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Kimberly Vo; Mahbub Sarkar; Paul J. White; Elizabeth Yuriev – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2024
Despite problem solving being a core skill in chemistry, students often struggle to solve chemistry problems. This difficulty may arise from students trying to solve problems through memorising algorithms. Goldilocks Help serves as a problem-solving scaffold that supports students through structured problem solving and its elements, such as…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Chemistry, Science Instruction
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Jihoon Kang; Jina Kim – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2024
While existing studies have underscored the educational benefits of generating explanatory hypotheses (EHs) in response to unexpected outcomes, empirical research on the underlying mechanisms driving their effectiveness in science learning remains limited. Thus, this study aimed to empirically examine the effectiveness of generating an EH for…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Learning Processes, Protocol Analysis, Scientific Concepts
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Langendorf, Ronja; Schneider, Susanne; Klein, Pascal – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2022
The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (HRD) is a fundamental representation in stellar physics. It contains information about key properties of stars and allows inferences about stellar evolution. The use of the HRD is an important disciplinary activity in astrophysics. For example, it is particularly important to have a graphical understanding of the…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Visual Aids, Benchmarking
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Tobler, Samuel; Köhler, Katja; Sinha, Tanmay; Hafen, Ernst; Kapur, Manu – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
Undergraduate biology students' molecular-level understanding of stochastic (also referred to as random or noisy) processes found in biological systems is often limited to those examples discussed in class. Therefore, students frequently display little ability to accurately transfer their knowledge to other contexts. Furthermore, elaborate tools…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Biology, Science Instruction, Molecular Biology
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Broman, Karolina; Bernholt, Sascha; Parchmann, Ilka – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
Context-based learning aims to make learning more meaningful by raising meaningful problems. However, these types of problems often require reflection and thinking processes that are more complex and thus more difficult for students, putting high demands on students' problem-solving capabilities. In this paper, students' approaches when solving…
Descriptors: Models, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Problem Solving, Chemistry
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Kim, Seong-un – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2022
This study studied the types of peer scaffolding presented in scientific experimental activities. The study included 14 university students. For the experimental activity of 'determining temperature changes using the meridian altitude of the sun,' information regarding experimental behaviors, thinking aloud, discourse, and retrospective interview…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Peer Teaching
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Di Camillo, Kirra; Dawson, Vaille – Teaching Science, 2020
This article reports on the explicit introduction of metacognitive strategies by an early career science teacher to support the application of mathematics skills. The research investigated the effectiveness of these strategies with three Year 11 physics students using an action research approach. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Mathematics Skills
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Neubrand, Charlotte; Harms, Ute – Journal of Biological Education, 2017
Teaching and learning evolution is challenging. Biology education research shows that the underlying evolutionary concepts are poorly understood among students. This prevents a meaningful understanding of the central biological concepts. The instructional format of self-explanation prompts seems to be promising to respond to these difficulties.…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Evolution, Scientific Concepts
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Sawuwu, Benny Yodi; Partana, Crys Fajar – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
Some metacognitive mental activities were explored on chemical reading activities as specific judgments called metacognitive judgments. A think-aloud protocol was carried out to fifteen chemistry teacher candidates to express their judgments on chemical reading activities for question posing. Two chemical articles were designed to stimulate these…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Protocol Analysis
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Mansyur, Jusman – International Education Studies, 2015
This paper describes the preliminary stages in physics problem-solving related to the use of external representation. This empirical study was carried out using a phenomenographic approach to analyze data from individual thinking-aloud and interviews with 8 senior high school students and 7 physics teachers. The result of this study is a set of…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Problem Solving, Phenomenology
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Topsakal, Unsal Umdu; Oversby, John – Journal of Biological Education, 2013
In the present study, we have explored an aspect of teachers' perceptions of biology diagrams. The research was performed in Turkey. The data were gathered from 50 (25 female, 25 male) teachers of primary and secondary schools and 34 (18 female, 16 male) academic staff of different universities in Turkey. Some of the participants are science…
Descriptors: Biology, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Protocol Analysis
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Deane, Thomas; Nomme, Kathy; Jeffery, Erica; Pollock, Carol; Birol, Gulnur – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
Interest in student conception of experimentation inspired the development of a fully validated 14-question inventory on experimental design in biology (BEDCI) by following established best practices in concept inventory (CI) design. This CI can be used to diagnose specific examples of non-expert-like thinking in students and to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Biology, Science Instruction
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Hasse, Sascha; Joachim, Cora; Bögeholz, Susanne; Hammann, Marcus – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2014
In Germany, science education standards for students at the end of grade nine have been in existance since 2005. Some of these standards are dedicated to scientific inquiry (e.g. experimentation). They describe which abilities learners are expected to possess at the end of grade nine. In the USA, several documents describe standards for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Biology, Science Instruction
Hasse, Sascha; Joachim, Cora; Bögeholz, Susanne; Hammann, Marcus – Online Submission, 2014
In Germany, science education standards for students at the end of grade nine have been in existence since 2005. Some of these standards are dedicated to scientific inquiry (e.g. experimentation). They describe which abilities learners are expected to possess at the end of grade nine. In the USA, several documents describe standards for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Biology, Science Instruction
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Broman, Karolina; Parchmann, Ilka – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2014
Context-based learning approaches have been implemented in school science over the last 40 years as a way to enhance students' interest in, as well as learning outcomes from, science. Contexts are used to connect science with the students' lives and to provide a frame in which concepts can be learned and applied on a…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts
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