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Gilbert, John Kenward; Lin, Huann-shyang – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2013
The nature of nanoscience and nanotechnology (collectively, nano) are discussed as important examples of the modern sciences and technologies that are having an increasing impact on all aspects of life. In this Position paper, general proposals are made for the levels of understanding of nano that might be attained by whole populations. The ideas…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Science Education, Molecular Structure
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Liang, Jyh-Chong; Tsai, Chin-Chung – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate medical students' information commitments toward online web medical information. The sample consisted of 534 volunteer medical university students with internet experience from 6 medical universities in Taiwan. This study used the Information Commitment Survey (ICS) for an investigation of medical…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Search Strategies, Foreign Countries, Internet
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Lin, Chia-Ching; Tsai, Chin-Chung – International Journal of Science Education, 2008
The main purpose of this study was to examine the structural relationships between scientific epistemological views (SEVs) and information commitments (ICs) of high school students in Taiwan. Data were collected from 486 Taiwanese high school students via two self-reporting instruments: one was the SEV questionnaire, including five scales for…
Descriptors: High School Students, Constructivism (Learning), Epistemology, Student Attitudes