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Varoglu, Lutfiye; Yilmaz, Ayhan; Sen, Senol – Pedagogical Research, 2023
This study aims to examine the effect of conceptual understandings related to anion-cation, acid-base, ionic-covalent, metal-nonmetal, and number of protons-number of electrons concept pairs taught in the periodic table to 8th grade students with the 5E learning model supported by concept maps. The study was conducted among 100 (50 in the…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Models
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Melek Karaca; Oktay Bektas – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2024
The research aims to develop a valid and reliable scale to determine secondary school students' perceptions of role modeling. The survey design model, which is a quantitative research method, was used in the research. The study's sample comprised 500 students enrolled in three secondary schools in Turkey during the 2018 spring semester. Data for…
Descriptors: Role Models, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students, Factor Analysis
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Yilmaz, Yusuf; Açikgül Firat, Esra – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2023
This study aims to determine the predictive effect of attitudes toward digital technologies, gender, grade level, and internet usage time on project based virtual learning qualifications (PBVLQ) of secondary school students. The research design is a predictive correlational study. The sample of the research was 703 6th, 7th and 8th grade students…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Active Learning, Student Projects, Electronic Learning
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Chi-Jung Sui; Miao-Hsuan Yen; Chun-Yen Chang – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
This study examined the effects of a technology-enhanced intervention on the self-regulation of 262 eighth-grade students, employing information and communication technology (ICT) and web-based self-assessment tools set against science learning. The data were analyzed using Bayesian structural equation modeling to unravel the intricate…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Independent Study, Middle School Students, Grade 8
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Lee, Silvia Wen-Yu; Wu, Hsin-Kai; Chang, Hsin-Yi – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2021
The aim of the study was to investigate students' views of model evaluation through the lens of personal epistemology. We developed an integrated analytical framework by combining a developmental framework, including absolutist, multiplist, and evaluatist, with a multi-dimensional framework, including limits of knowing, certainty of knowing, and…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Grade 11, Grade 8, Student Attitudes
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Garn, Alex C.; Morin, Alexandre J. S.; Lonsdale, Chris – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2019
Student motivation research seeks to uncover greater understanding of when, how, and why students succeed or fail in school settings. Self-determination theory has been at the forefront of helping educational stakeholders answer questions on student motivation. This study investigates the motivation mediation model proposed by self-determination…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Need Gratification, Student Motivation, Self Determination
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Oflaz, Gülçin – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2023
If chosen carefully according to teaching purposes and incorporated into the curriculum, games can enhance teaching and learning. The use of didactic games while teaching maths can support students' motivation and performance during the lesson. Therefore, educational games should be preferred in maths classes as an alternative teaching method. In…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Models
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Espinoza, Cecilia; Orvis, Kathryn S.; Brophy, Sean P. – Journal of Biological Education, 2022
This research investigates students' learning about the electron transport chain (ETC) process in photosynthesis by watching a video followed by playing a serious board game--"Electron Chute"--that models ETC. The learning objectives targeted enriching a mental model that students could use to explain the causal relationship of the ETC…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Video Games, Scientific Concepts
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Wessman-Enzinger, Nicole M.; Mooney, Edward S. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2021
In this article, we report the findings of a study conducted with 6 Grade 8 students in the United States. The students posed stories for open number sentences involving addition and subtraction of integers. We analysed the stories posed by the students to build models that describe the conceptual structures behind these posed stories -- the…
Descriptors: Addition, Subtraction, Mathematics Instruction, Numbers
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Aytaç Onur Demirtas; Kerim Gundogdu – International Journal of Curriculum and Instructional Studies, 2024
This embedded-single case study aims to evaluate the efficacy of the 8th-grade music curriculum through the lens of Eisner's Educational Connoisseurship and Criticism Model. An initial survey involving 146 music teachers was conducted to determine the middle school grade-level music curriculum for evaluation. Subsequently, 15 music teachers, six…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Music Education, Grade 8, Instructional Effectiveness
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Kuddar, Cagla; Cetin, Sevda – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2022
The purpose of the study is to analyze the affective traits that affect mathematics achievement through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) as a traditional regression model and Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS), as one of the data mining methods. Structural Equation Modeling, one of the regression-based methods, is quite popular for…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Structural Equation Models, Regression (Statistics), Achievement Tests
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Groth, Randall E.; Jones, Matthew; Knaub, Mary – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2018
Informal best fit lines frequently appear in school curricula. Previous research collectively illustrates that the adjective informal does not translate to cognitive simplicity. Using existing literature, we create a hypothetical framework of cognitive processes associated with studying informal best fit lines. We refine the framework using data…
Descriptors: Models, Cognitive Processes, Student Attitudes, Graphs
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Mapile, Romyna Fortuna G.; Lapinid, Minie Rose C. – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2023
This classroom-based action research aimed to determine the applicability of implementing Collaborative Learning in online setting to help students develop their interaction with one another and improve their academic performance. Participants of the study consisted of Grade 8 intact pilot section of a public school in an urban community which…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Learning Activities, Computer Mediated Communication, Video Technology
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Soltani, Asghar – Research in Science Education, 2020
Classroom environment, family, and peers are important factors in influencing students' science learning. The primary aim of this study was to examine the effects of three environmental factors related to science learning (motivating science class, family models, and peer models) on students' approaches to learning science (deep approach and…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Learning Motivation, Secondary School Science
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Yildirim, Ilke; Bakirci, Hasan – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2019
This research aims to investigate the impact of Common Knowledge Construction Model (CKCM) based science education teaching on the entrepreneurship skills of the eight grade students. The participants of this research are 50 students; 25 in control group (10 girls and 15 boys) and 25 in experimental group (9 girls and 16 boys). Quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Entrepreneurship, Models, Grade 8
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