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Heron, Paula R. L. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2015
The impact of lecture instruction on student conceptual understanding in physics has been the subject of research for several decades. Most studies have reported disappointingly small improvements in student performance on conceptual questions despite direct instruction on the relevant topics. These results have spurred a number of attempts to…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Science Instruction, Physics, Introductory Courses
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Robinson, T. Jared; Fischer, Lane; Wiley, David; Hilton, John, III – Educational Researcher, 2014
Given the increasing costs associated with commercial textbooks and decreasing financial support of public schools, it is important to better understand the impacts of open educational resources on student outcomes. The purpose of this quantitative study is to analyze whether the adoption of open science textbooks significantly affects science…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Science Instruction, Earth Science, Chemistry
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House, J. Daniel – International Journal of Instructional Media, 2006
This article deals with the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). TIMSS has provided a comprehensive assessment of educational contexts and mathematics and science achievement (National Research Council, 1999). The initial TIMSS assessment was conducted in 1995 (TIMSS 1995) and several studies have examined factors related to…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Student Characteristics