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Shambare, Brian; Simuja, Clement – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2022

This paper is based on a systematic literature review of published research on the educational application of Virtual Lab. The paper focuses on the use of the mobile Virtual Lab application for learning science practicals in rural school context. This paper analyses the theoretical aspects of using VL in teaching and learning of science practical…

Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Laboratory Experiments, Technology Integration, Rural Schools

McLoughlin, Eilish, Ed.; Finlayson, Odilla E., Ed.; Erduran, Sibel, Ed.; Childs, Peter E., Ed. – Contributions from Science Education Research, 2019

This edited volume presents innovative current research in the field of Science Education. The chapter’s deal with a wide variety of topics and research approaches, conducted in a range of contexts and settings. Together they make a strong contribution to knowledge on science teaching and learning. The book consists of selected presentations from…

Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Science Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes

Yasri, Pratchayapong; Arthur, Shagufta; Smith, Mike U.; Mancy, Rebecca – Science & Education, 2013

Understanding how individuals view the relationship between science and religion shows promise for explaining a range of aspects of teaching and learning in science. Several taxonomies, consisting of different views by which people relate science and religion, can be found in the philosophical literature. However, most of the science education…

Descriptors: Science and Society, Sciences, Religion, Science Education

McComas, William F.; Nouri, Noushin – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2016

This paper provides a detailed analysis of the inclusion of aspects of nature of science (NOS) in the “Next Generation Science Standards” (NGSS). In this new standards document, NOS elements in eight categories are discussed in Appendix H along with illustrative statements (called exemplars). Many, but not all, of these exemplars are…

Descriptors: Scientific Principles, Science Education, Academic Standards, Course Content

Kawalkar, Aisha; Vijapurkar, Jyotsna – International Journal of Science Education, 2015

We present an analysis of students’ reflective writing (diaries) of two cohorts of Grade 8 students, one undergoing inquiry and the other traditional science teaching. Students’ writing included a summary of what students had learned in class on that day and their opinions and feelings about the class. The entries were analysed qualitatively and…

Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Reflection, Student Attitudes

Slovinsky, Ekaterine; Kapanadze, Marika; Bolte, Claus – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021

This paper reports about the effect of an innovative, context-based science teaching and learning program on student intrinsic motivation. The intervention aimed at promoting Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE) in close collaboration with teachers throughout the academic year by developing and implementing socio-scientific, context-based,…

Descriptors: Science and Society, Science Education, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods

Portugal, Khalil Oliveira; Arruda, Sergio de Mello; Passos, Marinez Meneghello – Science & Education, 2022

The paper introduces a tool for analyzing the teaching venue (where and how the teaching happens) of science teachers, called Strands of Science Teaching (SST). Its construction was by analogy to the Strands of science Learning, a set of categories of analysis for the science teaching. Based on the concepts of Learning by Inquiry, the aspects of…

Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Science Teachers, Educational Environment

Shahat, Mohamed A.; Ohle-Peters, Annika; Ambusaidi, Abdullah – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2022

Some Omani science teachers face a challenge in teaching students to deal with learning materials such as texts and pictures. Based on the need for adequate teaching with text-picture material (TPM), this study aimed at investigating the level of teachers’ (N = 886) attitudes and motivational orientations–as aspects of their professional…

Descriptors: Visual Aids, Multimedia Instruction, Science Education, Science Teachers

Erduran, Sibel; Ioannidou, Olga; Baird, Jo-Anne – International Journal of Science Education, 2021

The incorporation of epistemic aspects of science in science education continues to be a challenge for researchers and practitioners. The paper presents an empirical study investigating how epistemic framing of scientific methods can be incorporated in science teaching, learning and summative assessment, and what impact such framing has on student…

Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Students

Chadwick, Ruth; McLoughlin, Eilish – Irish Educational Studies, 2021

In September 2020, Irish schools reopened following their emergency closure due to the COVID-19 crisis. Measures were put in place to minimise the risk of transmission of the virus within schools and communities. However, these measures were likely to impact on teachers’ capacity to facilitate learning in science, particularly the practical and…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing

Papadouris, Nicos; Constantinou, Constantinos P. – International Journal of Science Education, 2017

Promoting facility with content knowledge is one of the most important objectives of science teaching. Conventionally, the focus for this objective is placed on the substantive side of content knowledge (e.g. science concepts/laws), whereas its epistemic or ontological aspects (e.g. why do we construct concepts?) rarely receive explicit attention.…

Descriptors: Science Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Science Instruction, Epistemology

Sulaiman, Tajularipin; Abdul Rahim, Suzieleez Syrene; Kai Yan, Wong; Subramaniam, Punnithann – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021

Metacognition in science teaching involves processes that include self-awareness and self-regulation. Metacognition enables the teachers to facilitate student learning and to reflect on their teaching in order to enable themselves to improve or to make any changes to their teaching. In particular, teaching activities, especially in the 21st…

Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Metacognition

Ben Ouahi, Mhamed; Lamri, Driss; Hassouni, Taoufik; Al Ibrahmi, El Mehdi – International Journal of Instruction, 2022

The objective of this article is to identify and discuss the views of teachers of physics-chemistry (Ph-Ch) and Life and Earth Sciences (LES) on the use and effectiveness of interactive simulations PhET (Physics Education Technology) in student teaching and learning. A survey research method was used in this study. 114 Moroccan science teachers…

Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Computer Simulation, Interaction

Nsengimana, Théophile; Mugabo, Leon R.; Ozawa, Hiroaki; Nkundabakura, Pheneas – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021

In order to prepare Rwandan citizens for a competitive world, a competence-based curriculum (CBC) has been implemented since 2016. The problem addressed by this study is “under which conditions will the implementation of the intended science curriculum be realised in classroom”. Framed by the Rogan and Grayson theory of curriculum…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Implementation, Educational Innovation

Matamit, Hajah Nuruljannah Haji; Roslan, Roslinawati; Shahrill, Masitah; Said, Hardimah Mohd – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2020

This study investigated the use of storytelling in teaching elementary science on the topic of ‘Sense Organs’ at the Grade 1 level. A total of 21 students from one of the elementary schools in Brunei Darussalam participated in the study. The qualitative analyses of the observations and video recordings resulted in the classifications of the…

Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Story Telling, Elementary School Science

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