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Samarapungavan, Ala; Bryan, Lynn A.; Staudt, Carolyn; Sapkota, Bima; Pinto, Hector E. Will; Broadhead, Jamie M.; Kimball, Nathan – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2023
This research explored kindergarten students' learning of simple particle models to explain the properties and behavior of matter in the solid, liquid, and gas states and during phase transitions (evaporation, melting, freezing, and condensation). Science instruction for young learners tends to focus on the concrete and directly observable. This…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Inquiry, Kindergarten, Young Children
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Weipeng Yang; Xinyun Hu; Ibrahim H. Yeter; Jiahong Su; Yuqin Yang; John Chi-Kin Lee – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2024
Background: Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy is a crucial part of digital literacy that all individuals should possess in today's technologically advanced world. Despite the potential benefits that AI education offers, little research has been done on how to teach AI literacy to children. Objectives: This study aimed to fill that gap by…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Digital Literacy
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Hatzigianni, Maria; Stevenson, Michael; Bower, Matt; Falloon, Garry; Forbes, Anne – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
This paper will focus on children's views on their making and design capabilities. There is a paucity of research investigating learning in makerspaces particularly for younger children. Theoretical ideas based on constructionism (Papert), Vygotsky (socio-constructivism) and Dewey's pragmatic, inquiry based and reflective learning underpin this…
Descriptors: Childrens Attitudes, Shared Resources and Services, Design, Constructivism (Learning)
Eckert, Jonathan; Teisan, June – National Network of State Teachers of the Year, 2020
Research can be a powerful tool in education, but it's an even more powerful tool when that research is created, implemented, and reflected upon by the education experts themselves--classroom teachers. This research mobilized a cadre of STEM teacher leaders to help unpack the overarching research question: How does the collective leadership of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Teacher Leadership, Educational Practices, Teacher Attitudes
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Akerson, Valarie, Ed.; Shelley, Mack, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
"Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES)-www.iconses.net which took place on October 21-24, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Experiential Learning, Skill Development, Teaching Methods
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Gibson, Susan E.; Brooks, Charmaine – Teacher Development, 2012
Preparing teachers to implement a new curriculum presents a significant but important challenge. While formal professional development programs can assist in this preparation, finding prescribed experiences that meet the needs of all teachers can be formidable and indeed may not always be the best option for promoting change in practice. Decisions…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, Faculty Development
Lytras, Miltiadis D., Ed.; Gasevic, Dragan, Ed.; Ordonez de Pablos, Patricia, Ed.; Huang, Weihong, Ed. – IGI Publishing, 2008
With the shift towards the knowledge society, the change of working conditions, and the high-speed evolution of information and communication technologies, peoples' knowledge and skills need continuous updating. Learning based on collaborative working, creativity, multidisciplinarity, adaptiveness, intercultural communication, and problem solving…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Programming