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Lin, Jing-Wen; Cheng, Tzu-Shan; Wang, Shian-Jang; Chung, Chen-Ting – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
Socioscientific issues (SSI) related teaching may positively influence students' scientific epistemological beliefs (SEB). However, research is limited about elementary school students and the methods of web search. This study aimed to investigate Taiwanese sixth-graders' SEB and the impact of different web searches' information positions…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Student Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods
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Chen, Lei-Shih; Min, Jungkyung; Zhao, Shixi; Yeh, Yu-Chen; Huang, Tse-Yang – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
We conducted the first needs assessment study by examining the information needs in genetic testing for autism spectrum disorders among parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in Taiwan. Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in 236 public elementary schools with special education services were invited to complete a survey.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Needs Assessment, Genetic Disorders, Screening Tests
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Yung, Hsin I.; Paas, Fred – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
This study investigated the effects of a pedagogical agent that cued relevant information in a story-based instructional animation on the cardiovascular system. Based on cognitive load theory, it was expected that the experimental condition with the pedagogical agent would facilitate students to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant…
Descriptors: Animation, Cues, Instructional Innovation, Information Literacy