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Attending to Science Language Demands in Multilingual Classrooms: A Case Study
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Seah, Lay Hoon; Silver, Rita Elaine – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
This case study examines how three science teachers in a secondary school attended to the language demands of science through oral interactions in classes of multilingual students with diverse English proficiencies. It specifically unpacks the intricate role of language in science education, where teachers must address disciplinary-specific…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Secondary School Teachers, Multilingualism, Second Language Learning
Learning with Collaborative Inquiry: A Science Learning Environment for Secondary Students
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Sun, Daner; Looi, Chee-Kit; Xie, Wenting – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2017
When inquiry-based learning is designed for a collaborative context, the interactions that arise in the learning environment can become fairly complex. While the learning effectiveness of such learning environments has been reported in the literature, there have been fewer studies on the students' learning processes. To address this, the article…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Secondary School Students, Concept Formation
Constructing Scientific Explanations through Premise-Reasoning-Outcome (PRO): An Exploratory Study to Scaffold Students in Structuring Written Explanations
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Tang, Kok-Sing – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
This paper reports on the design and enactment of an instructional strategy aimed to support students in constructing scientific explanations. Informed by the philosophy of science and linguistic studies of science, a new instructional framework called premise--reasoning--outcome (PRO) was conceptualized, developed, and tested over two years in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Revision by Means of Computer-Mediated Peer Discussions
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Soong, Benson; Mercer, Neil; Er, Siew Shin – Physics Education, 2010
In this article, we provide a discussion on our revision method (termed "prescriptive tutoring") aimed at revealing students' misconceptions and misunderstandings by getting them to solve physics problems with an anonymous partner via the computer. It is currently being implemented and evaluated in a public secondary school in Singapore,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Physics, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
Online Discussion and Critical Thinking Skills: A Case Study in a Singapore Secondary School
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Cheong, Chong Min; Cheung, Wing Sum – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2008
Studies have shown that electronic discussion can be used effectively to teach critical thinking and can achieve greater understanding. The use of online discussions is common in polytechnics and universities, and many schools in Singapore have begun to introduce online forums for discussion beyond the classroom. This research investigates lower…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Critical Thinking
Can Learner Strategy Instruction Succeed? The Case of Higher Order Questions and Elaborated Responses
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Jacobs, G. M.; Ayudaray, J. – Online Submission, 1997
Previous research on learner strategy instruction has produced mixed results. This article reports a study in which two classes of 32 Singapore upper secondary school second language users of English participated. Both classes had the same teacher. One class received instruction in asking higher order questions; the other class did not. Higher…
Descriptors: Nonprint Media, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Group Discussion