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Kirbulut, Zubeyde Demet; Geban, Omer – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2014
This study involves the development of a three-tier diagnostic test to measure high school students' understanding of states of matter concepts. The States of Matter Diagnostic Test (SMDT) is a 19-item three-tier diagnostic test consisting of three-tier items for assessing students' understanding of states of matter concepts. The SMDT was…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, High School Students, Grade 10, Diagnostic Tests
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Kingir, Sevgi; Geban, Omer – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2012
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of conceptual change text oriented instruction compared to traditional instruction on 10th grade students' understanding of reaction rate concepts. 45 students from two classes of the same teacher in a public high school participated in this study. Students in the experimental group…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Cetingul, Ipek; Geban, Omer – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2011
This study was conducted to explore the effectiveness of conceptual change oriented instruction over traditional instruction on students' understanding of acids and bases concept. Besides, effects of gender difference and science process skills on students' understanding of acids and bases were also investigated. Analysis of the results showed…
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Gender Differences, Misconceptions, Conventional Instruction
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Cetin, Pinar Seda; Kaya, Ebru; Geban, Omer – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2009
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of conceptual change oriented instruction (CCOI) over traditionally designed chemistry instruction (TDCI) on overcoming 10th grade students' misconceptions on gases concepts. In addition, the effect of gender difference on students' understanding of gases concepts was investigated. The…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Chemistry, Grade 10
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Baser, Mustafa; Geban, Omer – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2007
This study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of learning activities based on conceptual change conditions and traditionally designed physics instruction on tenth-grade students' understanding of static electricity concepts and their attitudes toward physics as a school subject. Misconceptions related to static electricity concepts…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Misconceptions, Learning Activities, Experimental Groups
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Onder, Ismail; Geban, Omer – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2006
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of conceptual change texts oriented instruction on 10th grade students' understanding of solubility equilibrium concept. The misconceptions related to solubility equilibrium concept were obtained through interviews with high school chemistry teachers and related literature. The data were obtained…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Grade 10, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts
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Sungur, Semra; Tekkaya, Ceren; Geban, Omer – School Science and Mathematics, 2001
Investigates the contribution of conceptual change texts accompanied by concept mapping instruction to 10th-grade students' understanding of the human circulatory system. Indicates that the conceptual change texts accompanied by concept mapping instruction produced a positive effect on students' understanding of concepts. Concludes that students…
Descriptors: Biology, Cardiovascular System, Concept Mapping, Grade 10
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Bilgin, Ibrahim; Geban, Omer – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2006
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the cooperative learning approach based on conceptual change conditions over traditional instruction on 10th grade students' conceptual understanding and achievement of computational problems related to chemical equilibrium concepts. The subjects of this study consisted of 87 tenth grade…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Concept Formation, Chemistry, Conventional Instruction
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Sungur, Semra; Tekkaya, Ceren; Geban, Omer – Journal of Biological Education, 2006
In this study, the effect of problem-based learning on students' academic achievement and performance skills in a unit on the human excretory system was investigated. Sixty-one 10th grade students, from two full classes instructed by the same biology teacher, were involved in the study. Classes were randomly assigned as either the experimental or…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Academic Achievement, Problem Based Learning
Uzuntiryaki, Esen; Bilgin, Ibrahim; Geban, Omer – 2003
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of students' learning styles on their chemistry achievement and attitudes toward chemistry as a school subject. One hundred seventy nine 9th grade and 151 10th grade students taking chemistry courses from different high schools were enrolled in the study. The Learning Style Inventory was used to…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development
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Akkus, Huseyin; Kadayifci, Hakki; Atasoy, Basri; Geban, Omer – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2003
The purpose of this study was to identify misconceptions concerning chemical equilibrium concepts and to investigate the effectiveness of instruction based on the constructivist approach over traditional instruction on 10th grade students' understanding of chemical equilibrium concepts. The subjects of this study consisted of 71 10th grade…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 10, Statistical Analysis, Misconceptions
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Cetingul, Puren Ipek; Geban, Omer – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2005
This study explores changes of the tenth-grade students' conceptions about acids and bases by using conceptual change text oriented instruction accompanied with analogies. Since conceptual change is viewed not only as a process of replacement of old concepts but also a process of learning to relate ideas to appropriate contexts, the instruction…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Concept Formation, Conventional Instruction