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Kortemeyer, Gerd – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Massive pretrained language models have garnered attention and controversy due to their ability to generate humanlike responses: Attention due to their frequent indistinguishability from human-generated phraseology and narratives and controversy due to the fact that their convincingly presented arguments and facts are frequently simply false. Just…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Physics, Science Instruction, Introductory Courses
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W. Russ Algar; Noureddine Elouazizi; Jaclyn J. Stewart; E. Jane Maxwell; Tanya Tan; Zuxing Zhang; Robin Stoodley; José R. Rodríguez Núñez; Andrea S. Terpstra; Jason G. Wickenden – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
To develop expertise, novice chemistry students require deliberate practice with immediate and thoughtful feedback. Whereas opportunities for practice are often abundant, opportunities for feedback tend to be much scarcer. To address this challenge, we collaborated with students to develop a flexible and scalable online platform called…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Individualized Instruction, Chemistry, Educational Technology
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LaDue, Nicole D.; Shipley, Thomas F. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2018
Geoscience instructors depend upon photos, diagrams, and other visualizations to depict geologic structures and processes that occur over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. This proof-of-concept study tests click-on-diagram (COD) questions, administered using a classroom response system (CRS), as a research tool for identifying spatial…
Descriptors: Audience Response Systems, Visual Aids, Earth Science, Spatial Ability
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Malone, Kathy L.; Schunn, Christian D.; Schuchardt, Anita M. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2018
The National Research Council framework for science education and the Next Generation Science Standards have developed a need for additional research and development of curricula that is both technologically model-based and includes engineering practices. This is especially the case for biology education. This paper describes a quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Introductory Courses, Biology, Computer Software
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Akaygun, Sevil – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
Visualizing the chemical structure and dynamics of particles has been challenging for many students; therefore, various visualizations and tools have been used in chemistry education. For science educators, it has been important to understand how students visualize and represent particular phenomena--i.e., their mental models-- to design more…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Science, Grade 10, Grade 11
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Cotes, Sandra; Cotuá, José – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
This article describes a method of instruction using an active learning strategy for teaching stoichiometry through a process of gradual knowledge building. Students identify their misconceptions and progress through a sequence of questions based on the same chemical equation. An infrared device and software registered as the TurningPoint Audience…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Active Learning, Chemistry, Stoichiometry
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Haudek, Kevin C.; Kaplan, Jennifer J.; Knight, Jennifer; Long, Tammy; Merrill, John; Munn, Alan; Nehm, Ross; Smith, Michelle; Urban-Lurain, Mark – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2011
Concept inventories, consisting of multiple-choice questions designed around common student misconceptions, are designed to reveal student thinking. However, students often have complex, heterogeneous ideas about scientific concepts. Constructed-response assessments, in which students must create their own answer, may better reveal students'…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Scientific Concepts
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Dalacosta, K.; Kamariotaki-Paparrigopoulou, M.; Palyvos, J. A.; Spyrellis, N. – Computers & Education, 2009
This study reports research findings on the use of animated cartoons in a multimedia application meant to evaluate their effectiveness in supporting teaching and learning in science. The researchers have developed a cartoon-style multimedia application whereas animated cartoons where designed from scratch using appropriate programs. The study was…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Scientific Concepts
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Trumpower, David L.; Sarwar, Gul Shahzad – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2010
Within the field of education, there has been an increasing recognition of the importance of formative assessment and of structural knowledge. In an effort to fill needs in each of these areas, this article describes an innovative feedback strategy intended to improve students' structural knowledge. Twenty-four high school physics students were…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Concept Mapping, Formative Evaluation, Physics
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Madhyastha, Tara; Tanimoto, Steven – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2009
A number of educational researchers have developed pedagogical approaches that involve the teacher in discovering and helping to correct misconceptions that students bring to their study of their subject matter. During the last decade, several computer systems have been developed to support teaching and learning using this kind of approach. A…
Descriptors: Educational Researchers, Educational Theories, College Students, Misconceptions
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Lin, Huan-Yu; Tseng, Shian-Shyong; Weng, Jui-Feng; Su, Jun-Ming – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
With the development of e-learning technology, many specifications of instructional design have been proposed to make learning activity sharable and reusable. With the specifications and sufficient learning resources, the researches further focus on how to provide learners more appropriate learning activities to improve their learning performance.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Science Instruction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Misconceptions
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Yang, E.-M.; Greenbowe, T. J.; Andre, T. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2004
The misconceptions of students regarding electricity and electrochemistry in the context of operation of a common flashlight are discussed. An Interactive Software Program (ISP) is used for better conceptual understanding of the operation of commercial batteries in a circuit.
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Computer Software, Equipment, Chemistry
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Meir, Eli; Perry, Judy; Herron, Jon C.; Kingsolver, Joel – American Biology Teacher, 2007
Evolution is at the center of the biological sciences and is therefore a required topic for virtually every college biology student. Over the past year, the authors have been building a new simulation software package called EvoBeaker to teach college-level evolutionary biology through simulated experiments. They have built both micro and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Science Laboratories
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Kara, Yilmaz; Yesilyurt, Selami – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2007
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of tutorial and edutainment software programs related to "genetic concepts" topic on student achievements, misconceptions and attitudes. An experimental research design including the genetic concepts achievement test (GAT), the genetic concept test (GCT) and biology attitude scale…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Research Design, Student Attitudes, Achievement Tests
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Li, S. C.; Law, N.; Lui, K. F. A. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2006
While simulations have widely been used to facilitate conceptual change in learning science, results indicate that significant disparity or gap between students' prior conceptions and scientific conceptions still exists. To bridge the gap, we argue that the applications of computer simulation in science education should be broadened to enable…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Science Education, Concept Formation, Models
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