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Nehm, Ross H.; Haertig, Hendrik – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
Our study examines the efficacy of Computer Assisted Scoring (CAS) of open-response text relative to expert human scoring within the complex domain of evolutionary biology. Specifically, we explored whether CAS can diagnose the explanatory elements (or Key Concepts) that comprise undergraduate students' explanatory models of natural selection with…
Descriptors: Evolution, Undergraduate Students, Interrater Reliability, Computers
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Pundak, David; Rozner, Shmaryahu – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
There is a growing consensus that traditional instruction in basic science courses, in institutions of higher learning, do not lead to the desired results. Most of the students who complete these courses do not gain deep knowledge about the basic concepts and develop a negative approach to the sciences. In order to deal with this problem, a…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Information Technology, Educational Change, Engineering Education
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Post-Zwicker, A. P.; Davis, W.; Grip, R.; McKay, M.; Stotler, D. P.; Pfaff, R. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 1999
Presents a model for using the Internet to teach high school students about plasma physics and fusion energy. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Data Collection, Energy Education, Internet
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Rodriguez, Maria A.; Niaz, Mansoor – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
Recent research in science education has recognized the importance of history and philosophy of science. The objective of this study is to evaluate the presentation of the Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr models of the atom in general physics textbooks based on criteria derived from history and philosophy of science. Forty-one general physics…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Physics, Science History, Science Education