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AHI, Berat – Cogent Education, 2017
The current study aims to explore how children explain the concepts of biology and how biological knowledge develops across ages by focusing on the structure and functions of the digestive system. The study was conducted with 60 children. The data were collected through the interviews conducted within a think-aloud protocol. The interview data…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Comparative Analysis, Biological Sciences, Interviews
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Rayner, Gerry; Papakonstantinou, Theo; Gleadow, Roslyn – Cogent Education, 2016
The internationalisation of higher education generates several issues related to quality, uniformity of subjects taught across campuses and the role of differences in English-speaking ability, which may affect student learning and skills development. This study used a self-assessment survey framework to investigate Australian (native English…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Self Efficacy, Writing Ability
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Saltan, Fatih; Arslan, Kürsat – Cogent Education, 2017
This study aimed to investigate and compare in-service and pre-service teachers' self confidence on technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) in relation to their teaching experience, expertise, technology usage, and gender. To achieve this goal, survey method was conducted as part of a quantitative method design. Participants of the…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Inservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers
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Yan, Jing – Cogent Education, 2016
Explanation and justification require cognitive ability which selects and organises relevant information in a logical way, and linguistic ability which enables speakers to encode the information with linguistic knowledge. This study aims to investigate the development of Chinese oral explanation and justification in Singapore primary students. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chinese, Investigations, Elementary School Students