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Clegg, Amanda; Collins, Karen – School Science Review, 2022
A pilot study, funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, supported 10 secondary schools across England to plan and deliver open-ended investigative practical work within science curriculum time. This enabled all students to experience the benefits of investigative work, rather than just those attending extracurricular STEM enrichment activities.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Science Education, Science Curriculum
Tsai, Meng-Jung; Hsu, Chung-Yuan; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
Due to a growing trend of exploring scientific knowledge on the Web, a number of studies have been conducted to highlight examination of students' online searching strategies. The investigation of online searching generally employs methods including a survey, interview, screen-capturing, or transactional logs. The present study firstly intended to…
Descriptors: Investigations, Program Effectiveness, Search Strategies, Foreign Countries
Pyatt, Kevin; Sims, Rod – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
This study investigated the learning dimensions that occur in physical and virtual inquiry-based lab investigations, in first-year secondary chemistry classes. This study took place over a 2 year period and utilized an experimental crossover design which consisted of two separate trials of laboratory investigation. Assessment data and attitudinal…
Descriptors: Investigations, Student Attitudes, Measures (Individuals), Program Effectiveness
Vachliotis, Theodoros; Salta, Katerina; Vasiliou, Petroula; Tzougraki, Chryssa – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
Systemic assessment questions (SAQs) are novel assessment tools used in the context of the Systemic Approach to Teaching and Learning (SATL) model. The purpose of this model is to enhance students' meaningful understanding of scientific concepts by use of constructivist concept mapping procedures, which emphasize the development of systems…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Concept Mapping, Scientific Concepts, Program Effectiveness
Liarakou, Georgia; Athanasiadis, Ilias; Gavrilakis, Costas – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate what Greek secondary school students (grades 8 and 11) believe about the greenhouse effect and climate change. A total of 626 students completed a closed-form questionnaire consisting of statements regarding the causes, impacts and solutions for this global environmental issue. The possible influence of…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Program Effectiveness, Information Sources, Grade 8
Raes, Annelies; Schellens, Tammy; De Wever, Bram; Vanderhoven, Ellen – Computers & Education, 2012
This study investigated the impact of different modes of scaffolding on students who are learning science through a web-based collaborative inquiry project in authentic classroom settings and explored the interaction effects with students' characteristics. The intervention study aimed to improve "domain-specific knowledge" and "metacognitive…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Student Attitudes, Prior Learning, Problem Solving
Pepper, Coral – Teaching Science, 2013
Introducing Problem Based Learning (PBL) to a cohort of science education pre-service teachers enabled them to engage in a widely used learning and teaching strategy helpful to align university courses with the professional work they are expected to undertake on graduation. Almost fifty pre-service teachers participated in the study, focussed on…
Descriptors: Investigations, Problem Based Learning, Science Activities, Preservice Teacher Education
Han, In Sook – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to investigate the potentials and effects of an embodied instructional model in abstract concept learning. This embodied instructional process included haptic augmented educational simulation as an instructional tool to provide perceptual experiences as well as further instruction to activate those previous…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Neighborhoods, Sensory Integration, Program Effectiveness
Robles, Dawn; Helms, Jenifer; Phillips, Michelle – Inverness Research, 2009
In recent years academic, engineering, business, and other fields, have launched major research and development efforts into the study and application of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. In spite of all these efforts and the investment of millions of dollars, the general public has had little access to research findings and…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Investigations, Summative Evaluation, Cooperation
Newton, Lynn; Newton, Douglas – Gifted and Talented International, 2010
While it is important to nurture creativity in young children, it is popularly associated more with the arts than the sciences. This paper reports on a series of studies designed to explore teachers' conceptions of creative thinking in primary school science. Study #1 examines pre-service primary teachers' ideas of what constitutes creativity in…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Creativity, Investigations, Student Interests
Deng, Feng; Chen, Der-Thanq; Tsai, Chin-Chung; Chai, Ching Sing – Science Education, 2011
This review examines 105 empirical studies that investigate students' views of the nature of science (VNOS), effects of curricular interventions on changing students' VNOS, and relations between VNOS and demographics, majors, and learning of science. The reviewed studies can be categorized into three theoretical frameworks: the unidimension, the…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Research Methodology, Scientific Principles, Literature Reviews
Frampton, Susan K. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of using traditional and integrated instructional strategies to increase student understanding of the core concepts of energy. There are mixed messages in the literature as to the success of using an integrated approach to teach science content, despite suggestions its use improves student…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Control Groups, Testing Programs, Academic Achievement
Duran, Emilio; Ballone-Duran, Lena; Haney, Jodi; Beltyukova, Svetlana – Journal of Elementary Science Education, 2009
This report aimed to measure the impact of a unique professional development program entitled Project ASTER III (Active Science Teaching Encourages Reform) on teachers' self-efficacy and perceptions about inquiry-based science teaching. Project ASTER III enabled teachers to explore inquiry-based science teaching through exhibit-based…
Descriptors: Investigations, Self Efficacy, Museums, Program Effectiveness
Corcoran, Thomas B. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2008
This is the first report on the evaluation of the Inquiry Based Science and Technology Education Program (IN-STEP), an innovative and ambitious science education initiative for lower secondary schools being undertaken by a public-private partnership in Thailand funded by MSD-Thailand, an affiliate of Merck & Co. IN-STEP is a public-private…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Schools of Education, Evaluators, Science Interests