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Güngör, Sema Nur; Yücel, Elif Özata; Özer, Dilek Zeren; Özkan, Muhlis – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2022
This study aims to determine the changes in the cognitive structures of the 35 participants after ecology-based nature education in Bursa Uludag and its vicinity. This study used a single group pretest-posttest experimental mode where the data was collected by a word association test. It included the key concepts of nature, national parks,…
Descriptors: Ecology, Environmental Education, Parks, Comparative Analysis
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Yildirim, Sefa; Hasiloglu, Mehmet Akif – World Journal of Education, 2018
This study aims to compare and contrast the connotations of the concepts of "science" and "history" that were formed in the minds of students attending both Faculty of Science and Letters, History Department and Faculty of Education, Science Education Department at Agri Ibrahim Çeçen University. The participants of the study…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, History, Scientific Concepts, Associative Learning
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Wu, Ying-Tien; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Research in Science Education, 2011
Learners' ability in dealing with socio-scientific issues has been highlighted in contemporary science education. This study explored the effects of different on-line searching activities on high school students' cognitive structure outcomes and informal reasoning outcomes. By using a quasi-experimental research approach, thirty-three students…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Nuclear Energy, Information Processing, High School Students
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Ceylan, Eren; Geban, Omer – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2009
The main purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of 5E learning cycle model based instruction and traditionally designed chemistry instruction on 10th grade students' understanding of state of matter and solubility concepts. In this study, 119 tenth grade students from chemistry courses instructed by same teacher from an Anatolian…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Chemistry, Learning Processes
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Smith, Mike U. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
Compares 7 biology faculty members, 9 genetic counselors, and 26 undergraduate students according to both expertise and problem-solving success within the domain of genetics. Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that as expertise is attained, the individual restructures knowledge into a framework based upon the critical dimensions which…
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis
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Yates, Carolyn – Journal of Biological Education, 1987
Explores the rationale behind the importance of teaching young secondary school students how to look for correlation patterns. Describes two lessons that show how pupils can experience zero, positive, and negative correlation patterns between variables. Indicates the possible success of the Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education project.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Structures, Comparative Analysis