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Peggy McNeal; Deepika Menon; Deef Al Shorman; Paulina Gajewska-Schaefer – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2024
The purpose of this study was to investigate undergraduate students' conceptions of Earth scientists, using drawing as a tool, during introductory Earth science courses. We explored two research questions: 1) What student conceptions are evident in undergraduate students' drawings of Earth scientists? and 2) How do undergraduate students'…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Earth Science, Freehand Drawing, Pretests Posttests
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Jonathan P. Antle; Masashi W. Kimura; Stefano Racioppi; Corey Damon; Meredith Lang; Caitlyn Gatley-Montross; Laura S. Sa´nchez B.; Daniel P. Miller; Eva Zurek; Adam M. Brown; Kellie Gast; Scott M. Simpson – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
A computational experiment investigating common organic chemistry mechanisms has been developed and implemented in a junior/senior-level physical chemistry laboratory course at two institutions. Students investigated various reactions that proceed via S[subscript N]1, S[subscript N]2, E1, and E2 mechanisms using hybrid Density Functional Theory…
Descriptors: Computation, Science Experiments, Organic Chemistry, Undergraduate Study
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Chatchadaporn Pinthong; Pimchai Chaiyen; Somchart Maenpuen; Pirom Chenprakhon – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
This research developed learning activities for students to explore and connect the concepts of acid-base titration, equivalence points, pK[subscript a], and molar absorption coefficients. Polyphenolic compounds consisting of p-coumaric acid (CMA), caffeic acid (CFA), and 3,4,5-trihydroxycinnamic acid (3,4,5-THCA) were selected as study models.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Laboratories, Chemistry
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T. Meixner; B. Ciancarelli; E. P. Farrell; D. Silva García; T. Josek; M. M. Kelly; P. Meister; D. Soule; R. Darner – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2024
Learning in asynchronous online environments has gained importance over the last several decades, and educational environment shifts from the COVID-19 pandemic appear to have increased this need. Science educators and students need information about which approaches work in the asynchronous environment where informal feedback tends to be reduced,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Climate, Asynchronous Communication, Science Education
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Victoria S. Fringer; Elijah R. Farley; Kimberly Mandery; Michael Badger; Charlee Johnson; Katarina Hanson; Madeline Zamzow; Zoe Armstrong; Lauren LeBourgeois; Tracy Bibelnieks; Jacob W. Wainman – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Inquiry-based laboratories were implemented into a General Chemistry Laboratory sequence, and the impact of these exercises on students' experimental design skills was assessed using a four-part assessment developed for this study. This assessment contained a multiple-choice section, a section asking students to explain their reasoning behind a…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis
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Ndihokubwayo, Kizito; Nyirahabimana, Pascasie; Musengimana, Théophile – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Mechanics, as a large part of physics, shows the most basic concepts we encounter in our daily lives. With this regard, we implemented the mechanics baseline test (MBT) to the University of Rwanda - College of Education before and after the teaching mechanics module to track students learning. About 38 students participated in this study. We found…
Descriptors: Mechanics (Physics), Science Tests, College Science, Foreign Countries
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Iwuanyanwu, Paul Nnanyereugo – Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, 2019
The present study explores students' understanding of calculus-based kinematics (henceforth, CBK), in which argumentation is taken as the sequence of the modes of fostering reasoning and problem-solving. The investigation stresses the importance of arguments students bring to the learning situation of CBK and recognizes the active construction of…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mechanics (Physics), Motion, Problem Solving
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Harati, Hoda; Sujo-Montes, Laura; Tu, Chih-Hsiung; Armfield, Shadow J. W.; Yen, Cherng-Jyh – Education Sciences, 2021
Adaptive learning is an educational method that uses computer algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) to customize learning materials and activities based on each user's model. Adaptive learning has been used for more than 20 years. However, it is still unique, and no other system could bring more or even similar capabilities than the ones…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Questionnaires, Self Management, Learning Strategies
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Erman, Erman; Liliasari, Liliasari; Ramdani, Maelita; Wakhidah, Nur – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2020
This study aimed to promote scientific literacy among sports majors who were not interested in learning about science via a course called Addressing Macroscopic Issues in Biochemistry and Sports (AMIBAS). The participants were 54 students majoring in sports at an Indonesian university. Using a 1 group pre-post study design, students were required…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Athletics, Scientific Literacy, Majors (Students)
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Anderson, Laurel J.; Dosch, Jerald J.; Lindquist, Erin S.; McCay, Timothy S.; Machado, Jose-Luis; Kuers, Karen; Gartner, Tracy B.; Shea, Kathleen L.; Mankiewicz, Carol; Rodgers, Vikki L.; Saunders, Patricia A.; Urban, Rebecca A.; Kilgore, Jason S.; Powell, Amanda S.; Ramage, Benjamin S.; Steinweg, J. Megan; Straub, Jacob N.; Bunnell, Sarah L.; Witkovsky-Eldred, Marissa – Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 2020
Multisite, course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) in the Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN) were assessed for impacts on student learning of collaborative science skills using a survey that could serve as a starting point for a validated assessment instrument for multisite CUREs. Pretests/posttests were administered…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Cooperation, Science Process Skills
Greene, Jeffrey A.; Lobczowski, Nikki G.; Freed, Rebekah; Cartiff, Brian M.; Demetriou, Cynthia; Panter, A. T. – American Educational Research Journal, 2020
First-year courses have been used to bolster college student success, but empirical evidence on their efficacy is mixed. We investigated whether a first-year science of learning course, focused on self-regulated learning, would benefit first-generation college students. We randomly assigned students to a treatment condition involving enrollment in…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Science, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
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Briggs, Michael – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2020
Many methods have been developed for managing groups in active learning classes, but little research has been done on the effect of group structure itself. Results are presented for an active learning physics class in which half of the class was placed in academically homogeneous groups while the other half was in heterogeneous groups. Students…
Descriptors: Homogeneous Grouping, Heterogeneous Grouping, Active Learning, Physics
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Bani-Salameh, Hisham N. – Physics Education, 2017
We started this work with the goal of detecting misconceptions held by our students about force and motion. A total of 341 students participated in this study by taking the force concept inventory (FCI) test both before and after receiving instructions about force or motion. The data from this study were analysed using different statistical…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Misconceptions, Physics, Scientific Concepts
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Vidak, Andrej; Odžak, Senad; Mešic, Vanes – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2019
Background: It is widely known that for many students it is very difficult to correctly predict how thermal expansion affects the appearance of a metal plate with a circular hole. Interviews with school teachers show that the source of this difficulty could stem from the fact that students' internal visualizations of an arbitrary object's thermal…
Descriptors: Physics, College Science, Science Instruction, Prediction
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Walck-Shannon, Elise M.; Cahill, Michael J.; McDaniel, Mark A.; Frey, Regina F. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
Low-stakes testing, or quizzing, is a formative assessment tool often used to structure course work. After students complete a quiz, instructors commonly encourage them to use those quizzes again to retest themselves near exam time (i.e., delayed re-quizzing). In this study, we examine student use of online, ungraded practice quizzes that are…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Biology, College Science, Summative Evaluation
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