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Jochen Gläser – Research Evaluation, 2024
Studies on research quality criteria and their application have largely not defined the concept of 'research quality'. This reluctance to define and theoretically position the concept of research quality consigns empirical research to remain descriptive and makes methodological decisions more difficult. This paper aims to propose a theoretical…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Research and Development, Social Theories, Methods
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Brinley Kantorski; Kelly Bruzdewicz; Sarah Will; John A. Pollock – Discover Education, 2025
Games are a powerful tool for learning, offering unique benefits for student engagement, particularly when addressing complex or challenging topics. The general public's understanding of how vaccines are made is limited and the general public is unaware of the comprehensive research, development, and safety measures that are inherent in vaccine…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Cooperative Learning, Instructional Design, Research and Development
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Phillip A. Boda; Shruti Bathia; Libby Gerard; Marcia C. Linn – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2024
Advances in graphing technologies and learning sciences pedagogy have the potential to equitably support students when exploring complex systems depicting dynamic relationships across multiple disciplinary topics in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). We report on the cumulative impact of science units designed in a Research…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Graphs, Interdisciplinary Approach
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John Henriksson; Gunilla Eklund; Jessica Aspfors – Journal of Teacher Education and Educators, 2024
Previous studies have revealed some ambiguity regarding the role of research in teacher education and teachers 'use of research in their profession. In view of this, a research project was started in 2019 with the aim of developing a connection between research and practice through a popular scientific approach. Student teachers create video…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Transfer of Training, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Education
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Wooten, Michelle M. – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2018
The research practices of academics of science teaching and learning (academics-"of-st&l") may be considered a connected, constructed landscape, the peaks of which are shaped by accumulation of like practices. Entangling interviews with twenty-seven academics-"of-st&l" and document analyses, in this paper I map the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Concept Mapping, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods
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Arista, Fitra Suci; Kuswanto, Heru – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The research study concerned here was to: (1) produce a virtual physics laboratory application to be called ViPhyLab by using the Android smartphone as basis; (2) determine the appropriateness and quality of the virtual physics laboratory application that had been developed; and (3) describe the improvement in learning independence and conceptual…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Urquhart, Vicki – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2012
You probably recognize this standard definition of a comet: "a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit." Add an accompanying photograph or diagram, and students "get" what a comet is, right? Science textbook publishers expect students to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Visual Impairments, Research and Development
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Jacob, Merle – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2009
The new prominence given to science for economic growth and industry comes with an increased policy focus on the promotion of commodification and commercialization of academic science. This paper posits that this increased interest in commodification is a new steering mechanism for governing science. This is achieved by first outlining what is…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Research and Development, Governance, Policy
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Coffey, Janet E.; Hammer, David; Levin, Daniel M.; Grant, Terrance – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
We raise concerns about the current state of research and development in formative assessment, specifically to argue that in its concentration on "strategies for the teacher", the literature overlooks the "disciplinary substance" of what teachers and students assess. Our argument requires analysis of specific instances in the literature, and so we…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, High School Students, Biology, Secondary School Science
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Clark, Douglas B.; Nelson, Brian C.; Chang, Hsin-Yi; Martinez-Garza, Mario; Slack, Kent; D'Angelo, Cynthia M. – Computers & Education, 2011
This study investigates the potential of a digital game that overlays popular game-play mechanics with formal physics representations and terminology to support explicit learning and exploration of Newtonian mechanics. The analysis compares test data, survey data, and observational data collected during implementations in Taiwan and the United…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Research and Development, Student Attitudes, Mechanics (Physics)
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Neber, Heinz – Gifted and Talented International, 2010
In this article, the author presents his comments on Hisham Ghassib's article entitled "Where Does Creativity Fit into the Productivist Industrial Model of Knowledge Production?" Ghassib (2010) describes historical transformations of science from a marginal and non-autonomous activity which had been constrained by traditions to a self-autonomous,…
Descriptors: Creativity, Science and Society, Epistemology, Scientific Concepts
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Benenson, Gary; Stewart-Dawkins, Shawndel; White, Gwynn – Advances in Engineering Education, 2012
In spite of numerous calls for action, e.g., Executive Office of the President (2010), there have been few efforts nationally to promote engineering education in the elementary grades. Of these, hardly any have targeted underrepresented populations (National Academy of Engineering, 2009, p. 74). The collaboration described in this paper is a…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Elementary Education, STEM Education, Design
Susianna, Nancy – Online Submission, 2011
The objectives of this research were to identify the characteristics and effectiveness of chemistry teaching programs that increase students' entrepreneurial attitudes, chemistry concepts understanding and creativity. The research design application refers to the R & D (Research and Development) Design. Seventy-three senior high school students…
Descriptors: Creativity, Research and Development, Learning Activities, Chemistry
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Ernst, Jeremy V. – Journal of Technology Studies, 2009
Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary field of research and development identified as a major priority in the United States. Progress in science and engineering at the nanoscale is critical for national security, prosperity of the economy, and enhancement of the quality of life. It is anticipated that nanotechnology will be a major transitional…
Descriptors: Technology, Molecular Structure, Interdisciplinary Approach, Quality of Life
Corcoran, Tom; Mosher, Frederic A.; Rogat, Aaron – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2009
The purpose of this report is to describe the work that has been done so far on learning progressions in science, examine the challenges to developing usable learning progressions, determine if further investments are warranted, and if so, what investments are needed to realize their promised benefits. The report examines the quality and utility…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Research Reports, Educational Change, Instructional Improvement
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