Despite the increasing recognition of culturally responsive teaching, the integration of indigenous knowledge into science curricula remains limited. This study was conducted with a view to examining the role of indigenous knowledge practices in enhancing students' academic performance and self-concept in senior secondary Biology. A survey…

Environmental degradation necessitates educational strategies that not only enhance cognitive understanding but also cultivate students' spiritual and moral character. This study examines the effect of incorporating religious values into biology instruction on students' environmental awareness. Employing a descriptive qualitative approach, data…

Science education scholars agree that it is important for teachers to be prepared to teach science as more than facts and information. Part of this preparation is understanding the nature, history, and philosophy of science and its impact on scientific knowledge. However, research has shown that science teachers are often unfamiliar with the ideas…

Natural science is often overlooked in preschool education, despite its crucial role in developing young children's inquiry and exploration skills. This study aimed to explain the impact of inquiry-based science teaching activities on the science teaching efficacy of preservice preschool teachers. Participants included 23 pre-service teachers…

To address the changes that exist in the educational field, educators and curriculum developers are in constant search for innovations to keep up and foster alongside this timely educational revolution. In this case, this study emphasized the integration and parallel use of Phenomenon and Project based learning methods in High School General…

In the era of the Framework for K-12 Science Education and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), research on preparing preservice science teachers (PSTs) for NGSS-aligned teaching practices is important. In this study, we explored PSTs' sense-making around planning for Ambitious Science Teaching (AST) during their discussions of teaching in a…

In large undergraduate science courses, instructors often invite students to voluntarily answer questions (VANQ) in front of the class for a variety of pedagogical reasons. However, it is unclear what drives instructor decisions to use this practice. We conducted exploratory interviews with 21 college science instructors from a research-intensive…

Blood pressure regulation keeps us alive, yet its underlying mechanisms often remain abstract for students. Heart rate, stroke volume, vascular resistance, and compliance interact continuously to shape arterial pressure, but in many classrooms, these variables feel disconnected from observable outcomes. To bridge this gap, we developed a simple,…

This study examined the effects of biomimicry-enriched engineering design-based teaching on sixth graders' daily life associations, STEM attitudes, and biomimicry attitudes in the "Sound and Its Properties" unit. A pre-test posttest quasi-experimental design was used, with four classes randomly assigned to experimental and control…

Educational games enhance science learning by offering interactive experiences beyond traditional classroom methods. While digital games are widely studied, non-digital games remain underexplored, with limited guidance on their educational value. This study examines the pedagogical potential of non-digital games in astronomy education. Using…

In 2024, College Board announced significant revisions to the Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology Course and Exam Description (CED), which were derived from the work of the Introductory Psychology Initiative by the American Psychological Association (APA), which sought to strengthen and streamline college introductory psychology courses by…

Background: Much of the research into the use of drama in science education has been qualitative, with its primary focus being on its "affective" value amongst students aged 6-14 years, with a smaller fraction on effectiveness in terms of academic achievement and understanding of chemistry amongst older school students (16-18 years).…

This study reports an undergraduate laboratory experiment that explores the temperature-dependent kinetics of caffeine release during tea steeping by using quantitative [superscript 1]H NMR spectroscopy with a water suppression pulse sequence. Designed for introductory organic chemistry laboratory courses, the experiment emphasizes the real-world…

Research in physics education has revealed that students often have incomplete and incoherent ways to use the concept of photon. Most researchers in science education recommend photons to be taken in a realistic sense as existing entities of quantum objects. Furthermore, in science education literature it is often claimed that realistic stance to…

Scrum is a framework that supports the development of various student skills, yet its application in chemistry learning within the Manado local cultural context remains rare. This study aimed to examine the effect of the scrum method, combined with ethnochemistry, on students' creative thinking skills and entrepreneurial attitudes in green…