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Eyceyurt Türk, Gülseda; Güngör Seyhan, Hatice – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2022
The purpose of this research is to determine the conceptual understanding of pre-service science teachers about "Colligative properties", which are aimed to be taught within the scope of Chemistry-II course, within the framework of the argumentation-supported problem based learning (AS-PBL) method. The study, in which 24 pre-service…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Knowledge Level, Scientific Concepts
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Kizilcik, Hasan Sahin; Tan, Mustafa – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2018
The purpose of this study is to examine the process of conceptual change in which the heat concept has gone through in time and provide an analytical assessment. To this end, problem-based learning groups were formed with 13 sophomore university students. One of these students was selected and interviewed. The interviews were examined using the…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Scientific Concepts, Problem Based Learning, Undergraduate Students
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Potvin, Patrice; Mercier, Julien; Charland, Patrick; Riopel, Martin – Research in Science Education, 2012
This research investigates the effect of classroom explicitation of initial conceptions (CEIC) on conceptual change in the context of learning electricity. Eight hundred and seventy five thirteen year-olds were tested in laboratory conditions to see if CEIC is or is not a productive step toward conceptual change. All students experienced a…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Misconceptions, Concept Formation, Laboratories
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Ayas, Alipasa; Ozmen, Haluk; Calik, Muammer – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
The aim of the present study is to elicit students' understanding of the particulate nature of matter via a cross-age study ranging from secondary to tertiary educational levels. A questionnaire with five-item open-ended questions was administered to 166 students from the secondary to tertiary levels of education. In light of the findings, it can…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Misconceptions, Questionnaires, Problem Based Learning
Tandogan, Ruhan Ozkardes; Orhan, Akinoglu – Online Submission, 2007
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of problem-based active learning in science education on students' academic achievement and concept learning. In the study, both quantitative and qualitative research methods were utilized. Quantitative data were obtained via the pre/post-test, treatment-control groups test model. Qualitative data…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Grade 7, Teaching Methods
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Akinoglu, Orhan; Tandogan, Ruhan Özkardes – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2007
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of problem-based active learning in science education on students' academic achievement and concept learning. In the study, both quantitative and qualitative research methods were utilized. Quantitative data were obtained via the pre/post-test, treatment-control groups test model. Qualitative data…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Grade 7, Teaching Methods
National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2011
This volume presents 64 abstracts of keynote and parallel paper presentations of the Irish National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning's (NAIRTL) conference on the theme of flexible learning. The Flexible Learning conference was a joint initiative by NAIRTL and the Learning Innovation Network. The keynote presentations can…
Descriptors: Open Education, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Educational Technology