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Achmad Rante Suparman; Eli Rohaeti; Sri Wening – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2024
This research is a systematic literature review study that aims to explore the evidence in publications that report on the types of misconceptions experienced by students in learning chemistry by providing types of students' chemical misconceptions based on levels and obtaining the correct formulation of misconceptions so that they can be used as…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions
Noriyo Komori; Ritsuo Hashimoto; Chihiro Jinushi; Momoko Uechi; Shou Oikawa; Emi Hirano – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Pictures drawn by people with aphasia (PWA) are often more challenging to understand than those drawn by healthy people. There are two types of objects: those that tend to be drawn symbolically (symbolically drawn objects--SOs) and those that are likely to be drawn realistically (realistically drawn objects--ROs). Aims: To compare the…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Foreign Countries, Freehand Drawing, Cognitive Ability
Jean Bosco Bugingo; Lakhan Lal Yadav; Innocent Sebasaza Mugisha; K. K. Mashood – Science & Education, 2024
The paper aims to provide a review of literature that emphasizes students' and teachers' views on the nature of science (NOS) and associated instructional approaches to develop adequate understanding of the NOS that have been employed in different contexts. One hundred and seventy-two (172) studies were selected from ResearchGate, Academia, Google…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Scientific Principles, Students
Shen Yong Ho; R. Subramaniam – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2024
Background: Recognizing the relatively few studies that have explored university students' understanding and alternative conceptions in linear and circular motion as well as the relatively few studies that have used 2-dimensional multiple-choice questions (MCQs) in the science education literature, this study set out to contribute to these areas.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Motion, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation
Júlio J. Conde; Pablo Á. Meira-Cartea – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2024
The Kigali Amendment introduced a new family of chemical compounds, which do not contribute to stratospheric ozone depletion but present a high global warming potential, under the watch of the Montreal Protocol in 2016. Earlier this year, a press note from the World Meteorological Organization entitled "Ozone layer recovery is on track,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Concepts, Chemistry, Pollution
Robyn Vertongen; Clifford van Ommen; Kerry Chamberlain – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2025
Concerns have been raised about how viewing Sexually Explicit Internet Material (SEIM) shapes adolescents' understanding of sexual relationships and has potentially negative impacts. However, research frequently takes a narrow view of adolescent SEIM use and excludes their understandings. The present study explored how 13 participants, aged 14 to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Pornography, Sexuality
A Two-Tier Multiple-Choice Diagnostic Test to Find Student Misconceptions about the Change of Matter
Rita Arfi Astuti Ningroom; Sri Yamtinah; Riyadi – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2025
There are a lot of very interesting scientific concepts to learn in natural and social science. The initial concepts that the student possesses may contradict the actual concepts, which is what causes misconceptions. Misconceptions are identified using misconception detection test tools. In fact, the development of the use of diagnostic test…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Test Construction, Diagnostic Tests, Multiple Choice Tests
Verónica Abasto; Antonia Larraín; Claudia Vergara; Hernán Cofré – ECNU Review of Education, 2025
Purpose: This study aimed to describe the knowledge and alternative conceptions of climate change in a group of Chilean science and non-science teachers with different teaching experiences. Design/Approach/Methods: The study used a quantitative approach with an exploratory, descriptive, and transversal design, in which a Climate Change…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Foreign Countries, Climate
Deni Ainur Rokhim; Hayuni Retno Widarti; Sutrisno – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2024
This study aims to determine the need for multitiered diagnostic instruments to identify misconceptions and their causes, as well as multi-representational profiles in chemistry lessons starting from grade 10 in the initial to the final material for grade 12. The data analysis technique used in this research is descriptive, namely descriptive…
Descriptors: Needs, High School Students, Chemistry, Misconceptions
Maria Manuel Azevedo; Ana Gonçalves; Nuno S. Osório; Fátima Baltazar – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2024
Antimicrobial resistance poses one of the most significant medical challenges for humanity. The current burden is overwhelming and is projected to escalate rapidly, with predictions for 2050 indicating 10 million deaths per year due to antibiotic-resistant microorganisms. Enhancing public awareness and education on this topic is crucial in efforts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disease Control, Knowledge Level, Questionnaires
Virginia M. C. Tze; Vanessa L. Rilkoff; Lia M. Daniels; Patti C. Parker – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2024
Boredom is a commonly experienced emotion that is detrimental to student performance. This study piloted Phase 2 of the Boredom Intervention Training (BIT) program which used cognitive restructuring to alter students' boredom misbeliefs. The sample consisted of 149 students from a midwestern Canadian University. We identified participants' boredom…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Restructuring
Nuha Ismail Iter – Cogent Education, 2024
This study investigates alternative conceptions of chemistry concepts among Faculty of Science students at Palestine Technical University-Kadoorie. Students are found to have incorrect views about fundamental chemistry concepts. The study aims to identify these misconceptions, understand their origins, and their impact on students' comprehension.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chemistry, Science Instruction, College Students
Luis Crouch – Prospects, 2024
This article, which is related to a longer piece to be published in 2023, starts from the point of view that, despite some issues, there may be borrowable ideas in how South Korea and Japan developed their education systems, especially at the outset of their modern periods of educational development. However, in the popular press, and even among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Educational Practices, Educational Development
Evi Aprianti; Ari Sunandar; Anandita Eka Setiadi – Journal of Biological Education Indonesia (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 2025
Understanding the photosynthesis concepts is challenging due to its abstract nature, often leading to student misconceptions. This study aims to identify and analyze misconceptions among science and social studies students using the image analysis method. A total of 78 students (32 science, 46 social studies) participated, selected through a…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Science Instruction, Grade 12
John Rafafy Batlolona; Jamaludin Jamaludin – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2024
"Marinyo" is a culture left by the Portuguese around the 15th century in Maluku. The purpose of this study was to find out to what extent students' misconceptions about the concept of sound in the "Marinyo" case in the Kepuluan Tanimbar Regency. The method used was a qualitative study in ethnography in ten villages in two…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Acoustics, Elementary School Students, Physics