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Senyigit, Çigdem; Önder, Fatih; Silay, Ilhan – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2021
The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of simulation-supported inquiry-based learning on pre-service teachers' conceptual understanding of capacitors. The participants consisted of 50 pre-service teachers studying at a state university in Turkey. The participants were divided into two groups of 25 each on the basis of their…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Physics, Science Instruction
Mataka, Lloyd M.; Taibu, Rex – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2020
A quasi-experimental treatment control group design was used to investigate the effect of a conceptual change curriculum, Multi-Step Inquiry approach, on students' perception of their learning in a science classroom. This started with the development of a workbook that explicitly focused on conceptual understanding, followed by the development and…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Concept Formation, Science Instruction
Murtonen, M.; Nokkala, C; Södervik, I. – Journal of Biological Education, 2020
In this study, firstly, university biology students' conceptual understanding and potential misconceptions concerning meiosis were studied. Secondly, an easily applicable drawing task was used to foster students' metaconceptual awareness which would help them to reach conceptual change. A quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control…
Descriptors: College Science, Biology, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
Mamombe, Charles; Mathabathe, Kgadi C.; Gaigher, Estelle – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
A qualitative pre-/post-test case study was conducted to explore the influence of inquiry-based education in eliciting learners' understanding of the particulate nature of matter in the gaseous phase. Two grade four classes (n=116) were conveniently and purposively sampled from two farm schools in Pretoria, South Africa. Data was collected through…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Grade 4, Elementary School Students
Webb, Brian S.; Hayhoe, Doug – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2017
Despite an overwhelming scientific consensus, a significant proportion of the American public continues to reject anthropogenic climate change. This disparity is particularly evident among evangelical Christians, for whom theological conservatism, general scientific skepticism, political affiliations, and sociocultural influences may impede their…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Christianity, Climate, Student Attitudes
Leinonen, Risto; Asikainen, Mervi A.; Hirvonen, Pekka E. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2013
As has been shown by previous research, students may possess various misconceptions in the area of thermal physics. In order to help them overcome misconceptions observed prior to instruction, we implemented a one-hour lecture-based intervention in their introductory thermal physics course. The intervention was held after the conventional lectures…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Thermodynamics, Scientific Concepts
Kowalski, Patricia; Taylor, Annette Kujawski – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2011
We assessed the effectiveness of refutational readings and lecture on decreasing psychological misconceptions for students of high versus low levels of achievement. During the course of a semester we addressed introductory psychology students' misconceptions with refutational readings, refutational lecture, or not at all. From pre- and post-test…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, College Instruction, Misconceptions, Introductory Courses

Stepans, Joseph; And Others – Science Education, 1988
Compares the effectiveness of two instructional models in bringing about a valid understanding of science concepts in prospective elementary teachers. Describes the two instructional models; an expository model and a learning cycle model. Concludes that college students understandings of science concepts may be improved using a combination of the…
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Instructional Design