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Trudel, Louis; Métioui, Abdeljalil – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2019
The relative speed concept was chosen since it is linked with the relative nature of motion and it is likely that the students would harbor many alternative conceptions about it. The research objective was to identify the various ways students conceive relative motion. Qualitative data collected in various forms of representation received a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Science, Models, Motion
Lin, Grace Hui Chin; Chien, Paul Shih Chieh; Jarvie, Douglas S.; Purcell, John Anthony; Perkins, Lawrence Larry – Online Submission, 2012
This paper argues that all research should be based on humanistic pedagogies with educational functions. While conducting research associated with issues of teaching English as a foreign language (EFL), researchers should pay attention to whether the samples have also been well educated. This study emphasizes that when focusing on significances of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Humanism, Ethics
Wairia, Dennis; Pinder, Patrice Juliet – Online Submission, 2008
This activity discusses a unit exercise in which a physics practical was implemented during a laboratory session. The lab practical design was centered on Newton's Second Law. The practical was implemented in a high school setting. Further, through the administration of both a pre and post test we were able to assess the effectiveness of the lab…
Descriptors: Physics, Misconceptions, High School Students, Urban Education