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Durik, Amanda M.; Matarazzo, Kristina L. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
This correlational study examined the relationship between perceived task complexity and task interest for individuals with varying levels of domain knowledge and/or individual interest. Forty-five college student participants (46% women) reported their knowledge and individual interest in biology before learning about the biology of fungus.…
Descriptors: College Students, Biology, Correlation, Task Analysis
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Panijpan, Bhinyo; Ruenwongsa, Pintip; Sriwattanarothai, Namkang – Bioscience Education, 2008
In this article we recount our experiences of teaching photosynthesis in an integrated way to secondary school students and teachers, science undergraduates and postgraduates. Conceptual questions were posed to investigate learners' fundamental understanding of simple light-dependent and light-independent processes taught to most students at…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Student Attitudes, Global Approach, Rote Learning
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Yang, Jie Chi; Lin, Yi Lung – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
When using mobile devices in support of learning activities, students gain mobility, but problems arise when group members share information. The small size of the mobile device screen becomes problematic when it is being used by two or more students to share and exchange information. This problem affects interactions among group members. To…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Student Attitudes, Pretests Posttests, Achievement Tests
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Peacock, Alan – Primary Science Review, 2004
The Eden Project in Cornwall sets out to educate about the interdependence of plants and people. Its tropical and Mediterranean biomes are housed in the largest "greenhouses" in the world, which serve as a backdrop to plants that grow in the temperate zones of the world, grown in Eden's outdoor landscape. Eden has aroused worldwide…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Science Education, Parent Role, Parents as Teachers