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Karaca, Tulin; Koray, Ozlem – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the creative reversal act (CREACT) used in teaching ecosystems topics on the creativity levels of middle school students. Research Methods: The research was conducted using a quasi-experimental design, a quantitative research method, and a pretest-posttest control group design. The…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Creativity, Statistical Analysis, Pretests Posttests
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Sabag, Tali; Tabak, Iris – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
The Teacher as Partner is an approach to inquiry-based science teaching, where the teacher works as the students' partner. Prior research suggests that it offers an opportunity to model inquiry actions and voice their often tacit rationale. It also enables learners to witness the difficulties and fallibility that even experts can experience, which…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Comparative Analysis, Experimental Groups
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Lachapelle, Cathy Pauline; Oh, Yoonkyung; Cunningham, Christine M. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
We present main effects of treatment and moderating effects of student background on science and engineering outcomes for grades 3-5 children participating in an engineering intervention. Data is from a large-scale randomized-controlled trial of two matched pairs (intervention and comparison) of engineering units. The intervention curriculum…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Engineering, Engineering Education, Intervention
Kariuki, Patrick; Hopkins, Beth – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an interdisciplinary program on the secondary level. The sample consisted of 17 students enrolled in a high school advanced photography class. The students in the sample varied in their chemistry background. The sample was randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Photography, Chemistry
Gann, Louise L.; Fowler, H. Seymour – 1981
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of selected science experiences on fourth-grade students' concepts of Piagetian physical causality, namely, animism and dynamism. Vocabulary ability and Piagetian developmental stages were assessed by the "Concept Assessment Kit Conservation" and "Metropolitan Achievement…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Control Groups