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Blagotinšek, Ana Gostincar – Physics Education, 2021
The article presents simple outdoor experiments for measuring illuminance on inclined surfaces with a luxmeter. A hill model is used to investigate the difference in illuminance between a sunny side and a shady side of a hill, with up to a fivefold difference found between the two sides on a sunny day. The illuminance of the sunny side of the hill…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Science Education, Science Equipment, Light
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Osorio, Manuel I.; Salinas, Dino G. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2021
An educational activity is proposed that uses software for proteomic analysis and databases available for free on the Internet to estimate the structure and function of a hypothetical protein from its coding nucleotide sequence. This bioinformatics activity is recommended for integrated introductory courses that address the structure function…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Biology, Information Science, Introductory Courses
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Louise J. Dalton; Louise Aukland; Ella Lloyd-Newman; Hadassah Buechner; Amy McCall; Elizabeth Rapa – Curriculum Journal, 2025
The Oxford SEEN (Secondary Education around Early Neurodevelopment) project developed Key Stage 3 (11-14 year olds) science lesson content about the importance of the early years for lifelong health and evaluated its impact on students' knowledge of the neuroscience and practical application to a real-world scenario. A mixed methods approach was…
Descriptors: Neurosciences, Science Education, Middle School Students, Health
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Ellen Casey; Misol Kim; Alan Reid – Environmental Education Research, 2025
Three decades of international recommendations have highlighted the importance of advancing gender equality in achieving the aims of Education for Sustainability (EfS) at all levels of education. However, there has been a persistent disconnect between considerations of gender and sustainability in early childhood education (ECE). This article…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Sustainability, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers
Merideth, Cassandra Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This was a qualitative case study design that used a questionnaire with semi-structured open-ended questions regarding the use of evidence-based strategies in co-taught settings with students who have high-incidence disabilities. The purpose of this study was to determine what strategies were being used by co-teachers in science and social science…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Educational Strategies, Teaching Methods, Teacher Collaboration
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Kaplan Mintz, Keren; Arazy, Ofer; Malkinson, Dan – Environmental Education Research, 2023
Although participation in citizen science can improve cognitive and affective learning outcomes, many citizen science projects exhibit low retention rates. By gaining an understanding of forms of engagement, reasons for ongoing participation, and the impact of project design on participant motivation and engagement, we can help keep people…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Science Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Scientific Research
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Kapici, Hasan Ozgur; Costu, Fatma – Turkish Journal of Education, 2023
Instructional technology has been developing rapidly and its impacts can be observed in learning environments. One of the recent technological tools used in science classes is virtual laboratories. This study aims to investigate the effects of virtual laboratories on developing gifted students' conceptual knowledge and improving science process…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Science Laboratories, Academically Gifted, Knowledge Level
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Trang, Nguyen Huynh; Nguyen, Duyen Thi Bich; Ha, Hung Tan – SAGE Open, 2023
The article shines light upon the differences in the vocabulary demands of academic spoken discourse between three broad scientific disciplines: Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences. By employing the Academic Word List (AWL) and British National Corpus/Corpus of Contemporary American English (BNC/COCA) wordlist, the present study…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Vocabulary, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences
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Fearn, Warren; Hook, Jonathan – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2023
It has previously been argued that Augmented Reality (AR) has the potential to provide relevant digital information to support pupils learning in real-time through engaging formats. However, the use of AR in the classroom remains uncommon for mainstream adoption. This study uses a service design methodology to focus on a more holistic approach…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
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Mahlianurrahman; Lasmawan, I. Wayan; Candiasa, I. Made; Suastra, I. Wayan – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2023
This study aims to describe the effect of the Nyerayo-based Science, Environment, Technology, and Society learning model on the scientific literacy skills of elementary school students in East Kluet District, South Aceh Regency. Learning Science, Environment, Technology, Society (SETS) has an important role in improving the scientific literacy and…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Literacy, Elementary School Students, Comparative Analysis
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Kang, Jingoo; Salonen, Anssi; Tolppanen, Sakari; Scheersoi, Annette; Hense, Jonathan; Rannikmäe, Miia; Soobard, Regina; Keinonen, Tuula – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2023
In the last decades, secondary school students have indicated a low interest in science and a lack of awareness of authentic science careers that may impede their aspiration to work in science-related fields in future. To raise students' aspirations, several studies used context-based approaches, but few integrated career aspects into the school…
Descriptors: Career Education, STEM Careers, Science Education, Secondary School Students
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Kollmann, Elizabeth Kunz; Anderson, Allison; Beyer, Marta; Velázquez, Hever; Bequette, Marjorie; Haupt, Gretchen; Weitzman, Owen – Journal of Museum Education, 2023
Educators play a key role in facilitating interactive learning experiences in informal science education settings, such as science centers and museums. Despite their importance, research around facilitation has generally focused on visitor impacts and not the strategies used by the educators themselves. The "ChemAttitudes" project…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Hands on Science, Teaching Methods
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Gabor, Donna Hembra; Canaway Camano, Leona Marie – Journal of Science Learning, 2023
This study aimed to examine learners' perspectives on the hybrid learning approach, using printed modules and social media as learning materials to redesign science courses and improve their performances. This study involved 37 students from Tacuyong Sur National High School, 20 from the Grade 9 class and 17 from the Grade 12 Technical Vocational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Science Education, High School Students
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Cansiz, Nurcan – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2023
This paper presents a cooperative learning activity on a nuclear power plant to develop students' reasoning skills on socioscientific issues. To this end, the steps in the implementation of the activity have been given in detail. The activity was implemented in an undergraduate course with senior preservice science teachers, whose reflections were…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Thinking Skills, Science and Society, Science Activities
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McPherson, Heather – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2023
Addressing in-service teacher professional development is a significant issue for educational stakeholders as reform movements mobilize to replace teacher-led instruction with student-centred pedagogies. Teachers need access to high-quality professional development to mitigate implementation problems associated with reform practices. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Science Education, Science Teachers
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