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Tan, Seng-Chee; Tan, Aik-Ling – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2020
This forum paper offers alternative insights into Pei-Ling Hsu's "'It's a magic circle'! Using cogenerative dialogues to create a safe environment to address emotional conflicts in a project-based learning science internship." In her paper, she presented how cogenerative dialogues can be used to create an emotionally safe environment for…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Psychological Patterns
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Guasch, Blanca; González, Marta; Cortiñas, Sergi – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2020
Nanoscience and nanotechnology are two key areas in the development of new technologies. However, scientific advances in these fields are still far removed from the contents taught in schools. But what if basic concepts within these areas were introduced in secondary schools? We believe science is an essential facet of culture and the most recent…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Early Adolescents, Design, Knowledge Level
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Lopatto, David – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2017
Given that science and science education are undergoing a climate change, the author suggests a re-envisioning of undergraduate research assessment. He argues that continuation of research into the processes and benefits of undergraduate research opportunities for undergraduates will need to decrease focus on student dispositions and increase…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Research Projects, Educational Environment
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Ramnarain, Umesh; de Beer, Josef – Research in Science Education, 2013
In this paper, we report on the experiences of three 9th-grade South African students (13-14 years) in doing open science investigation projects for a science expo. A particular focus of this study was the manner in which these students merge the world of school science with their social world to create a hybrid space by appropriating knowledge…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Grade 9, Secondary School Science
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Cramer, Steven; Kurten, Jaime – Tech Directions, 2005
While classroom instruction can and should still be used to teach students the fundamentals of engineering, the key to their ultimate success is learning to use that knowledge in a real-world setting. Out-of-class activities, like the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) National Concrete Canoe Competition, not only give students a hands-on…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Educational Technology, Civil Engineering, Competition
Khan, Badrul, Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2007
Flexible Learning in an Information Society uses a flexible learning framework to explain the best ways of creating a meaningful learning environment. This framework consists of eight factors--institutional, management, technological, pedagogical, ethical, interface design, resource support, and evaluation--and a systematic understanding of these…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Learning, Satisfaction, Student Surveys