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Download full textAngela Elisabeth Stott – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Presenters' pedagogical choices are strongly affected by whether they view knowledge as coherent or fragmented. This mixed-methods survey study seeks to contribute to epistemological discussions and associated pedagogical suggestions in the context of mole ratio related mistakes evident in stoichiometry calculations performed by in-service…
Descriptors: Stoichiometry, Faculty Development, Error Patterns, Developing Nations
Direct linkAyodele Abosede Ogegbo; Umesh Ramnarain; Joseph Krajcik – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2024
Inquiry-Based Teaching Practice (IBTP) is an essential component of science education, and promoting its implementation is at the heart of various reform efforts. Even though science teachers regard IBTP as an essential pedagogical method, they rarely use it for various reasons. This study utilizes Bronfenbrenner's ecological framework to examine…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Inquiry
Nishaal Bhaw; Rudorwashe Hungwe; Jeanne Kriek – Science Education International, 2024
In the realm of science education, traditional teaching methods face challenges in catering to diverse learning preferences. This study investigates the efficacy of Khan Academy Videos (KAVs) in improving educational quality, specifically in rural thermodynamics instruction. The research involved 88 students and one teacher, with one group taught…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, High School Teachers, Science Teachers
Muna, Natashia; Paxton, Moragh; Frith, Vera; van der Merwe, Mathilde – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
To become scientifically literate, students must learn to proficiently utilise and fluently integrate a suite of specialised and contextualised multimodal literacy practices. While the frequency of explicit reading and writing instruction in the sciences is increasing, the wider range of multimodal practices are often not adequately addressed. We…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Science Laboratories, Learning Modalities, Visual Literacy
Ramnarain, Umesh – Research in Science Education, 2023
Inquiry-based science education has been advocated as a goal in the South African school science curriculum. Despite this goal, the implementation of inquiry in this country has been largely fragmented due to contextual factors that exert an influence on its traction in the classroom. This phenomenologically orientated study reports on the…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Education, Active Learning, Teaching Methods
Motivations and Barriers for Young Scientists to Engage with Society: Perspectives from South Africa
Riley, Joanne; Joubert, Marina; Guenther, Lars – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2022
Our qualitative interviews with 16 early-career South African researchers investigated how they view public engagement and its role in their research careers, as well as the motivations, challenges and institutional factors that shape their engagement efforts. We situate our findings in the context of high societal diversity and inequality in…
Descriptors: Motivation, Barriers, Foreign Countries, Novices
Susan M. Stocklmayer; Tom Netshisaulu; Annelize Potgieter; Graham J. Walker – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2024
Over two years, a graduate diploma program in science communication was designed and delivered by a university in the Republic of South Africa with assistance from a university in Australia. Building on the Australian program, the design incorporated cross-cultural and Indigenous Knowledge elements in keeping with the ethos of the South African…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Indigenous Knowledge, Culturally Relevant Education, Interpersonal Communication
Salimpour, Saeed; Bartlett, Sophie; Fitzgerald, Michael T.; McKinnon, David H.; Cutts, K. Ross; James, C. Renee; Miller, Scott; Danaia, Lena; Hollow, Robert P.; Cabezon, Sergio; Faye, Michel; Tomita, Akihiko; Max, Charles; de Korte, Michael; Baudouin, Cyrille; Birkenbauma, Daina; Kallery, Maria; Anjos, Sara; Wu, Qixuan; Chu, Hye-eun; Slater, Eileen; Ortiz-Gil, Amelia – Research in Science Education, 2021
Astronomy is considered by many to be a gateway science owing to its ability to inspire curiosity in everyone irrespective of age, culture, or general inclination towards science. Currently, where there is a global push to get more students engaged in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, astronomy provides an invaluable conduit to…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Cross Cultural Studies, Science Curriculum
Moloi, Mabel Julia; Motlhabane, Abraham Tlhalefang – South African Journal of Education, 2023
The aim with this study was to analyse and explore how physical sciences, engineering science and technology subjects (technical electrical technology, technical civil technology, technical mechanical technology) can contribute to the alignment of the technical sciences curriculum. We used document analysis to collect data. An analysis of the…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Science Curriculum, Physical Sciences, Engineering Education
Chowdhury, P.; Rankhumise, M. P.; Simelane-Mnisi, S.; Mafa-Theledi, O. N. – Journal of Turkish Science Education, 2020
Twenty-first century chemistry education researchers reported challenges in chemistry education pertaining to high school chemistry teaching-learning outcomes. Even though all studies intended to improve chemistry teaching-learning outcomes, unfortunately the impact of chemistry education research found not to be much encouraging. A few of these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science
The Views and Experiences of Grade 10 Life Sciences Teachers on the Compulsory Practical Examination
Samaneka, Furiwai; Singh-Pillay, Asheena – Perspectives in Education, 2020
With the introduction of the Life Sciences (LS) Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) in 2012 in South African schools, a practical examination has become compulsory in grades 10 and 11. The LS CAPS policy stipulates the types of practical work that needs to be conducted to develop specific process skills in learners. This interpretive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Teachers, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Sebatana, Motlhale Judicial; Dudu, Washington Takawira – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2022
In this qualitative study, the researchers explored the ways in which 21st-century skills (specifically communication and critical thinking) are enhanced by Grade 10 beginner Physical Sciences teachers while teaching Particulate Nature of Matter (PNM) through the implementation of problem-based learning (PBL). The study was conducted in one of the…
Descriptors: 21st Century Skills, Problem Based Learning, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
Marake, 'Maphole; Jita, Loyiso C.; Tsakeni, Maria – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2022
It is important for students to understand force concepts because they are central to learning physics and other sciences; however, students find it difficult to understand. There are calls for teachers to tap into their professional knowledge and develop beliefs that help them assist students comprehend the topic. To meet this challenge,…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Science Instruction
Mpungose, Cedric Bheki – International Journal of Higher Education, 2021
Post-apartheid South African curriculum reforms, from outcomes-based education (OBE) to the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS), resulted in different challenges. Teachers, in particular those teaching Physical Sciences in the Further Education and Training (FET) phase from Grades 10-12, were expected to cope with changes and master…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Ramnarain, Umesh Dewnarain – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020
This mixed methods research explored the autonomous experiences of South African school students when participating in a science fair. A prominent global goal for school science education is for students to partake in scientific inquiry in order to acquire understanding of science concepts, the processes and skills of science, and the nature of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Personal Autonomy, Science Fairs
