NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
A Study on Analogies Used in New Ninth Grade Biology Textbook
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dikmenli, Musa – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2015
Analogies have many advantages for students such as concretizing abstract concepts and enabling motivation. Analogies are frequently used in textbooks. Research shows that the analogies in textbooks are not used based on certain directives and sometimes lead to misconceptions for students. Therefore, analysing the analogies in textbooks on several…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Grade 9, High School Students, Biology
Chemistry Teachers' Views of Creativity
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Akkanat, Çigdem; Gökdere, Murat – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2015
The purpose of this study was to determine chemistry teachers' views of creativity. In this study, phenomenology method, one of the qualitative research patterns, was used. The participants of this study were 13 chemistry teachers working in Amasya. A semi-structured interview form was used for data collection. By using NVivo 9 qualitative…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Creativity
Examining Preservice Science Teachers' Skills of Formulating Hypotheses and Identifying Variables
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Aydogdu, Bülent – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2015
The aim of this study is to examine preservice science teachers' skills of formulating hypotheses and identifying variables. The research has a phenomenological research design. The data was gathered qualitatively. In this study, preservice science teachers were first given two scenarios (Scenario-1 & Scenario-2) containing two different…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Science Process Skills, Hypothesis Testing
Are Science Teachers Prepared to Promote Argumentation? A Case Study with Pre-Service Teachers in Bogotá City
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Archila, Pablo Antonio – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2014
This paper addresses the importance of argumentation in science education. A research project was done in order to know how a group of pre-service chemistry teachers has been prepared to promote students' argumentation. A Chemistry degree studies plan from a Colombian university was surveyed, and 18 future teachers' representations about…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Persuasive Discourse, Science Education, Research Projects
Using Social Media to Promote Pre-Service Science Teachers' Practices of Socio-Scientific Issue (SSI) - Based Teaching
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pitiporntapin, Sasithep; Lankford, Deanna Marie – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2015
This paper addresses using social media to promote pre-service science teachers' practices of Socio-Scientific Issue (SSI) based teaching in a science classroom setting. We designed our research in two phases. The first phase examined pre-service science teachers' perceptions about using social media to promote their SSI-based teaching. The…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Case Studies, Social Media
Enhancing Problem-Solving Skills of Pre-Service Elementary School Teachers through Problem-Based Learning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Koray, Ozlem; Presley, Arzu; Koksal, Mustafa Serdar; Ozdemir, Muhammet – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2008
The purpose of this research is to enhance pre-service teachers' problem-solving skills by giving them opportunity to understand the problem solving process. The study, using an experimental approach, was conducted with 85 pre-service elementary school teachers. The experimental group experienced problem based learning (PBL), while the control…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving