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Rahayu, Sri; Treagust, David F.; Chandrasegaran, A. L. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2022
High school students learn the basic voltaic and electrolytic cell concepts during their last year prior to entering an undergraduate teacher-education science degree. During the 4 years of university, students complete a sequence of topics designed to build on conceptual understanding presented in previous years. At the end of their degrees,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 12, Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers
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Karpudewan, Mageswary; Treagust, David F.; Mocerino, Mauro; Won, Mihye; Chandrasegaran, A. L. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2015
This study investigated the year 12 students' (N = 56) understanding of chemical equilibrium concepts after instruction using two conceptual tests, the "Chemical Equilibrium Conceptual Test 1" ("CECT-1") consisting of nine two-tier multiple-choice items and the "Chemical Equilibrium Conceptual Test 2"…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Science, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts
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Chu, Hye-Eun; Treagust, David F.; Yeo, Shelley; Zadnik, Marjan – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
The aims of this study were to determine the underlying conceptual structure of the thermal concept evaluation (TCE) questionnaire, a pencil-and-paper instrument about everyday contexts of heat, temperature, and heat transfer, to investigate students' conceptual understanding of thermal concepts in everyday contexts across several school years and…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Scientific Concepts, Heat
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Rahayu, Sri; Treagust, David F.; Chandrasegaran, A. L.; Kita, Masakazu; Ibnu, Suhadi – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2011
Background and purpose: This study investigated Indonesian and Japanese senior high-school students' understanding of electrochemistry concepts. Sample: The questionnaire was administered to 244 Indonesian and 189 Japanese public senior high-school students. Design and methods: An 18-item multiple-choice questionnaire relating to five conceptual…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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Tsui, Chi-Yan; Treagust, David F. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2007
This article explores the conceptual change of students in Grades 10 and 12 in three Australian senior high schools when the teachers included computer multimedia to a greater or lesser extent in their teaching of a genetics course. The study, underpinned by a multidimensional conceptual-change framework, used an interpretive approach and a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 10, Concept Formation, Genetics