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Guo, Qing; Qiao, CuiLan; Ibrahim, Bashirah – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2022
Information and communication technology (ICT) is key to educational development. This study explores the mechanism influencing the use of ICT on students' science literacy. We utilized two-level hierarchical linear models and structural equation models to analyze data collected from the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) in…
Descriptors: Correlation, Scientific Literacy, Information Technology, Personal Autonomy
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Rosário, Pedro; Högemann, Julia; Núñez, José Carlos; Vallejo, Guillermo; Cunha, Jennifer; Oliveira, Vera; Fuentes, Sonia; Rodrigues, Celestino – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2017
Students' writing problems are a global educational concern and is in need of particular attention. This study aims to examine the impact of providing extra writing opportunities (i.e., writing journals) on the quality of writing compositions. A longitudinal cluster-randomized controlled design using a multilevel modeling analysis with 182 fourth…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Self Efficacy, Journal Writing
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Wang, Ya-Ling; Tsai, Chin-Chung – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2016
This study aimed to investigate the factors accounting for science learning self-efficacy (the specific beliefs that people have in their ability to complete tasks in science learning) from both the teacher and the student levels. We thus propose a multilevel model to delineate its relationships with teacher and student science hardiness (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Science Instruction, Questionnaires, Asians
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Perkmen, Serkan; Antonenko, Pavlo; Caracuel, Alfonso – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 2016
The main purpose of this study was to examine the validity of the Teacher Intentions to Integrate Technology in Education Scale using pre-service teacher samples from three countries on three continents--Turkey, Spain and the United States. Study participants were 550 pre-service teachers from three universities in Turkey, Spain and the USA (219,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Self Efficacy, Technology Integration
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Sonnert, Gerhard; Sadler, Philip M.; Sadler, Samuel M.; Bressoud, David M. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2015
College calculus teaches students important mathematical concepts and skills. The course also has a substantial impact on students' attitude toward mathematics, affecting their career aspirations and desires to take more mathematics. This national US study of 3103 students at 123 colleges and universities tracks changes in students'…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, College Faculty, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction
Galbraith, Jessica – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study investigated the impact of a self-regulation writing intervention program on the writing self-efficacy and persuasive writing achievement of ninth and tenth grade students. In addition, this study explored whether gender differences in writing may be addressed by the type of writing program that is implemented. Limited empirical studies…
Descriptors: Writing Strategies, Gender Differences, Self Efficacy, Common Core State Standards
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McNeill, Katherine L.; Pimentel, Diane Silva; Strauss, Eric G. – International Journal of Science Education, 2013
Inquiry-based curricula are an essential tool for reforming science education yet the role of the teacher is often overlooked in terms of the impact of the curriculum on student achievement. Our research focuses on 22 teachers' use of a year-long high school urban ecology curriculum and how teachers' self-efficacy, instructional practices,…
Descriptors: Teacher Influence, Science Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Beliefs