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Vichuda Hunter – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Chemistry is considered a difficult subject by most students. Its difficulty lies in Chemistry's complex and abstract nature. This highly abstract nature requires constant interplay and coordination between the macroscopic, particulate, and symbolic representations. Experts can successfully navigate the various representations without overloading…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Laboratory Experiments, Computer Simulation, Chemistry
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Mikeska, Jamie N.; Shekell, Calli; Dix, Jennifer; Lottero-Perdue, Pamela S. – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2022
Facilitating discussions is a key approach that science teachers use to engage students in scientific argumentation. However, learning how to facilitate argumentation-focused discussions is an ambitious teaching practice that can be difficult to learn how to do well, especially for preservice teachers (PSTs) who typically have limited…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Science Instruction
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Aksit, Osman; Wiebe, Eric N. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2020
Computational thinking (CT) and modeling are authentic practices that scientists and engineers use frequently in their daily work. Advances in computing technologies have further emphasized the centrality of modeling in science by making computationally enabled model use and construction more accessible to scientists. As such, it is important for…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Computer Science Education
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Ndirangu, Mwangi; Kiboss, Joel K.; Wekesa, Eric W. – Science Education Review, 2005
The application of computer technology in education is a relatively new approach that is trying to justify inclusion in the Kenyan school curriculum. Being abstract, with a dynamic nature that does not manifest itself visibly, the process of cell division has posed difficulties for teachers. Consequently, a computer simulation program, using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Secondary School Science