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Ensign, Todd I.; Rye, James A.; Luna, Melissa J. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2017
Research indicates that preservice teacher (PT) education programs can positively impact perceptions of scientific probeware use in K-8 environments. Despite the potential of probeware to improve science instruction and student engagement, its use in elementary education has been limited. Sixty-seven PT enrolled across three sections of an…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Science Education, Learner Engagement, Elementary School Science
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Duran, Mesut; Höft, Margret; Lawson, Dan B.; Medjahed, Brahim; Orady, Elsayed A. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
This exploratory study examines the impact of a collaborative inquiry- and design-based afterschool program on urban high school students' IT/STEM learning--using information technology (IT) within the context of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The study used a mixed methods design, involving 77 participants within…
Descriptors: High School Students, Urban Schools, STEM Education, Information Technology
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Artun, Huseyin; Costu, Bayram – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
The aim of this study was to explore a group of prospective primary teachers' conceptual understanding of diffusion and osmosis as they implemented a 5E constructivist model and related materials in a science methods course. Fifty prospective primary teachers' ideas were elicited using a pre- and post-test and delayed post-test survey consisting…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis, Constructivism (Learning), Scores