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Direct linkCorradi, David; Clarebout, Geraldine; Elen, Jan – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2015
Previous research on multiple external representations (MER) indicates that sequencing representations (compared with presenting them as a whole) can, in some cases, increase conceptual understanding if there is interference between internal and external representations. We tested this mechanism by sequencing different combinations of scientific…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Prior Learning, Knowledge Level
Thomas, Gregory P.; McRobbie, Campbell J. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
Concerns regarding students' learning and reasoning in chemistry classrooms are well documented. Students' reasoning in chemistry should be characterized by conscious consideration of chemical phenomenon from laboratory work at macroscopic, molecular/sub-micro and symbolic levels. Further, students should develop metacognition in relation to such…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Teachers, Secondary School Science, Science Experiments
Corradi, David; Elen, Jan; Clarebout, Geraldine – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
Theories on learning with Multiple External Representations (MER) claim that low prior knowledge learners in science have difficulties using MER, which are seen as necessary to achieve a conceptual understanding. In two experiments, we analyze the mechanisms underlying the learning of chemistry with MER. Our first experiment focuses on how MER can…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Learning, Teaching Methods
Moustafa, Asely; Ben-Zvi-Assaraf, Orit; Eshach, Haim – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
The purpose of this study is to examine the manner in which the features of a constructivist learning environment, and the mechanisms at its base, are expressed in junior high school students' conceptions. Our research is based on an integration of quantitative and qualitative approaches, deigned to provide a wider ranging and deeper…
Descriptors: Junior High School Students, Constructivism (Learning), Student Attitudes, Qualitative Research
Bledsoe, Karen E.; Flick, Lawrence – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
This phenomenographic study documented changes in student-held electrical concepts the development of meaningful learning among students with both low and high prior knowledge within a problem-based learning (PBL) undergraduate electrical engineering course. This paper reports on four subjects: two with high prior knowledge and two with low prior…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Problem Based Learning, Prior Learning, Problem Solving
Tutwiler, M. Shane; Lin, Ming-Chao; Chang, Chun-Yen – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
In this study, a follow-up analysis of the data reported in Lin et al. ("Learn Media Technol." doi: 10.1080/17439884.2011.629660 , 2011), we investigated the relationship between student use of a virtual field trip (VFT) system and the probability of students reporting wanting to visit the national park site upon which the VFT was modeled,…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Teamwork, Prior Learning, Educational Objectives
Guertin, Laura A.; Zappe, Sarah E.; Kim, Heeyoung – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2007
The Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) technique allows students to be engaged in course material outside of the classroom by answering web-based questions. The responses are summarized and presented to students in class with a follow-up active learning exercise. College students enrolled in an introductory-level general education geoscience course were…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Earth Science, Active Learning, Course Content
