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Direct linkChu, Hye-Eun; Chandrasegaran, A. L.; Treagust, David F. – School Science Review, 2018
The purpose of this research was to investigate an efficient method to assess year 8 (age 13-14) students' conceptual understanding of heat and temperature concepts. Two different types of instruments were used in this study: Type 1, consisting of multiple-choice items with open-ended justifications; and Type 2, consisting of two-tier…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Item Analysis, Test Items, Science Tests
Download full textTreagust, David F.; Amarant, Arlene; Chandrasegaran, A. L.; Won, Mihye – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Environmental education in schools is of increasing importance as the world population increases with the subsequent demand on resources and the potential for increased pollution. In an effort to enhance the standing of environmental education in the school curriculum, this study was designed to determine primary students' knowledge about the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Elementary School Students
Hartley, M. Shaheed; Treagust, David F. – Learning Environments Research, 2014
This study responded to a national call to improve the outcomes in mathematics in the Grade 12 matriculation examination in South Africa by reporting learners' perceptions of the introduction of computer-assisted learning in their mathematics classrooms. Three Grade 12 mathematics classes in a peri-urban school in South Africa were visited over a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 12, Secondary School Students
Treagust, David F.; Chittleborough, Gail D.; Mamiala, Thapelo L. – Research in Science Education, 2004
The purpose of the study was to investigate secondary students' understanding of the descriptive and predictive nature of teaching models used in representing compounds in introductory organic chemistry. Of interest were the relationships between teaching models, scientific models, and students' mental models and expressed models. The results from…
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Organic Chemistry, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction
Peer reviewedMerkle, Dale G.; Treagust, David F. – School Science and Mathematics, 1993
Responses of Australian students from grade 8 (n=53) and grade 9 (n=56) to questionnaires concerning health and fitness were correlated to locus of control. A significant negative correlation was found between student knowledge and the belief that health and fitness are controlled by chance. (Contains 14 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Correlation, Foreign Countries, Health Education, Hygiene
Wahyudi; Treagust, David F. – Research in Science Education, 2004
This study reports on teaching practices in science classrooms of Indonesian lower secondary schools in rural areas. Using six schools from three districts in the province of Kalimantan Selatan as the sample, this study found that most teaching practices in science classrooms in rural schools were teacher-centred with students copying notes.…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Secondary School Science, Rural Schools, Questioning Techniques
