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Evaluating Flipped versus Face-to-Face Classrooms in Middle School on Science Achievement and Student Perceptions
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Stratton, Erin; Chitiyo, George; Mathende, Allen M.; Davis, Krista M. – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2020
The purpose of this study was to compare how face-to-face instruction and flipped learning differed in terms of student achievement in seventh grade science classes, as well as to assess how students who were in the flipped classroom felt about their experiences. A total of 81 students received face-to-face instruction, and 73 received flipped…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Teaching Methods, Blended Learning, Science Achievement
Investigating the Effectiveness of an Inquiry-Based Intervention on Human Reproduction in Relation to Students' Gender, Prior Knowledge and Motivation for Learning in Biology
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Hadjichambis, Andreas Ch.; Georgiou, Yiannis; Paraskeva-Hadjichambi, Demetra; Kyza, Eleni A.; Mappouras, Demetrios – Journal of Biological Education, 2016
Despite the importance of understanding how the human reproductive system works, adolescents worldwide exhibit weak conceptual understanding, which leads to serious risks, such as unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Studies focusing on the development and evaluation of inquiry-based learning interventions, promoting the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Gender Differences, Grade 7, Science Instruction
The Comparison of Solitary and Collaborative Modes of Game-Based Learning on Students' Science Learning and Motivation
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Chen, Ching-Huei; Wang, Kuan-Chieh; Lin, Yu-Hsuan – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
In this study, we investigated and compared solitary and collaborative modes of game-based learning in promoting students' science learning and motivation. A total of fifty seventh grade students participated in this study. The results showed that students who played in a solitary or collaborative mode demonstrated improvement in learning…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Middle School Students, Learning Motivation, Cooperative Learning
Thematic versus Subject-Based Curriculum Delivery and Achievement Goals: Findings from a Single-School Study
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Putwain, Dave; Whiteley, Helen; Caddick, Lee – Educational Research, 2011
Background: It has been claimed that thematic or integrated approaches to curriculum delivery offer a range of advantages over subject-based modes of delivery including improved pupil motivation. Purpose: This study put claims regarding pupil motivation to the test, using the achievement goals framework. This contemporary approach to understanding…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Design, Student Motivation, Program Effectiveness