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Munezero, Vianney; Yadav, Lakhan; Bugingo, Jean Bosco – European Journal of Educational Research, 2022
Guided by the analytical framework in the current literature, whereby ten nature of science (NOS) aspects were targeted, this study aims at assessing the extent to which the three physics textbooks for Cycle 4 of Fundamental Schools in Burundi represent the NOS aspects. The quantitative embedded research design which combines the qualitative and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Physics, Scientific Principles
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Bozkurt, Ali; Güzel, Mehmet; Degirmen, Sengül – Journal of Inquiry Based Activities, 2022
This paper reports on the design, implementation, and evaluation processes of an activity that focused on the comparison meaning of the subtraction of integers and included the number line model as the primary representation. Finding the answer and determining the sign of the answer in the subtraction questions were targeted as the learning…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Subtraction, Mathematics Activities, Mathematical Concepts
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Sayilgan, Ercan; Akkus, Adem; Yildirim, Bekir – Science Education International, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of STEM designed activities on academic achievement of 7th grade elementary school students in work and energy unit. For that purpose, four STEM activities were chosen to be implemented in the work and energy unit. Semi-experimental research design was utilized for the research. Two different…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Academic Achievement, Instructional Effectiveness, Grade 7
Arundel, Jeanine M. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this quasi-experimental, quantitative study was to determine if there was a difference in student growth, in students in grades seven and eight in reading and math, based on their placement in advanced or general education courses. This study was conducted in a diverse, suburban junior high school which served four different…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Advanced Courses, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
Demetria C. Moon – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The pressure on schools to improve student performance in middle school mathematics combined with the movement towards standards-based instruction leaves teachers searching for the most effective instructional practice and administration examining their role in improvement efforts. This study examines the effect on student achievement in middle…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Grade 7, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Collaboration
Lisa Depaola – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects and impact of interdisciplinary teaming on teacher practices and efficacy. This study revealed the perspectives of eight 7th and 8th grade teachers, who teach one of the core disciplines (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies) and the school principal by interviewing…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teamwork, Teacher Effectiveness
Uke, Ifeyinwa – ProQuest LLC, 2022
There have been many attempts to address the deficits in traditional teaching methods for decades Multiple studies have been done on the Common Knowledge Construction Model (CKCM) and the results of each study has shown an improvement. The addition of relational conceptual change has added much needed improvement in teaching science. This study,…
Descriptors: Botany, Cytology, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Temel, Ahmet; Akdagcik, Ibrahim Ümran – Online Submission, 2023
This research aims to examine the fair play behaviors of secondary school students who participate in school sports. The sample of the research consists of 495 secondary school students who continue their education in Nigde in the 2022-2023 academic year and are selected by criterion sampling from purposive sampling methods. "Frequency of…
Descriptors: Sportsmanship, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Athletes
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Wright, Michelle F.; Wachs, Sebastian – Youth & Society, 2023
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the moderating effect of technology use for friendship maintenance in the associations between self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic and friendship quality, measured 6 months later (Time 2). Participants were 1,567 seventh and eighth graders (51% female; 51% white; M[subscript age] = 13.47)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Grade 8, Grade 7, Friendship
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Sarac Yildirim, Esra; Dogru, Mustafa – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2023
This study aims to reveal the effects of out-of-class learning activities conducted in the school garden on students' interest in science and their scientific attitudes. Research designed as a pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design of quantitative research methods. The research group of the study consists of 37, 7th grade…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Learning Activities
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Erdem, Emrullah; Gökkurt, Burçin; Soylu, Yasin – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2023
This study aims to examine the strategies developed by 7th grade students while shading different percentages of geometric shapes. The study was carried out with 113 7th graders studying at a state middle school in a province of Turkey. The data were gathered using the Shading Percentage Test, which consisted of seven tasks. Data analysis employed…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Learning Strategies, Task Analysis, Geometric Concepts
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Matta, Michael; Mercer, Sterett H.; Keller-Margulis, Milena A. – School Psychology, 2023
Recent advances in automated writing evaluation have enabled educators to use automated writing quality scores to improve assessment feasibility. However, there has been limited investigation of bias for automated writing quality scores with students from diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds. The use of biased scores could contribute to…
Descriptors: Bias, Automation, Writing Evaluation, Scoring
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González-Forte, Juan Manuel; Fernández, Ceneida; Van Hoof, Jo; Van Dooren, Wim – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
The literature has amply shown that primary and secondary school students have difficulties in understanding rational number size. Many of these difficulties are explained by the natural number bias or the use of other incorrect reasoning such as gap thinking. However, in many studies, these types of reasoning have been inferred from comparing…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Mathematical Concepts, Fractions, Thinking Skills
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Widlund, Anna; Tuominen, Heta; Korhonen, Johan – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Background: Transitioning into adolescence while simultaneously facing greater academic demands as the level of education increases often entails both academic challenges and general declines in students' school-related well-being. Still, however, relatively little is known about the causal relationship between students' academic well-being (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Student Welfare, Learner Engagement, Burnout, Mathematics Achievement
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Milanovic, Vesna D.; Trivic, Dragica D.; Tomasevic, Biljana I. – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2023
Background: In the previous decades many research papers and educational documents have emphasized the importance of the application of history of science in the science education of students. Consequently, chemistry teachers are expected to be familiar with the historical development of science and capable of incorporating historical contents in…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science History, Science Teachers, Chemistry
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