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The Relationships between the Practice of Different Scientific Activities and Students' Scientific Knowledge, Inquiry Skills, View of the Nature of Science and Attitude towards Science: A Study in Primary School
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Manuel Bächtold; David Cross; Valérie Munier – International Journal of Science Education, 2024
Data from PISA and TIMSS have recently fuelled the debate on the efficacy of Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (IBST). Some analyses of these data show that the effects of different scientific activities related to IBST carried out with students vary according to the frequency of their implementation. Extending this research, the present study…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Knowledge Level, Inquiry, Scientific Principles
How Does Inquiry-Based Scientific Investigation Relate to the Development of Students' Science Knowledge, Knowing, Applying, and Reasoning? An Examination of TIMSS Data
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Zhang, Lin; Li, Zhushan – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2019
The present study examined to what extent inquiry-based investigation as an instructional approach associated with students' overall science achievement and achievement in cognitive domains, including knowing science facts, applying scientific principles, and reasoning with scientific concepts to solve problems. Using TIMSS 2007 science…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Investigations, Active Learning, Inquiry
Growth Patterns in Students' Ability to Supply Scientific Explanations: Findings from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study in Israel.
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Zuzovsky, Ruth; Tamir, Pinchas – International Journal of Science Education, 1999
Uses data from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) to determine the extent of Israeli students' ability to give scientific explanations of events in earth, life, and physical science. Finds student explanations to be generally simple, often incomplete, and often consisting only of descriptive or teleological explanations.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Logical Thinking, Models
NEHA's Role in Environmental Education: Leadership.
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Gist, Ginger L. – Journal of Environmental Health, 1998
The president of the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) discusses the current state of environmental education and suggests several key issues to address when designing programs: (1) the basis of the program must be sound, unbiased science; (2) critical thinking must be at the core of the learning experience to make it effective and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning