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Suarman Halawa; Ying-Shao Hsu; Wen-Xin Zhang – Science & Education, 2024
The purpose of this study was to explore instructional designs for promoting inquiry practices in secondary school textbooks. Three criteria were employed to select the textbooks: (1) approved by the Ministry of Education in Singapore and the Ministry of Education and Culture in Indonesia, (2) used in secondary schools, and (3) included content…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inquiry, Secondary Education, Textbooks
Feyza Turk; Nagihan Yildirim – Journal of Theoretical Educational Science, 2025
This study used a case study, one of the qualitative research methods, with the aim of developing guidance materials based on the argumentation-based science learning (ABSL) approach for concepts in the 6th grade unit "Sound and Its Properties" and to examine students' argumentation levels and conceptual understanding. The activity…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Science Instruction, Grade 6, Scientific Concepts
Funda Örnek; Shaima Alaam – Science & Education, 2025
This study analyzed Bahraini primary school science textbooks and workbooks from grades 1 to 6 in terms of their coverage of the five essential features of scientific inquiry. These features include the following: feature 1, engaging learners in scientifically oriented questions; feature 2, making learners give priority to evidence in responding…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Textbooks, Content Analysis
Chiu-Hsia Huang; Ya-Ling Chen; Holger Haas – European Journal of STEM Education, 2024
This study explored the views of 63 Taiwanese pre-service teachers who had participated in a workshop about the value of integrating drama-based approaches in their practical science learning. It was primarily designed to investigate the pedagogical approach of Heathcote and other founders of process drama. In addition, it examined specific claims…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Satisfaction, Integrated Activities, Drama
Hasan Özyildirim; Ebru Durel; Eylem Bayir – Journal of Science Learning, 2023
This study aims to investigate the situation of science teachers regarding out-of-school learning activities and to investigate how their participation in out-of-school learning activities as an observer within the scope of science courses creates a change in the situation of teachers. A case study was used in this study. Twenty-one science…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Grade 7, Learning Activities, Learning Experience
Sathyam Sheoratan; Ineke Henze; Marc J. de Vries; Erik Barendsen – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2024
Design activities are gaining interest as rich contexts for learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. STEM teachers may find this challenging however, as designing requires support that they are not used to providing. In a subject like chemistry, teachers would have to balance creativity and responsibility for the…
Descriptors: Design, Verbal Communication, High School Teachers, Learning Activities
Aulia Wulandari; Sukarno; Matsuri – Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 2025
The selection of a learning model is very crucial before the teacher carries out learning activities. Inquiry is a learning model that has existed for a long time and is recommended for use in learning activities. This study aims to map the results of studies related to inquiry learning in elementary schools. Bibliometrics is used as a method to…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Inquiry, Active Learning, Elementary Education
Gabriela L. Schmitz; Luana E. Joras; Pablo A. Nogara; Maria Eduarda A Galiciolli; Bruna C. Piccoli; Fernanda Davila da Silva; Cláudia S. Oliveira; João B. T. Rocha – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
Proteins are essential for cell function, and their biological performance depends on three-dimensional (3D) structures. Insulin is made up of 51 amino acids and is a critical hormone involved in glycaemia regulation. In basic education, concepts involving proteins (synthesis, structure, interactions, and function) are abstract and difficult for…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Grade 9, Models, Physiology
Development of an Inquiry Activity Model Emphasizing the Representation of Primary Science Textbooks
Soyeon Kim; Jung Bog Kim – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2024
Despite increased research interest in improving students' scientific inquiry abilities, how to conduct scientific inquiry using science textbooks that are easily accessible to primary school students remains understudied. This study developed and verified an inquiry activity model (IAM) to improve the performance of primary school students in…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Active Learning
Ayse Sert Çibik; Betül Timur; Nagihan Imer Çetin – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2023
This study aims to examine the effects of explicit-reflective nature of science (NOS) activities on science teacher candidates' views on the nature of science and self-efficacy beliefs about teaching the nature of science, using a single-group pre-test-post-test experimental method. The research sample included 120 science teacher candidates…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy
Mariano Andrés Castellaro; Nadia Soledad Peralta; Juan Manuel Curcio – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
A structural/cross-sectional micro-analytic perspective prevails in the Socio-constructivist research of peer knowledge construction. This paper proposes an alternative micro-sequential approach that focuses on the transitions between events during the activity. From this micro-sequential perspective, the study aimed to (a) explore the…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Competence, Grade 7, Grade 6
Arga Triyandana; Ibrahim Ibrohim; Bagyo Yanuwiyadi; Mohamad Amin; Maya Umi Hajar – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2024
This study aimed to develop and assess strategies for integrating a green curriculum into Indonesian elementary science education to improve environmental awareness and eco-friendly culture among students. Utilizing research development design, the research began with a needs analysis from five elementary schools, followed by a quasi-experiment in…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Conservation (Environment), Educational Strategies
Wiji Wiji – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2025
This research explores the effect of mental model-based learning on understanding school chemistry. The learning activity included group discussion, presentation and class discussion. Pre-service chemistry teachers (PCT) analyzed school chemistry topics in relation to essential underlying concepts. The development of mental models was monitored…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Science Instruction
Khureerung, Adchara Chaisri; Thao-Do, Thi Phuong – Journal of Educational Issues, 2022
The objectives of this research were: (1) To develop and examine a learning model using STEM activities for pre-service science teachers; and (2) To study the condition and develop a learning model using STEM activities in science teaching integrated with Thai local context using schools and communities as bases. The target group of the research…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, STEM Education, Science Instruction, Learning Activities
Science Day and Night: Embedding Nocturnal Animal Science Centers in a 5E Inquiry for Young Learners
Schneider, Laura B.; Grable, Stephanie – Science and Children, 2022
Science centers provide an engaging way for young learners to explore related concepts. The hands-on nature of each exercise secures the stimulation necessary to maintain focused attention. In this article, the authors describe a multi-day 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) lesson on nocturnal and diurnal animals with science…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Hands on Science, Animals, Student Centered Learning