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Muhammad, Tukur; Daniel, Esther Gananamalar Sarojini; Abdurauf, Rose Amnah – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This study was conducted to examine the association between cognitive styles (Field dependence/Independence) and scientific achievement in Male and Female student of Biology and Integrated science Department of Zamfara State College of Education Maru, the is correlational. A population of 700 students were used, in which 150 were randomly selected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Style, Science Achievement, College Students
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Sudria, Ida Bagus Nyoman; Redhana, I. Wayan; Kirna, I. Made; Aini, Diah – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
This study aimed to examine the effect of Kolb's learning styles on chemical learning activities and achievement of reaction rate taught by inductive guided inquiry learning. The population was eleventh grade Science students of a senior secondary school having relatively good academic input based on national testing results in Bali, Indonesia.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Inquiry
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Whelan, Alexander; Leddy, John J.; Ramnanan, Christopher J. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extracurricular cadaveric dissection program available to medical students at an institution with a modern (time-compressed, student-centered, and prosection-based) approach to medical anatomy education. Quantitative (Likert-style questions) and qualitative data (thematic analysis of open-ended…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Science Instruction, Anatomy, Laboratory Procedures
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Nixon, Ryan S.; Godfrey, T. J.; Mayhew, Nicholas T.; Wiegert, Craig C. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
Lab activities are an important element of an undergraduate physics course. In these lab activities, students construct and interpret graphs in order to connect the procedures of the lab with an understanding of the related physics concepts. This study investigated undergraduate students' construction and interpretation of graphs with best-fit…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graphs, Physics, Laboratory Procedures
Davidson, Jenna L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This quantitative study examined levels of achievement in learning outcomes when using a face-to-face dissection lab compared to an online dissection lab. Constructivist theory and Understanding by Design learning framework were at the core of this research study design. Data was collected from 24 health science students at a private Midwestern…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Laboratory Procedures, Science Laboratories, Conventional Instruction
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Svirko, Elena; Mellanby, Jane – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2017
Computer-aided learning (CAL) is an integral part of many medical courses. The neuroscience course at Oxford University for medical students includes CAL course of neuroanatomy. CAL is particularly suited to this since neuroanatomy requires much detailed three-dimensional visualization, which can be presented on screen. The CAL course was…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Anatomy, Science Instruction
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Sunar, Mohd Shahir Mohamed; Shaari, Ahmad Jelani – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2017
The impact of social media, such as Facebook in various fields including education is undeniable. The main objective of this study is to examine the effect of the interaction between students' learning styles and learning approaches on their achievements in the chemistry subject using the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) method through Facebook. The…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning
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Stamovlasis, Dimitrios – Complicity: An International Journal of Complexity and Education, 2014
This paper addresses some methodological issues concerning traditional linear approaches and shows the need for a paradigm shift in education research towards the Complexity and Nonlinear Dynamical Systems (NDS) framework. It presents a quantitative piece of research aiming to test the nonlinear dynamical hypothesis in education. It applies…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Systems Approach, Statistical Analysis, Science Achievement
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Maries, Alexandru; Singh, Chandralekha – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
The Force Concept Inventory (FCI) has been widely used to assess student understanding of introductory mechanics concepts by a variety of educators and physics education researchers. One reason for this extensive use is that many of the items on the FCI have strong distractor choices which correspond to students' alternate conceptions in…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Scientific Literacy, Concept Teaching, Student Evaluation
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Aktas, Idris; Bilgin, Ibrahim – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2015
Background: Many researchers agree that students, especially primary students, have learning difficulties on the "Particulate Nature of Matter" unit. One reason for this difficulty is not considering individual differences for teaching science. In 4MAT model learning, environment is arranged according to individual differences. Purpose:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Science Achievement, Student Motivation
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Kablan, Zeynel; Kaya, Sibel – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2013
Problem Statement: The interest in raising levels of achievement in math and science has led to a focus on investigating the factors that shape achievement in these subjects. Understanding how different learning styles might influence science achievement may guide educators in their efforts to raise achievement. This study is an attempt to examine…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Grade 8, Science Tests, Statistical Analysis
Terry, Brian H. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In this quasi-experimental study, the researcher investigated the effectiveness of three tactual strategies and one non-tactual strategy of content specific vocabulary acquisition. Flash cards, task cards, and learning wheels served as the tactual strategies, and vocabulary review sheets served as a non-tactual strategy. The sample (n = 85)…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Manipulative Materials, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
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Uzuntiryaki, Esen – Science Education International, 2007
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of students' learning styles on their chemistry achievement, and whether matching between teaching and learning styles also affects students' chemistry achievement. Two hundred and sixty-five tenth-grade students enrolled in a chemistry course and seven chemistry teachers participated in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Science Achievement, Teaching Styles, Chemistry