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Li, Xiaowei; Xie, Jing – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2017
Using data from a sample of Chinese children (n = 297) aged 3-6 years in Beijing, we examined the characteristics of Chinese parenting styles and the relationship with children's developmental outcomes. A 6-month follow-up study of 110 of the 297 participants further explored the long-term effect of parenting styles on children's development.…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Foreign Countries, Correlation, Child Development
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Kramer, Maxwell; Olson, Dalay; Walker, J. D. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2018
Explicit emphasis on teaching science process skills leads to both gains in the skills themselves and, strikingly, deeper understanding of content. Here, we created and tested a series of online, interactive tutorials with the goal of helping undergraduate students develop science process skills. We designed the tutorials in accordance with…
Descriptors: Design, Tutorial Programs, Science Process Skills, Science Instruction
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Leng, Chin Hai; Abedalaziz, Nabeel; Orleans, Antriman Vipinosa; Naimie, Zahra; Islam, Atiquil – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2018
The present study investigated how science teachers' beliefs about intelligence and their beliefs about knowing and knowledge acquisition influence their teaching practices. A total of 285 science teachers participated in the present study. Our survey included three parts, namely: epistemological beliefs inventory, implicit theories of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Science Instruction
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Lin, Feng; Chan, Carol K. K. – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
This study examined the role of computer-supported knowledge-building discourse and epistemic reflection in promoting elementary-school students' scientific epistemology and science learning. The participants were 39 Grade 5 students who were collectively pursuing ideas and inquiry for knowledge advance using Knowledge Forum (KF) while studying a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology
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Soneral, Paula A. G.; Wyse, Sara A. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
Student-centered learning environments with upside-down pedagogies (SCALE-UP) are widely implemented at institutions across the country, and learning gains from these classrooms have been well documented. This study investigates the specific design feature(s) of the SCALE-UP classroom most conducive to teaching and learning. Using pilot survey…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Achievement Gains, Student Centered Learning, Comparative Analysis
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Killion, Joellen – Journal of Staff Development, 2014
Adopting new curricula presents both a need and an opportunity for professional development to advance teacher content knowledge and instructional practices for achieving curriculum-specific student outcomes. This study examines two modalities of professional development: face-to-face in a summer workshop and online that included two days of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Conventional Instruction
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Pesman, Haki; Ozdemir, Omer Faruk – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
The purpose of this study is to explore not only the effect of context-based physics instruction on students' achievement and motivation in physics, but also how the use of different teaching methods influences it (interaction effect). Therefore, two two-level-independent variables were defined, teaching approach (contextual and non-contextual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Physics, Motivation, Teaching Methods