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James Deehan; Amy MacDonald; Christopher Morris – Studies in Science Education, 2024
Effective science education is crucial for developing a scientifically literate citizenry, and for many, foundational primary science education experiences play a significant role in defining their long-term science trajectories. However, primary science education has been limited by a dissonance between the poor science trajectories for…
Descriptors: Intervention, Science Education, Science Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
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Yildirim, Esat – Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of student-centered practices in a life science course at the national level. In line with this purpose, searches were conducted in the identified databases. This meta-analysis study employed 39 experimental studies (48 comparison data sets). Upon completing the analysis, it was observed that the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Centered Learning, Biological Sciences, Elementary School Students
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Gidele Gito Gizaw; Solomon Sorsa Sota – Science Education International, 2023
This paper aims to review and assess the strategies available in literature to improve the practices of science process skills (SPS) among students. SPS encompasses the mental and physical activities of students in collecting and organizing information and then using the information to make predictions, explain phenomena, solve problems,…
Descriptors: Student Improvement, Science Process Skills, Science Instruction, Scientific Attitudes
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Kol, Özge; Yaman, Süleyman – Participatory Educational Research, 2022
In this research, a meta-analysis study was conducted to determine the effect of student and teacher-centered practices in science lessons on students' scientific process skills. To this end, the literature related to the studies conducted in Turkey and abroad was searched. For this purpose, articles, master's, and doctoral theses published…
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Meta Analysis, Outcomes of Education, Student Centered Learning
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Cabbar, Burcu Güngör; Senel, Hakan – Journal of Educational Issues, 2020
Even if the topics are abstract in biology education, they are very suitable for association to daily life. The context-based learning approach is one of the approaches that is student-centered and provides a connection between daily life and scientific knowledge. Research has determined that the context-based learning approach increases the…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Biology, Science Instruction, Age Differences
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Halawa, Suarman; Hsu, Ying-Shao; Zhang, Wen-Xin; Kuo, Yen-Ruey; Wu, Jen-Yi – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
This study analyzed 2008-2017 articles in primary science education journals to explore the features and trends of teaching strategies for scientific practices. Five criteria were used to select the articles: (1) emphasizing inquiry teaching in either the theoretical framework or the findings section, (2) incorporating teaching strategies into…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Science Instruction
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Dževdeta Dervic; Džana Salibašic Glamocic; Azra Gazibegovic-Busuladžic; Vanes Mešic – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2018
Teaching and learning with simulations is widely used in today's classrooms. Therefore, it is important to examine the factors that potentially influence the effectiveness of simulation-based teaching environments. The aim of this research was to compare the effectiveness of teacher-centered and student-centered Physlet-based classes about…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Computer Simulation, Teaching Methods
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Herranen, Jaana; Aksela, Maija – Studies in Science Education, 2019
Students' questions have an important function in science learning, and in inquiry-based approaches. Inquiry teaching in which the students' own questions are used is promising, but a holistic view of the research and practice is lacking. A systematic review was conducted on 30 articles, both research report articles as well as descriptive and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Educational Benefits