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Pals, Frits F. B.; Tolboom, Jos L. J.; Suhre, Cor J. M.; van Geert, Paul L. C. – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
How can science teachers support students in developing an appropriate declarative knowledge base for solving problems? This article focuses on the question whether the development of students' memory of scientific propositions is better served by writing propositions down on paper or by making drawings of propositions either by silent or…
Descriptors: Memorization, Learning Strategies, Science Education, Problem Solving
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Streumer, Jan N; Doornekamp, B. Gerald – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1989
This study assessed the achievement of 14/15 year-old pupils related to technology. The total mean score for the boys was significantly higher than that of the girls. Father's education was significantly related to achievement. (Author/CW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Middle Schools, Science Education, Secondary Education
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De Jong, Onno; Ahtee, Maija; Goodwin, Alan; Hatzinikita, Vassilia; Koulaidis, Vasilis – European Journal of Teacher Education, 1999
Investigated Dutch, Finnish, English, and Greek preservice science teachers' conceptions of and concerns about how to teach the concept of combustion. Participants prepared lessons for junior secondary students, then completed interviews and questionnaires. Results revealed many important and similar characteristics of prospective teachers' views…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools