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Agung, Salamah; Schwartz, Marc S. – International Journal of Science Education, 2007
This study examines Indonesian students' understanding of conservation of matter, balancing of equations and stoichiometry. Eight hundred and sixty-seven Grade 12 students from 22 schools across four different cities in two developed provinces in Indonesia participated in the study. Nineteen teachers also participated in order to validate the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equations (Mathematics), Textbooks, Teaching Methods
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Tretter, Thomas R.; Jones, M. Gail; Andre, Thomas; Negishi, Atsuko; Minogue, James – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2006
To reduce curricular fragmentation in science education, reform recommendations include using common, unifying themes such as scaling to enhance curricular coherence. This study involved 215 participants from five groups (grades 5, 7, 9, and 12, and doctoral students), who completed written assessments and card sort tasks related to their…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Educational Change, Science Education, Science Curriculum
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Rotbain, Yosi; Marbach-Ad, Gili; Stavy, Ruth – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2006
Our main goal in this study was to explore whether the use of models in molecular genetics instruction in high school can contribute to students' understanding of concepts and processes in genetics. Three comparable groups of 11th and 12th graders participated: The control group (116 students) was taught in the traditional lecture format, while…
Descriptors: Illustrations, Grade 12, Genetics, Science Achievement
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Martinez-Gracia, M. V.; Gil-Quylez, M. J.; Osada, J. – International Journal of Science Education, 2003
Genetic engineering is now an integral part of many high school textbooks but little work has been done to assess whether it is being properly addressed. A checklist with 19 items was used to analyze how genetic engineering is presented in biology textbooks commonly used in Spanish high schools, including the content, its relationship with…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Genetics, High Schools, Biology
Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2008
This 21st Century Skills Map is the result of hundreds of hours of research, development and feedback from educators and business leaders across the nation. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has issued this map for the core subject of Science.
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Science Education, Skill Development, Critical Thinking
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Vinciullo, Frances M.; Bradley, Beverly J. – Journal of School Nursing, 2009
The study was conducted to determine whether there is a relationship between the Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP) and student academic performance. Data were collected from schools and the community for three reports for 50 states and the District of Columbia (DC). The School Health Policies and Programs Survey (SHPPS), the National…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Intervention, Regression (Statistics), Educational Policy
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Thomas, Jerald A. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2008
This study examines development along Perry's intellectual and ethical scale among three successive graduating classes of students identified as gifted and talented in mathematics and science. Perry posits that intellectual development proceeds from a basic dualism through nine stages ("positions") and culminates with a sense of personal identify…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Developmental Stages, Questionnaires, Student Characteristics
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Tang, Min; Neber, Heinz – High Ability Studies, 2008
A total of three hundred and fifteen (n = 315) gifted students from the 10th and 12th grade from the United States (n = 102), China (n = 125) and Germany (n = 88) were surveyed regarding their motivation and self-regulation in chemistry learning. A 3 x 2 x 2 MANOVA revealed "nation" as having the largest major effect on these variables.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Grade 10, Grade 12, High School Students
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Kavanagh, Claudine; Agan, Lori; Sneider, Cary – Astronomy Education Review, 2005
"National Science Education Standards" (1996), published by the National Research Council, recommends that students learn to explain Moon phases and eclipses by the time they graduate from eighth grade. It is clear from the research literature, however, that misconceptions about Moon phases and eclipses are widespread and resistant to change, even…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Research Needs, Astronomy, Misconceptions
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Taasoobshirazi, Gita; Hickey, Daniel T. – Astronomy Education Review, 2005
This study uses an existing astronomy software program to encourage inquiry-based learning and argumentation while also ensuring gains on conventional classroom assessments and high-stakes achievement tests. To supplement the software program, a curriculum and three levels of assessment--quizzes, exam, and test--were designed and administered to…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Persuasive Discourse, Inquiry, Active Learning
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2011
Instructional strategies make a difference in whether students are engaged in learning and are profiting from their time in class. High schools, technology centers and middle grades schools are encouraging teachers to adopt new teaching techniques and are providing opportunities for teachers to work together to improve their instructional skills…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, High Schools, Middle Schools, Teaching Methods
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National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
The Nation's Report Card [TM] informs the public about the academic achievement of elementary and secondary students in the United States. Report cards communicate the findings of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a continuing and nationally representative measure of achievement in various subjects over time. It compares…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grades (Scholastic), Grade 8, Grade 12
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Rotbain, Yosi; Marbach-Ad, Gili; Stavy, Ruth – Journal of Biological Education, 2005
The activity uses drawings typically found in textbooks, engaging students in physical and mental activities such as drawing, painting and figure completion--as well as finding missing words and answering guiding questions. The activity deals with three topics: the structure of DNA, DNA replication and protein synthesis. In this study we…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Textbooks, Genetics
US Department of Education, 2006
This document provides a guide for the development of the 2006 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) U.S. History Assessment. NAEP measures the U.S. history knowledge and skills of students in grades 4, 8, and 12. According to the NAEP U.S. history framework, the assessment should be organized around three dimensions: historical themes,…
Descriptors: Social Change, War, History Instruction, Democracy
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Lewis, Bradford F.; Connell, Shelley – Negro Educational Review, The, 2005
Extant literature on the underrepresentation of African Americans in science-related careers has identified numerous factors that correlate with students' career considerations. While these correlations provide substantial insight, the tendency to infer cause is problematic. This position paper draws on data from an exploratory study to illustrate…
Descriptors: African American Students, Course Selection (Students), Enrollment, Advanced Courses
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