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Kara, Nuri – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2021
The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic literature review on the use of serious games in science education between 2016 and 2020 years. A total of 39 articles were included from Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCI-Expanded), Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI) and Emerging Sources…
Descriptors: Science Education, Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Science Achievement
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Bell, Tara C.; McGill, Tara A. W. – Science and Children, 2014
The lesson described herein is the result of a partnership between a teacher and an entomologist brought together by a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded grant that paired teachers and researchers to impact K-12 STEM education through partnership and innovation. This collaboration resulted in five lessons featuring live insects such as…
Descriptors: Entomology, Partnerships in Education, Lesson Plans, Safety Education
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Graham, Renee Williams; Dennis, Emily; Cornell, Marilyn – Science and Children, 2013
Students in Mrs. Cornell's kindergarten class shared their observations about what happened when drops of water were placed on different types of wood. The students were engaging in a science lesson focusing on the observable properties of wood, an activity from the FOSS Wood and Paper science module. This lesson is one of many that Mrs. Cornell…
Descriptors: Scoring, Kindergarten, Science Education, Formative Evaluation
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Bellocchi, Alberto; King, Donna T.; Ritchie, Stephen M. – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
There is on-going international interest in the relationships between assessment instruments, students' understanding of science concepts and context-based curriculum approaches. This study extends earlier research showing that students can develop connections between contexts and concepts--called "fluid transitions"--when studying…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Student Reaction, Chemistry, Science Education
Hollenbeck, James E.; Fisher, Marianne – Online Submission, 2011
Greater Clark Schools in Indiana enrolled with a STEM education program, Shining Star with Indiana University, integrated Nova 5000 data-loggers in their curriculum reported success improving students' standardized exam scores and interest in science and mathematics courses after a three year period. The success of the data-loggers, determined by…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Educational Technology, Student Characteristics, Faculty Development
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Drent, Marjolein; Meelissen, Martina R. M.; van der Kleij, Fabienne M. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2013
Worldwide, the interest of policy-makers in participating in studies from the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), such as Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) has been growing rapidly over the past two decades. These studies offer the opportunity to relate the teaching and…
Descriptors: International Programs, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Data Analysis
Le,Vi-Nhuan; Stecher, Brian M.; Lockwood, J. R.; Hamilton, Laura S.; Robyn, Abby; Williams, Valerie L.; Ryan, Gery; Kerr, Kerri A.; Martinez, Jose Felipe; Klein, Stephen P. – RAND Corporation, 2006
This monograph presents the findings of a multiyear study of the effectiveness of reform-oriented mathematics and science instruction. It builds on an earlier RAND study, called the Mosaic project, which found "a weak but positive relationship" between reform practices and student achievement (see Klein, Hamilton, McCaffrey, Stecher,…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Educational Change, Academic Achievement, Instructional Improvement
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Roth, Kathleen J.; Druker, Stephen L.; Garnier, Helen E.; Lemmens, Meike; Chen, Catherine; Kawanaka, Takako; Rasmussen, Dave; Trubacova, Svetlana; Warvi, Dagmar; Okamoto, Yukari; Stigler, James; Gallimore, Ronald – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
This report presents the results of a study of eighth-grade science teaching, conducted as part of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 1999 Video Study. The Video Study is a supplement to the TIMSS 1999 student assessment, a successor to the TIMSS 1995 student assessment. The TIMSS 1999 Video Study had the broad purpose…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Videotape Recordings, Science Achievement, Science Instruction
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2017), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Models, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education