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Simulations with Elaborated Worked Example Modeling: Beneficial Effects on Schema Acquisition
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Meier, Debra K.; Reinhard, Karl J.; Carter, David O.; Brooks, David W. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
Worked examples have been effective in enhancing learning outcomes, especially with novice learners. Most of this research has been conducted in laboratory settings. This study examined the impact of embedding elaborated worked example modeling in a computer simulation practice activity on learning achievement among 39 undergraduate students…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computer Simulation, Transfer of Training, Prior Learning
Reversible Ligand Binding Reactions: Why Do Biochemistry Students Have Trouble Connecting the Dots?
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Sears, Duane W.; Thompson, Scott E.; Saxon, S. Robin – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2007
Adaptive chemical behavior is essential for an organism's function and survival, and it is no surprise that biological systems are capable of responding both rapidly and selectively to chemical changes in the environment. To elucidate an organism's biochemistry, its chemical reactions need to be characterized in ways that reflect the normal…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Biochemistry, Physiology, Organic Chemistry
The Significance of Content Knowledge for Informal Reasoning regarding Socioscientific Issues: Applying Genetics Knowledge to Genetic Engineering Issues
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Sadler, Troy D.; Zeidler, Dana L. – Science Education, 2005
This study focused on informal reasoning regarding socioscientific issues. It sought to explore how content knowledge influenced the negotiation and resolution of contentious and complex scenarios based on genetic engineering. Two hundred and sixty-nine students drawn from undergraduate natural science and nonnatural science courses completed a…
Descriptors: Natural Sciences, Engineering, Genetics, Thinking Skills
Predicting Scientific Understanding of Prospective Elementary Teachers: Role of Gender, Education Level, Courses in Science, and Attitudes toward Science and Mathematics
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Kumar, David D.; Morris, John D. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2005
A multiple regression analysis of the relationship between prospective teachers' scientific understanding and Gender, Education Level (High School, College), Courses in Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Astronomy, and Agriculture), Attitude Towards Science, and Attitude Towards Mathematics is reported. Undergraduate elementary…
Descriptors: Science Curriculum, Sex Role, Academic Achievement, Student Attitudes
Formative Assessment Pre-Test to Identify College Students' Prior Knowledge, Misconceptions and Learning Difficulties in Biology
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Lazarowitz, Reuven; Lieb, Carl – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2006
A formative assessment pretest was administered to undergraduate students at the beginning of a science course in order to find out their prior knowledge, misconceptions and learning difficulties on the topic of the human respiratory system and energy issues. Those findings could provide their instructors with the valuable information required in…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Undergraduate Students, Learning Problems, Advanced Courses
The Effectiveness of Lecture-Integrated, Web-Supported Case Studies in Large Group Teaching
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Azzawi, May; Dawson, Maureen M. – Bioscience Education e-Journal, 2007
The effectiveness of lecture-integrated and web-supported case studies in supporting a large and academically diverse group of undergraduate students was evaluated in the present study. Case studies and resource (web)-based learning were incorporated as two complementary interactive learning strategies into the traditional curriculum. A truncated…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Achievement, Learning Strategies, Prior Learning