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Hunter Michael Craig – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The threat of climate change makes it increasingly important for biologists and the public to understand how organisms respond to temperature. The Metabolic Theory of Ecology (MTE) predicts that temperature should affect organism performance, with implications for species interactions and ecosystems that span disciplines including mathematics,…
Descriptors: Climate, Metabolism, Animals, Science Laboratories
Derek John Base – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examines the impact of hands-on chemistry laboratories in shaping secondary students' chemistry self-concepts. Utilizing a mixed methods approach, the research sought to address how students' chemistry self-concept varied during the first semester of an introductory chemistry course and give voice to students' understanding of the role…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments
James DiFranco – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The recent Next Generation Science Standards recommend students have increased opportunities engaging in modeling work scientists do. Science classroom tasks include simple inquiry compared to more complex authentic inquiry that closely resembles authentic science. Science fair participation presents students with the opportunity to engage in…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Authentic Learning, Inquiry
Caryn Babayan – ProQuest LLC, 2021
STEM is a well-known acronym describing the intersections of science, technology, engineering, and math. Emerging from this paradigm is a relatively new interdisciplinary model entitled STEAM. STEAM endeavors to intersperse "the arts" into the sciences with the expectation of increasing student engagement and skills within the sciences.…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Biology, Science Instruction, Art Education
Brady, Anna Gustava – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Computer-based learning environments (CBLEs) have emerged as powerful tools to support K-12 science learning. The Gas Laws simulation, an interactive, online CBLE, has been empirically demonstrated to support high-school students' understanding of particle theory, generally. However, a sub-analysis of existing data suggested certain embedded…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Computer Simulation
Kerstiens, Geri Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Recently, there have been many calls for an increase in instruction on the nature of science (NOS) in schools (i.e. NRC, 1996; NGSS Lead States, 2013). These calls recognize the importance of this topic at all levels of science education, but there is little guidance in terms of how to address it effectively in curricula. Similarly, there have…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Science Laboratories
Bowman, Hannah E. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Transition metals play an important role in many biological processes, however, they are also toxic at high concentrations. Therefore, the uptake and efflux of these metals must be tightly regulated by the cell. Bacteria have evolved a variety of pathways and regulatory systems to monitor the presence and concentration of metals in the cellular…
Descriptors: Cytology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Molecular Structure
Marble, Jacob Earl – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study investigated whether or not lab type, traditional lab or virtual lab, influenced students' engagement. To measure student engagement six students were videoed over the course of an 18-week semester while conducting 10 lab experiments. To analyze student engagement, a systematic visual comparison in the tradition of single case research…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement
Lewis, Amy D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The development of scientifically literate citizens begins in the elementary school. Yet elementary school teachers are ill prepared to teach science (Trygstad, Smith, Banilower, Nelson, & Horizon Research, Inc., 2013). The research base on teacher preparation finds that programs designed to prepare elementary teachers are inadequate in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Mixed Methods Research
Zhong, Ying – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Virtual worlds are well-suited for building virtual laboratories for educational purposes to complement hands-on physical laboratories. However, educators may face technical challenges because developing virtual worlds requires skills in programming and 3D design. Current virtual world building tools are developed for users who have programming…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Science Laboratories, Science Instruction
Chambers, Timothy – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This dissertation presents the results of an experiment that measured the learning outcomes associated with three different pedagogical approaches to introductory physics labs. These three pedagogical approaches presented students with the same apparatus and covered the same physics content, but used different lab manuals to guide students through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Physics, Science Instruction, Science Laboratories
Xu, Haozhi – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students' learning in inquiry-based investigations has drawn considerable attention of the science education community. Inquiry activities can be viewed as knowledge construction processes in which students are expected to develop conceptual understanding and critical thinking abilities. Our study aimed to explore the effect of experiments…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Inquiry, Teaching Methods
Pilarz, Matthew – ProQuest LLC, 2013
For this study, a research-based lab module was implemented in two high school chemistry classes for the purpose of examining classroom dynamics throughout the process of students completing the module. A research-based lab module developed for use in undergraduate laboratories by the Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education (CASPiE) was…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, High School Students, Secondary School Science
Matz, Rebecca L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Chapter 1: The role of cell division in protein expression is important to understand in order to guide the development of better nonviral gene delivery materials that can transport DNA to the nucleus with high efficiency for a variety of cell types, particularly when nondividing cells are targets of gene therapy. We evaluated the relationship…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Genetics, Science Experiments
Hushman, Carolyn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study investigated whether the level of instructional guidance affected student learning and science self-efficacy when nine- and ten- year old children learn to design unconfounded experiments using control of variable strategies (CVS). Specifically, the goal of this study was to replicate and extend prior research that examines the impact…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Science Experiments, Children
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