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Direct linkHaynes, Michele; Brown, Alinta; Nichols, Kim; Parveen Musofer, Reshma – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
An inquiry approach to learning can have a positive impact on students' attitudes to science and their science literacy skills; two attributes that have been in steady decline internationally. The professional development of teachers in inquiry science is one way to ensure that teachers are equipped with effective strategies to teach science,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Scientific Attitudes, Inquiry, Active Learning
Margolin, Jonathan; Ba, Harouna; Friedman, Lawrence B.; Swanlund, Andrew; Dhillon, Sonica; Liu, Feng – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2021
The "Playground Physics" program combines informal, play-based, embodied learning experiences to support middle school students' engagement with and motivation to learn about complex and abstract physics concepts. This experimental design study examines the impact of "Playground Physics" on students' science motivation,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Playground Activities, Game Based Learning, Informal Education
Moote, Julie – Research Papers in Education, 2020
Understanding students' capacity to direct their learning in school and beyond has been a sustained area of interest for practising science teachers, policy-makers, and educational researchers. This paper presents results from a longitudinal quasi-experimental study carried out to examine changes in students' self-reported levels of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Student Participation, Active Learning, Inquiry
Ferrell, Brent; Barbera, Jack – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015
Research in academic motivation has highlighted a number of salient constructs that are predictive of positive learning strategies and academic success. Most of this research has centered on college-level social sciences or secondary school student populations. The main purpose of this study was to adapt existing measures of personal interest and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes, Chemistry, Undergraduate Students
