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Understanding of High-Achieving Science Students on the Nature of Science
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Kahana, Ora; Tal, Tali – International Journal of STEM Education, 2014
Background: Although teaching nature of science (NOS) has been continually emphasized in many major reform efforts in science education, researchers claim that students do not possess adequate views of NOS. Insufficient understanding of NOS can be associated with the ineffectiveness of curricular or instructional approaches. Consequently,…
Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Education, Knowledge Level, Comprehension
Student Self-Reported Learning Outcomes of Field Trips: The Pedagogical Impact
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Alon, Nirit Lavie; Tal, Tali – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
In this study, we used the classification and regression trees (CART) method to draw relationships between student self-reported learning outcomes in 26 field trips to natural environments and various characteristics of the field trip that include variables associated with preparation and pedagogy. We wished to examine the extent to which the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Classification, Regression (Statistics), Curriculum Design
Making Pedagogical Decisions to Address Challenges of Joint Jewish-Bedouin Environmental Projects in Israel
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Alkaher, Iris; Tal, Tali – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2016
This interpretive study identifies challenges of working with Bedouin and Jewish Israeli youth in two multicultural projects: education for sustainability and place-conscious education. It also describes the ways the adult project leaders addressed these challenges and their views on the effectiveness of their decisions. Participants comprised 16…
Descriptors: Jews, Minority Groups, Cognitive Style, Conservation (Environment)
Collaborative Environmental Projects in a Multicultural Society: Working from within Separate or Mutual Landscapes?
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Tal, Tali; Alkaher, Iris – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2010
A multicultural socio-environmental project that is framed in the ideas of education for sustainability brought together Jew and Arab students was investigated to identify the participants' views of the program's objectives and their accomplishments. We investigated the project's strengths and weaknesses according to the participants' views and…
Descriptors: Jews, Conflict, Arabs, Foreign Countries