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Rifat Shafwatul Anam; Surya Gumilar; Ari Widodo – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2024
Most primary school students, although they grasp the scientific concepts of heat convection at the macroscopic level, commonly fail to visualize those concepts. Therefore, our research aims to enact a constructivist teaching sequence (CTS) to restructure students' visualization changes, ultimately enabling them to synergize macroscopic and…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Heat, Science Instruction
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Elaine Kit Ling Yeung; Miao Zhong; Jing Huang; Man Ho Chan; Carrey Tik Sze Siu; Him Cheung – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2025
This study compares direct instruction to two constructivist approaches, namely experimentation and problem-based learning, in fifth-grade science learning in Hong Kong. Constructivist instructional approaches, contrary to direct instruction, stress on students' active role in constructing knowledge in learning. Experimentation and problem-based…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Science Instruction, Outcomes of Education, Problem Based Learning
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Deringol, Yasemin; Zengin, Ayse Nihan; Ozturk, Sibel – International Online Journal of Primary Education, 2021
The aim of this research was to examine the effects of mathematics activities prepared by using Jigsaw II technique on fourth grade students. A mixed design was used, consisting of a combination of pre-test post-test without control group a Quasi-experimental design and qualitative data. The research's study group consisted of 21 fourth-grade…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Instruction, Constructivism (Learning)
Tabbetha Harrison – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this quantitative, causal-comparative, non-experimental study was to determine if there is a difference in reading self-efficacy and perceived learning among fourth- and fifth-grade inner city students who participated in experiential learning and those that did not participate in experiential learning. Experiential learning is…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Self Efficacy, Literacy, Elementary School Students
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Ahmed Raad Yousif; Hutkemri Zulnaidi; Syed Kamaruzaman Syed Ali – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2024
The ongoing underrepresentation of Iraqi school students in science, mathematics, and PE (physical education) (SMPE) in general, and especially in PE demonstrates the need to develop and implement strategic high impact practice, such as new effective teaching strategies that not only improve students' academic outcomes but also foster student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Physical Education, Teaching Methods
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Güntay Tasci – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2024
Developing tools to identify students' misconceptions about basic biology concepts is necessary. Therefore, a two-tier diagnostic test was developed to determine such misconceptions in primary school (3rd-4th Grade) students. The test content includes two-tiered multiple-choice questions addressing common misconceptions found in the literature on…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Biology, Diagnostic Tests, Misconceptions
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Voon, Xin P.; Wong, Lung H.; Looi, Chee K.; Chen, Wenli – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2020
The constructivist paradigm opens abundant opportunities for effective knowledge construction in which student build knowledge and continually evaluated and improved their knowledge. The teaching mode under constructivist pedagogy redefines the role of students and the teachers and their interrelationships by creating a nurturing environment. By…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Knowledge Level, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students
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Celik, Elif; Ozdemir Baki, Gulsah; Isik, Ahmet – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2022
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of teaching with worksheets prepared for the 6th grade clusters in distance education on the academic achievement of students. The research was conducted with 39 students studying in a public secondary school in eastern Turkiye in the first semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. In the study, a…
Descriptors: Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Teaching Methods, Worksheets, Grade 6
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Horak Smith, Kathy; Silva, Cecilia; Weinburgh, Molly H.; Jones, Natalie Smith; Riggs, Beth – Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, 2023
Part of learning a new discipline is learning the language used in the discipline. For mathematics, emergent multilingual learners (EML) must learn English and mathematical symbols in order to make meaning and communicate. The mathematics community's understanding of communication is complex and includes the use of natural language, incorporation…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English Language Learners, Mathematics Education, Language Usage
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Mihail Calalb; Irina Zelenschi – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2024
This study examines the impact of constructivist physics lessons and laboratory activities on middle and high school students' academic success. Utilizing the constructivist learning model, which emphasizes active student engagement, the research was conducted at Hyperion Theoretical High School in Chi?inau, Moldova, involving 195 students across…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Physics, Science Education, Science Laboratories
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Ninnuan, Kanjana; Wongsaphan, Montree – Journal of Educational Issues, 2022
This study investigates the implementation of the learning management model based on cognitive development theory to enhance mathematical problem-solving ability for Prathomsuksa 6 students. The sample group assigned by cluster random sampling was thirty Prathomsuksa 6 students of Chumchon Yot Kaeng Songkhro School. The research instruments…
Descriptors: Learning Management Systems, Problem Solving, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Instruction
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Karsli Baydere, Fethiye – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2021
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the Context-Based Approach (CBA) enriched by Prediction-Observation-Explanation (POE) on 5th grade students' conceptual understanding of the States of Matter, Heat and Temperature. In this study, quantitative and qualitative data collection methods were employed. The quantitative…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Chemistry
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Iscan, Yilmaz Vahit; Seyhan, Hatice Güngör – Elementary School Forum (Mimbar Sekolah Dasar), 2021
This study seeks to examine the effect of the 5E learning model, as one of the constructivist learning approach models, supported by conceptual change texts and enriched with relevant guidance materials on eliminating the fifth-grade students' (n=42) misconceptions about "Heat and Temperature". A quantitative research approach was…
Descriptors: Heat, Climate, Concept Formation, Misconceptions
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Jeanne Dobgenski; Maria Elisabette Brisola Brito Prado; Angélica da Fontoura Garcia Silva – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2025
By integrating computational thinking (CT) based mathematical reasoning with early childhood education through programming a dinosaur game in Scratch, this study aims to enhance the pedagogical skills of pre-service teachers by using learning objects (LOs). Also, explores frameworks for LOs construction to align with pedagogical goals, emphasizing…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, Problem Solving
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Fenanlampir, Albertus; Leasa, Marleny; Batlolona, John Rafafy – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2021
Many future studies have been developed by scientists today in the form of methods, models, strategies, and techniques in improving student learning outcomes that are oriented to psychology and the development of students' intelligence. One of the latest innovations in learning offered in this study is the homogeneity psycho cognition (HPC)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Processes, Physical Education, Teaching Methods
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