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Whannell, Robert; Quinn, Fran; Taylor, Subhashni; Harris, Katherine; Cornish, Scott; Sharma, Manjula – Teaching Science, 2018
Australian science curricula have promoted the use of investigations that allow secondary students to engage deeply with the methods of scientific inquiry, through student-directed, open-ended investigations over an extended duration. This study presents the analysis of data relating to the frequency of completion and attitudes towards long…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Inquiry, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Science
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Storm, Lance; Tressoldi, Patrizio E.; Utts, Jessica – Psychological Bulletin, 2013
Rouder, Morey, and Province (2013) stated that (a) the evidence-based case for psi in Storm, Tressoldi, and Di Risio's (2010) meta-analysis is supported only by a number of studies that used manual randomization, and (b) when these studies are excluded so that only investigations using automatic randomization are evaluated (and some additional…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Evidence, Bayesian Statistics, Investigations
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Kilinc, Hasan Huseyin; Yenen, Emin Tamer – International Journal of Higher Education, 2016
The aim of this study is to determine students' views on reading anxiety with regards to variables of gender and grade levels of the students and socio-economic level of the schools. To this end, Melanlioglu's (2014) "Reading Anxiety Scale", a 5 point likert scale consisting of 14 questions, was used. The scale consists of following…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Middle School Students, Foreign Countries, Reading Comprehension
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Stinner, Art – Physics Teacher, 2014
This article discusses the kinematics and dynamics of equestrian show jumping. For some time I have attended a series of show jumping events at Spruce Meadows, an international equestrian center near Calgary, Alberta, often referred to as the "Wimbledon of equestrian jumping." I have always had a desire to write an article such as this…
Descriptors: Physics, Motion, Kinetics, Athletics
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Quennerstedt, Ann; Quennerstedt, Mikael – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2014
This paper aims to explore and develop a theoretical approach for children's rights research in education formed through an encounter between the sociology of childhood and John Dewey's educational theory. The interest is mainly methodological, in the sense that the primary ambition of the investigation is to suggest a fruitful and useful…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Childrens Rights, Educational Sociology, Investigations
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Yerky, Mike Darwin; Wilczynski, Carolyn J. – American Biology Teacher, 2014
In this activity, students examine nine hominin skulls for specialized features and take measurements that will enable them to determine the relatedness of these species. They will ultimately place each specimen on a basic phylogenetic tree that also reveals the geological time frame in which each species lived. On the basis of their data, and…
Descriptors: Evolution, Science Activities, Scientific Methodology, Class Activities
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Kastens, Kim; Krumhansl, Ruth; Baker, Irene – Science Teacher, 2015
This article is aimed at teachers already experienced with activities involving small, student-collected data sets and who are now ready to begin working with large, online data sets collected by scientists and engineers. The authors discuss challenges, instructional strategies, and sources of appropriate lesson plans. With guidance, plus online…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Data Interpretation
Australian Government Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, 2015
On 12 November 2014 the Fairfax media reported allegations of cheating by students at a number of Australian higher education providers through the purchase of assignments, particularly through the MyMaster website. The Honorable Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Education and Training, referred the matter to the Tertiary Education Quality and…
Descriptors: Integrity, Cheating, College Students, Assignments
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Kuhn, Deanna; Arvidsson, Toi Sin; Lesperance, Rosianne; Corprew, Rainikka – Science Education, 2017
It is now widely accepted, and indeed emphasized in the Next Generation Science Standards, that science education should encompass scientific practice as well as science content. By participating in an intellectual community engaged in the broad range of activities that constitute scientific inquiry, rather than simply mastering isolated science…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Secondary School Science, Problem Based Learning
New Jersey Department of Education, 2021
Annually, the Department of Education (Department) collects data from school districts across the state on disciplinary infractions and their consequences. These data are analyzed in a state-level report developed by the Department for the Governor and the Legislature to fulfill the requirements of the "Public School Safety Law N.J.S.A."…
Descriptors: School Safety, Discipline, Public Schools, School Districts
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Irons, Alastair; Thomas, Paula – Higher Education Pedagogies, 2016
The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the efforts of two universities to address the issue of providing computer forensics students with the opportunity to get involved in the practical aspects of forensic search and seizure procedures. The paper discusses the approaches undertaken by the University of Sunderland and the University…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Crime, Criminology, Investigations
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Liu, Xia; Xu, Yunrong; Pange, Jenny – Education and Information Technologies, 2016
Nowadays, with the rapid progress of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), the integration of ICTs in education has attracted more and more attention of educators and researchers. However, there are different situations between developed and less-developed nations both in ICT application and in ICT research. PowerPoint is a readily…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Visual Aids, Computer Software
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Turley, Renee; Trotochaud, Alan; Campbell, Todd – Science Teacher, 2016
Sense-making has been described as working on and with ideas--both students' ideas and authoritative ideas in texts--to build coherent storylines, models, and/or explanations. This article describes the process for developing storyline units to support students' making sense of and explaining a rocket launch. The storyline approach, which aligns…
Descriptors: Aviation Technology, Units of Study, Concept Teaching, Story Telling
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Nielsen, Sara E.; Yezierski, Ellen J. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
Academic tracking, placing students in different classes based on past performance, is a common feature of the American secondary school system. A longitudinal study of secondary students' chemistry self-concept scores was conducted, and one feature of the study was the presence of academic tracking. Though academic tracking is one way to group…
Descriptors: Cluster Grouping, Chemistry, Self Concept, Secondary School Students
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Skerrett, Allison – Multicultural Education Review, 2015
In this article, I draw on theories of generativity and multiliteracies pedagogy, as well as research on youths' language and literacy practices and development that are framed by a multiliteracies lens, to outline approaches to literacy education that draw upon, as well as strengthen, students' existing language, literacy, and cultural…
Descriptors: Literacy, Multilingualism, Multiple Literacies, Multicultural Education
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