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Nazarian, Robert H. – Physics Teacher, 2022
Interactive classroom demonstrations (ICDs) are used extensively in physics, and prior studies indicate that, when conducted under certain conditions, they lead to appreciable increases in student gains and retention. The literature suggests that the ICD recipe for maximizing student gain is to (i) introduce the physical theory that will be…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Demonstrations (Educational), Physics, Interaction
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Li, Manyu; Wang, Yu; Stone, Heather N.; Turki, Nadia – Education Sciences, 2021
The purpose of this randomized experimental study is to apply two socio-cognitive models to understand possible ways to improve students' learning outcomes in an online introductory chemistry learning environment. Specifically, the social presence theory suggested that students' sense of relatedness and learning motivation can be increased by a…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Online Courses
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Hanqing Pang; Shiyu Tang; Jia Yi Han; Fun Man Fung – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Online conferencing platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams have been widely adopted as substitutes for physical classes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This dramatic change is accompanied by many challenges for educators to keep their students engaged online and promote live interactions to mimic a real classroom environment. While progress has…
Descriptors: Videoconferencing, COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses
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Meredith Reinhart – School Science and Mathematics, 2024
Even though the "Next Generation Science Standards" (NGSS) were released over a decade ago, science is still infrequently taught in early childhood and elementary classrooms. A lack of teacher confidence due to inadequate content knowledge may be a contributing factor, making access to high-quality elementary science methods courses even…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Science Instruction, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Ardith D. Bravenec; Karen D. Ward – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Chemistry simulations using interactive graphic user interfaces (GUIs) represent uniquely effective and safe tools to support multidimensional learning. Computer literacy and coding skills have become increasingly important in the chemical sciences. In response to both of these facts, a series of Jupyter notebooks hosted on Google Colaboratory…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Interaction, Computer Simulation, Undergraduate Students
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Jacob Woodbury; Jessie B. Arneson; Erika G. Offerdahl – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Team-based learning (TBL) is a research-based instructional practice (RBIP) shown to increase students' content knowledge, class engagement, motivation, and science self-efficacy. After several years of using TBL in an upper-division biochemistry course and noting the same positive effects, we were hesitant to abandon TBL when forced to consider…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Biochemistry, Teamwork, Cooperative Learning
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Phillips, Anna McLean; Sundstrom, Meagan; Wu, David G.; Holmes, N. G. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
With the adoption of instructional laboratories that require students to make their own decisions, there is a need to better understand students' activities as they make sense of their data and decide how to proceed. In particular, understanding when students do not engage productively with unexpected data may provide insights into how to better…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Student Behavior, Science Instruction, Introductory Courses
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Caroline Forsell; Per Westerlind – Design and Technology Education, 2024
This study investigated student's knowledge and understanding of mechanical stress including strain, and the relation between mechanical stress and strain, using material created by the authors of this text. It also investigated what the students perceived helpful for learning. The material was a complete laboratory setup and was intended to be…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Scientific Concepts, Science Laboratories, Foreign Countries
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Archila, Pablo Antonio; Truscott de Mejía, Anne-Marie; Restrepo, Silvia – Online Learning, 2022
As we begin the third decade of the twenty-first century, argument and debate are not habitual practices of university science education. This can be explained by the hegemony of instructor-centered traditional approaches in many of these practices. The COVID-19 pandemic has not only pushed university education online but also seems to provide an…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Verbal Communication, Online Courses, Science Instruction
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Chatha, Courtney J.; Bretz, Stacey Lowery – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
In response to the Coronavirus-19 pandemic, higher education institutions quickly moved to emergency remote learning, and most human subjects research came to an immediate halt. Chemistry education researchers who wanted to continue data collection were confronted by many challenges, including research designs and data collection methods that had…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, Distance Education
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Faulconer, Emily K.; Chamberlain, Darryl J., Jr.; Wood, Beverly L. – Online Learning, 2022
The design and facilitation of asynchronous online courses can have notable impacts on students related to persistence, performance, and perspectives. This case study presents current conditions for cognitive load and Community of Inquiry (CoI) presences in an asynchronous online introductory undergraduate STEM course. Researchers present the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Asynchronous Communication, STEM Education, Difficulty Level
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Wilson, Kristy J. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2021
The online environment poses a number of challenges, including creating opportunities for students to interact and get to know each other. I propose adding online discussions that can allow students to explore the real-world implications of biochemistry to provide course context, build the classroom community, diversify student assessment, and…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses
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Read, David; Barnes, Stephen M.; Hughes, Oliver; Ivanova, Iveta; Sessions, Annabelle; Wilson, Paul J. – New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 2022
Many instructors globally reported a lack of engagement in synchronous online sessions during the COVID-19 lockdowns. This article outlines the use of collaborative small group tasks mediated via breakout rooms in Teams during the 2020/21 academic year. The rationale for the activities, which are available for download, is described along with…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Online Courses
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Wilcox, Bethany R.; Pollock, Steven J.; Bolton, Daniel R. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
The cyclic format of the undergraduate physics curriculum depends on students' ability to recall and utilize material covered in prior courses in order to reliably build on that knowledge in later courses. However, there is evidence to suggest that people often do not retain all, or even most, of what they learned previously. How much information…
Descriptors: Retention (Psychology), Interaction, Introductory Courses, Instructional Effectiveness
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Meng, Yu-Lan; Song, Xue-Zhi; Li, Yanqiang; Tan, Zhenquan; Yan, Yang; Zhang, Xu – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has forced chemistry teaching from traditional classrooms to online courses worldwide. Herein, we will share some experiences of our online teaching of inorganic chemistry. First, we investigated various teaching platforms and adjusted the online teaching approaches for helping students to be…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Inorganic Chemistry, Science Instruction
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