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Bachtiar, Rayendra Wahyu; Meulenbroeks, Ralph F. G.; van Joolingen, Wouter R. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2021
This article reports on a case study that aims to help students develop mechanistic reasoning through constructing a model based stop-motion animation of a physical phenomenon. Mechanistic reasoning is a valuable thinking strategy for students in trying to make sense of scientific phenomena. Ten ninth-grade students used stop-motion software to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Grade 9, Physics, Science Process Skills
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Ceberio, Mikel; Almudí, José Manuel; Franco, Ángel – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2016
In recent years, interactive computer simulations have been progressively integrated in the teaching of the sciences and have contributed significant improvements in the teaching-learning process. Practicing problem-solving is a key factor in science and engineering education. The aim of this study was to design simulation-based problem-solving…
Descriptors: Physics, College Science, Science Instruction, Computer Simulation
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Kukliansky, Ida; Eshach, Haim – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
The interpretation of data and construction and understanding of graphs are central practices in science; therefore, an important skill needed in the undergraduate physics laboratory is the ability to analyze data obtained from experiments. Often students are not able to reach logical deductions based on data, acquired from the experiments that…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Physics, Graphs
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Campbell, Todd; Zhang, Danhui; Neilson, Drew – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2011
This study considers whether Model Based Inquiry (MBI) is a suitable mechanism for facilitating science as inquiry to allow students to develop deep understandings of difficult concepts, while also gaining better understandings of science process and the nature of science. This manuscript also considers time devoted to MBI in comparison to more…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Student Attitudes, Scientific Principles, Academic Achievement
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Yang, Kun-Yuan; Heh, Jia-Sheng – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2007
The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the impact of Internet Virtual Physics Laboratory (IVPL) instruction with traditional laboratory instruction in physics academic achievement, performance of science process skills, and computer attitudes of tenth grade students. One-hundred and fifty students from four classes at one private…
Descriptors: Internet, Science Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Computer Attitudes
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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