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Alp, Gamze; Coskun Onan, Berna – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
To constitute awareness of climate change, hearing the solutions of students in their words and seeing visual products by creating experiences in schools is vital. This case study was limited to sequential implementations of climate change in the natural sciences teaching process in 5th grade. After an education process on using Pixton, 12…
Descriptors: Climate, Science Education, Grade 5, Cartoons
Haagen-Schützenhöfer, Claudia; Kopper, Manuela – Online Submission, 2019
Physics as a school subject is in general very unpopular. This fact is especially true for the situation in Austria. PISA results show that motivation, interest and self-efficacy of Austrian highschool students are significantly lower than the OECD average. In addition, a significant gender-gap in disadvantage for girls was shown. In general, one…
Descriptors: Lighting, Optics, Science Instruction, Science and Society
OECD Publishing, 2019
Problems associated with the environment loom large over the future well-being of young generations. A previous issue of PISA in Focus (PISA in Focus 87) shows that in 2015 many 15-year-old students believed that the future -- their future -- was going to be worse, environmentally, than the present. In particular, only a minority of students…
Descriptors: Positive Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment
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Chanapimuk, Kultida; Sawangmek, Sureeporn; Nangngam, Pranee – Journal of Science Learning, 2018
The environmental issues surrounding agrochemical products facing people today include serious health and ecological problems. Scientific literacy is necessary for students to understand scientific knowledge and get ready for the future world. Therefore, this action research aims to promote scientific literacy, in the area of plant growth by using…
Descriptors: Science Education, Technology Education, Science and Society, Environmental Education
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
How "green" are 15-year-olds? To what extent do they understand environmental issues? What are the sources of their information about the environment? Can they apply scientific principles and evidence to the world around them? This paper reports that across OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries, around…
Descriptors: School Activities, Environmental Education, Scientific Principles, Scientific Concepts