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Oliveira, David Manuel Duarte; Pedro, Luís; Santos, Carlos – Smart Learning Environments, 2021
This paper was developed within the scope of a PhD thesis that intends to characterize the use of mobile applications by the students of the University of Aveiro during class time. The main purpose of this paper is to present the results of an initial pilot study that aimed to fine-tune data collection methods in order to gather data that…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Higher Education, Pilot Projects, Handheld Devices
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Almeida, António; Fernández, Beatriz García; Stretch-Ribeiro, Orlando – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2019
The present research compared the knowledge of primary school children and pre-service primary teachers about various native mammals of the Iberian Peninsula (IP-Portugal and Spain) and the African Savannah. For this purpose, a questionnaire was administered to 420 children and 215 pre-service teachers from these countries asking for the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Students, Animals, Misconceptions
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Pedrosa-de-Jesus, Helena; Leite, Sara; Watts, Mike – Research in Science Education, 2016
This naturalistic study integrates specific "question moments" into lesson plans to increase pupils' classroom interactions. A range of tools explored students' ideas by providing students with opportunities to ask and write questions. Their oral and written outcomes provide data on individual and group misunderstandings. Changes to the…
Descriptors: Science Education, Lesson Plans, Classroom Communication, Chemistry
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Monteiro, Antonio; Nobrega, Clevio; Abrantes, Isabel; Gomes, Celeste – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
Educational researchers and teachers are well aware that misconceptions--erroneous ideas that differ from the scientifically accepted ones--are very common amongst students. Daily experiences, creative and perceptive thinking and science textbooks give rise to students' misconceptions which lead them to draw erroneous conclusions that become…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Mineralogy, Foreign Countries, Diagnostic Tests
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Carvalho, Paulo Simeao; e Sousa, Adriano Sampaio – Physics Education, 2005
Frictional force is a source of misconceptions among students, as teachers know from daily experience. This is confirmed by many studies carried out by investigators from all over the world. Surprisingly (or perhaps not), we have found some of these misconceptions among physics school teachers and senior students of physics education courses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Misconceptions, Problem Solving
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Sequeira, Manuel; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1993
This article aims to present the results obtained from science teachers about their attitudes toward students' conceptions and the use of teaching strategies based on these conceptions. The results may contribute to the planning of inservice courses. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education
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Pereira, Mariana P.; Pestana, Maria Elisa M. – International Journal of Science Education, 1991
The pencil-and-paper assignment "Represent water in its three states using a model" was given to pupils (n=227) from eighth to twelfth grades. The findings show that the dominant model used was the space filling type; movement of particles was indicated by a minority of pupils; size of the model changed when drawn in different states.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Junior High Schools