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Jihoon Kang – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
A higher science self-concept may be required to stimulate state curiosity in incongruent situations, but there is limited research on the connection between science self-concept and state curiosity. The purpose of this study is to examine whether science self-concept moderates the process of arousing students' state curiosity when they encounter…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Scientific Attitudes, Grade 5, Grade 6
Cathal Doyle; Stephen Ross; Cathy Buntting; Matt Boucher; Tanya Kotzé – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2023
This article reports on a case study from a larger project exploring ways in which online citizen science projects can enhance students' learning in science and in digital technology. In this case, two teachers integrated the digital technology curriculum with the science capability "interpreting representations" using the engaging…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Grade 6, Grade 7
Zinszer, Benjamin D.; Hannon, Joelle; Kouadio, Aya Élise; Akpé, Hermann; Tanoh, Fabrice; Hu, Anqi; Qi, Zhenghan; Jasinska, Kaja – Language Learning, 2023
Statistical learning is a learning mechanism that does not directly depend on knowledge of a language but predicts language and literacy outcomes for children and adults. Research linking statistical learning and literacy has not addressed a common educational context in primary schools worldwide: children who first learn to read in their second…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Elementary School Students, Literacy
The Determinants of Impact of Personal Traits on Computational Thinking with Programming Instruction
Yuan-Chen Liu; Tzu-Hua Huang; Chia-Ling Sung – Interactive Learning Environments, 2023
Computational thinking is an important skill in computer science since the 1960s, and it is closely related to problem solving. Almost all research related to computational thinking mentions problem solving. Although some research has been conducted on computational thinking, few studies examined the impact of personal traits on students'…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Computation, Thinking Skills, Programming
Byun, Soo-yong; Jung, Jilli; Shin, Tae-Seob – Journal for the Study of Education and Development, 2023
Using longitudinal data for a nationally representative sample of fifth-graders from the Korean Educational Longitudinal Study of 2013, this study examined the effect of shadow education -- referred to as academically oriented extracurricular activities mainly aimed to prepare for examinations -- on students' creative thinking. To estimate the…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Private Education, Elementary School Students, Creative Thinking
Alikçi, Oguzhan; Özdemir, Duygu – Educational Research Quarterly, 2023
With the increase in the development of science and technology, contemporary technological requirements are seen as rising needs of the countries. In this regard, technology can be considered both a means and an end to reach science. Since gifted students are more prone to computer technologies due to their cognitive structures, instructional…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Algebra, Computer Software, Grade 6
Vural Tünkler; Özlem Kinaci – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
Student's learning and retention of academic content in a meaningful way depends on strengthening their cognitive structures. Once this structure, which provides a framework in which new knowledge will be included, is ascertained, engaging in teaching activities can create an opportunity for learners to have a different learning experience. Word…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Student Attitudes, Concept Formation, Citizenship
Ozkan Akman; Kubra Durgun – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
Concepts are where the foundation of scientific knowledge and thought structures are laid. Thanks to concepts, distinctions or generalisations about an event or an entity are formed and thought structures are formed in our minds. In this study, it was aimed to determine the associations in the minds of secondary school 6th grade students about the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Grade 6, Social Studies
Bates, Neil; Bowry, Robert – Teaching History, 2021
Neil Bates and Robert Bowry have chosen to tackle the issue of curriculum coherence by including local history, both as starting point for new students joining the school in Year 7 and as a golden thread running throughout their Key Stage 3 curriculum. In this article they explain the rationale for their plans, focusing not only on the powerful…
Descriptors: Local History, History Instruction, Curriculum Development, Grade 6
Jiang, Zheng; Mok, Ida Ah Chee; Li, Jianhua – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2021
Fractions are a very important but difficult topic in elementary and secondary mathematics curricula around the world. The difficulty in teaching and learning fractions is usually caused by their various subconstructs. To facilitate learning of fractions, a test consisting of 20 items was developed to examine 310 sixth graders' hierarchical…
Descriptors: Fractions, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 6, Mathematical Concepts
Fatih Yazici; Mustafa Sözbilir – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
The aim of this study is to design various instructional materials to teach biological systems in a 'Systems in Our Body' unit to 6th grade students with visual impairment (SVI) and to evaluate the effectiveness of these materials. In the study, a design-based research model was used. In the first stage, individual learning needs of SVI and their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Visual Impairments, Instructional Materials
Navneet Kaur; Chandan Dasgupta – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2024
Background: Dealing with uncertainties is inherent in the engineering design process and often poses challenges for young learners. This necessitates providing learners with adequate support to navigate their uncertainties effectively. However, achieving this requires a deeper understanding of the factors influencing learners' uncertainty…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Cooperative Learning, Engineering Education, Design
Helen Arov; Edna Vahter; Erika Löfström – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2024
This study focuses on supporting the key competences of 6th graders using an empathy-centred approach in visual art classes. The research represents the third cycle of pedagogical action research conducted during a 35-academic-hour course with 70 middle school students aged 12-13 in an Estonian comprehensive school. The data were collected through…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Empathy, Visual Arts, Art Education
Francisco Peixoto; Lourdes Mata; Mafalda Campos; Teresa Caetano; Jelena Radišic; Markku Niemivirta – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
Research on parental involvement is broad and specifies diverse kinds of parental practices that have specific associations with children's learning outcomes. However, the involvement of parents in education, the dynamics of parent-child interactions and the actions and practices they employ and their impact on student's motivation and achievement…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Student Motivation, Correlation, Academic Achievement
László Kasik; Szilvia Jámbori; Zita Gál; Edit Tóth – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2024
The aim of the study was to explore same-sex and opposite-sex friendship functions among 12 to 13- and 16 to 17-year-old Hungarian adolescents (n = 304). To explore perceptions of friendship functions, the McGill Friendship Questionnaire (MFQ, 30 items, 6 factors: stimulating companionship, help, intimacy, reliable alliance, self-validation,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Friendship, Questionnaires