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On the Interest-Promoting Effect of Outreach Science Labs: A Comparison of Students' Interest during Experimentation at an Outreach Science Lab and at School
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Tim Kirchhoff; Matthias Wilde; Nadine Grobmann – Research in Science Education, 2024
Outreach science labs aim to promote students' interest. Previous research has often suggested that performing experiments in such labs has a positive effect on their interest. However, these studies often lack a comparison to the effects of performing them at school. This research gap was addressed in the present study. The sample consisted of…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Outreach Programs, Student Interests, Science Experiments
Utilization of Remote Access Electron Microscopes to Enhance Technology Education and Foster STEM Interest in Preteen Students
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Wolf, Vanessa; Hsiao, Valerie; Rodriguez, Brandon; Min, Ashley; Mayorga, Jill; Ashcroft, Jared – Research in Science Education, 2022
Remote access technology in STEM education fills dual roles as an educational tool to deliver science education (Educational Technology) and as a means to teach about technology itself (Technology Education). A five-lesson sequence was introduced to 11 and 12-year-old students at an urban school. The lesson sequences were inquiry-based, hands-on,…
Descriptors: Science Experiments, STEM Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Evaluation of the Use of Remote Laboratories for Secondary School Science Education
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Lowe, David; Newcombe, Peter; Stumpers, Ben – Research in Science Education, 2013
Laboratory experimentation is generally considered central to science-based education. Allowing students to "experience" science through various forms of carefully designed practical work, including experimentation, is often claimed to support their learning and motivate their engagement while fulfilling specific curriculum requirements. However,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Science Education, Science Laboratories, Science Experiments
The "Heisenberg's Microscope" as an Example of Using Thought Experiments in Teaching Physics Theories to Students of the Upper Secondary School
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Velentzas, Athanasios; Halkia, Krystallia – Research in Science Education, 2011
In this work an attempt is made to explore the possible value of using Thought Experiments (TEs) in teaching physics to upper secondary education students. Specifically, a qualitative research project is designed to investigate the extent to which the Thought Experiment (TE) called "Heisenberg's Microscope", as it has been transformed by…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Physics, Laboratory Equipment, Secondary School Science
Learning Environment, Attitudes and Achievement among Middle-School Science Students Using Inquiry-Based Laboratory Activities
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Wolf, Stephen J.; Fraser, Barry J. – Research in Science Education, 2008
This study compared inquiry and non-inquiry laboratory teaching in terms of students' perceptions of the classroom learning environment, attitudes toward science, and achievement among middle-school physical science students. Learning environment and attitude scales were found to be valid and related to each other for a sample of 1,434 students in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Physical Sciences, Science Laboratories, Educational Environment
Student Disclosures of Fraudulent Practices in School Laboratories.
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Rigano, Donna L.; Ritchie, Stephen M. – Research in Science Education, 1995
Identifies and defines the student practice of "fudging" which involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data. Identifies factors contributing to and motivations for this behavior in (n=6) high school students. (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Cheating, Fraud, High Schools, Interviews
Assessment and Investigation of Science Laboratory Skills among Year 5 Students.
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DeTure, Linda R.; And Others – Research in Science Education, 1995
Administered a laboratory process skills test to 147 year-5 students to assess their investigations, performance, and reasoning in biology, chemistry, and physics. Reports significant correlation between performance and amount of homework done and students' perceptions of several aspects of the classroom environment including personalization,…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education