaching method with proven effectiveness on learning outcomes and student motivation in life and earth…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Academic Achievement, Learning Motivation
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Sung, Han-Yu; Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Wu, Po-Han; Lin, Dai-Qi – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
Facilitating students' deep-strategy behaviors and positive learning performances of science inquiry is an important and challenging educational issue. In this study, a contextual science inquiry approach is proposed for developing a 3D experiential game to cope with this problem. To evaluate the impacts of the game on students' science learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Learning Strategies, Elementary School Science
Spandler, Carl – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2016
Mineralogy is an essential component of Earth Science education, yet many students struggle to obtain adequate comprehension and knowledge of mineralogy during tertiary (postsecondary) degree programs. The use of educational games can be an effective strategy for science teaching as games provide an active learning environment that enhances…
Descriptors: Mineralogy, Science Instruction, Educational Games, Earth Science
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Castro Rojas, María Dolores; Zuñiga, Ana Lourdes Acuña; Ugalde, Emmanuel Fonseca – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2015
GLOBE is a global educational program for elementary and high school levels, and its main purpose in Costa Rica is to develop scientific thinking and interest for science in high school students through hydrology research projects that allow them to relate science with environmental issues in their communities. Youth between 12 and 17 years old…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Secondary School Science, Public Schools
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Esteves, Helena; Ferreira, Paulo; Vasconcelos, Clara; Fernandes, Isabel – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2013
Recognizing the relevance that fieldwork and field trips have in the teaching of geosciences and related learning processes, this study presents two geological fieldwork studies that were established with Portuguese secondary school students. Both studies were focused on geoscience content knowledge, and attempted to increase environmental…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Mixed Methods Research, Foreign Countries, Learning Processes
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Cyparsade, Mohun; Auckloo, Pritee; Belath, Ismut; Dookhee, Helina; Hurreeram, Navin – Science Education International, 2013
This study describes how in-service teachers in the pre-vocational sector in Mauritius adopted specific strategies to overcome the language barrier in the learning of science (Van Driel, Verloop & de Vos, 1998). Students of form III were taught few basic ideas related to "Earth & Space" through the use of role play and ICT. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Earth Science, Learning Processes