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Direct linkAndereck, Barbara – Physics Teacher, 2023
The nature and cause of the phases of the moon are widely misunderstood. Perhaps the problem is a general decline in scientific literacy, or maybe it is the loss of direct and regular observation of the moon in society generally. Many people do not see the moon as a half-illuminated sphere. Adults are often surprised to realize that the moon can…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scientific Literacy
Saritas, Davut; Özcan, Hasan; Adúriz-Bravo, Agustín – Science & Education, 2021
The aim of this article is to propose a didactical approach to establish appropriate relations between different kinds of chemical knowledge and explanations at the macro and the submicro level. Incorrectly moving between these two levels is regarded as the cause of many misconceptions in school chemistry, and several theoretical frameworks have…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Misconceptions, Philosophy
Vegard Gjerde; Sivert Hagane – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
Peer Instruction gives practice in the abstract language of physics, addresses common misconceptions among students, and is more effective than traditional lecturing. However, it is not clear what makes Peer Instruction effective nor how we might improve the method. An emerging perspective is that what makes Peer Instruction effective is how it…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Peer Teaching, Scientific Concepts, Models
Download full textOkumus, Seda; Özdilek, Zehra; Doymus, Kemal – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2022
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of model-based cooperative (Reading Writing Application) and individual learning methods on conceptual understandings of pre-service science teachers and to eliminate their misconceptions related to gases. For this reason, a pretest/post-test non-equivalent comparison group design was applied…
Descriptors: Models, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teachers
Rebecca Vinsonhaler; Alison G. Lynch – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2020
This article focuses on how middle and high school students understand and use counterexamples, as well as how teachers can bring counterexamples into their classrooms. The authors believe purposeful incorporation of counterexamples into classrooms can greatly benefit students. The third of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM)…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Models
Terrell, Cassidy R.; Ekstrom, Thomas; Nguyen, Brian; Nickodem, Kyle – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2021
Biochemistry curricula present a particular challenge to undergraduate students with abstract concepts which can lead to misconceptions that impede learning. In particular, these students have difficulty understanding enzyme structure and function concepts. Targeted learning activities and three-dimensional (3D) physical models are proposed to…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Students
Sibongile Zulu; Deonarain Brijlall – Pythagoras, 2024
The narrative permeating higher education institutions globally is the intention to advance the quality of preservice mathematics teachers to gain better performance than mathematics school learners. In this article we report on a qualitative case study which explored the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of preservice teachers (PST) (n = 20) at…
Descriptors: Geometry, Multilingualism, Mathematics Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Devard, Sirjana – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Sixth-grade science students at Gauger-Cobbs Middle School in Newark, DE, had misconceptions about how heat energy moves in the hydrosphere through conduction, convection, and radiation. As a result, students struggled to develop and connect ideas that correctly and completely explained heat transfer in the hydrosphere at the end of the lesson…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Heat, Thermodynamics, Misconceptions
Onur Bakir – Analytic Teaching and Philosophical Praxis, 2024
Although teachers are eager to facilitate community of inquiry (CoI) in their classrooms, they also fear being unable to convey the necessary knowledge to their students in an inquiry due to the inherent involvement of conflicting views, confusion, and a lack of strict definitions about the concepts. The author argues that the banking model of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Philosophy, Conflict, Banking
Dayal, Priya Dharshni; Ali-Chand, Zakia – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 2022
This paper discusses the significance of model-based teaching on the topic of ionic and metallic bonding in Year 12 Chemistry in a New Zealand secondary school. Based on the conceptualization of the sub-macro level understanding of the bonding structure and properties of ionic and metallic compounds, models and drawings were used as an effective…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Chemistry, Models
Lana Shklyar Nenide; Kate Sweeney; Gerard Costa; Neal M. Horen; Robert M. Corso; Jordana Ash, Contributor; Lynette Aytch, Contributor; Julie Betchkal, Contributor; Jean Budd, Contributor; Margo Candelaria, Contributor; Corinne G. Catalano, Contributor; Kimberly P. Diamond-Berry, Contributor; Faith Eidson, Contributor; Brandy Fox, Contributor; Keri Giordano, Contributor; Amy Hunter, Contributor; Harleen Hutchinson, Contributor; Nucha Isarowong, Contributor; Ashley McCormick, Contributor; Kelli McDermott, Contributor; Kaitlin Mulcahy, Contributor; Carmen Rosa Noroña, Contributor; Nichole Paradis, Contributor; Rebecca Parlakian, Contributor; Lindsay J. Pearson, Contributor; Thomas Rendon, Contributor; Julia Sayles, Contributor; Jayne Singer, Contributor; Staci Sontoski, Contributor; Kristin Tenney-Blackwell, Contributor; Mary Louise Hemmeter, Contributor – Brookes Publishing Company, 2025
Infant Mental Health (IMH) and the Pyramid Model (PM) are two frameworks with an important common goal: supporting the mental health and social-emotional well-being of infants, young children and their families. For the first time ever, one book integrates these two frameworks to create a more effective, knowledgeable, and responsive early…
Descriptors: Infants, Models, Mental Health, Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Permatasari, Margaretha Bhrizda; Rahayu, Sri; Dasna, I Wayan – Journal of Science Learning, 2022
The abstractness of the chemistry concept can be understood easily through chemistry learning using multiple representations. This article used the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method to review eleven articles published from 2012 to 2021 and focused on chemistry learning using various representations. The articles are systematically obtained…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Chemistry
Rodriguez, Jon-Marc G.; Towns, Marcy H. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2021
In this work, we discuss the importance of underlying theoretical assumptions in research, focusing on the conclusions reached when analyzing data from a misconceptions constructivist (stable, unitary) perspective in contrast to a fine-grained constructivist (resources, knowledge-in-pieces) perspective. Both frameworks are rooted in the idea that…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Misconceptions
Alonzo, Alicia C.; von Aufschnaiter, Claudia – Physics Teacher, 2018
Addressing student conceptions with instruction has been a major issue in physics education for decades. However, too often the focus is on treating student ideas as "misconceptions" rather than as potentially productive ideas with varying degrees of sophistication. This paper introduces "learning progressions" as models that…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Misconceptions, Physics, Science Instruction
Alanazi, Fayadh Hamed – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2020
This study sought to examine the impacts of the application of the McCarthy Model (4MAT) teaching approach in enhancing seventh-grade female students' conceptions of electricity in physics. The study sample comprised a total of 41 female students, who were selected from two schools located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's city of Aljouf. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts
