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Whitworth, Brooke A.; Chiu, Jennifer L.; Bell, Randy L. – Physics Teacher, 2014
Creating investigations that allow students to see physics in their everyday world and to be kinesthetically active outside of the traditional physics classroom can be incredibly engaging and effective. The investigations we developed were inquiry investigations in which students engaged in concrete experiences before we discussed the abstract…
Descriptors: Investigations, Physics, Classroom Techniques, Kinesthetic Methods
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Binns, Ian C.; Bell, Randy L. – Science & Education, 2015
This study explored how eight widely used secondary science textbooks described scientific methodology and to what degree the textbooks' examples and investigations were consistent with this description. Data consisted of all text from student and teacher editions that referred to scientific methodology and all investigations. Analysis used an…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Secondary School Science, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
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Bell, Randy L.; Matkins, Juanita Jo; Gansneder, Bruce M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2011
This mixed-methods investigation compared the relative impacts of instructional approach and context of nature of science instruction on preservice elementary teachers' understandings. The sample consisted of 75 preservice teachers enrolled in four sections of an elementary science methods course. Independent variables included instructional…
Descriptors: Investigations, Control Groups, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Science
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Schnittka, Christine G.; Bell, Randy L. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore preservice science teachers' use of an interactive display system (IDS), consisting of a computer, digital projector, interactive white board, and Internet connection, to support science teaching and learning. Participants included 9 preservice biology teachers enrolled in a master of teaching program…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Student Teachers, Investigations, Observation