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Grimberg, B. Irene; Williamson, Kathryn; Key, Joey Shapiro – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2019
The recent discovery and ongoing detection of Einstein's predicted gravitational waves offers an exciting opportunity for engaging the general public in science. In order to reach a wide range of people with different science-art identities, levels of physics expertise, age, and gender, the "Celebrating Einstein" festival merges science,…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Art Education, Science Education, Science Fairs
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Tural, Güner – Elementary School Forum (Mimbar Sekolah Dasar), 2020
One of the topics students have understanding difficulties in science is pressure. The study investigates the effectiveness of an active-learning environment on the students' understanding of the concept of pressure. The sample consisted of 30 students from a public secondary school in Turkey. This study used a pre-test, post-test,…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Physics, Science Instruction
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Sari, Ugur; Alici, Misra; Sen, Ömer Faruk – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2018
Many researchers argue that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) instruction contribute to the national economy and educators attempt to develop integrated instructional programs. In the current study, the effect of a problem-based STEM activity on students' attitudes, career perceptions and career interests was investigated by using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education
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Kelemen-Finan, Julia; Scheuch, Martin; Winter, Silvia – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
Despite the rising popularity of Citizen Science (CS) projects, there is little empirical evidence for effects on learning outcomes, particularly when young people are involved. It is also often not clear how CS projects are linked to science education (SE) research. The aim of this study was to examine biodiversity CS projects in an outdoor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Citizen Participation, Biodiversity
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Basheer, Ahmad; Hugerat, Muhamad; Kortam, Naji; Hofstein, Avi – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
In this study we explored whether the use of teachers' demonstrations significantly improves students' understanding of redox reactions compared with control group counterparts who were not exposed to the demonstrations. The sample consisted of 131 Israeli 8th graders in middle schools (junior high school). Students' attitudes and achievements as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Arabs, Science Education
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Dame, Kristina K.; Westerlund, Julie F. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2015
The purpose of this three-year study was to examine secondary school students' attitudes about science in classrooms with "resident scientists" who had been trained in inquiry science teaching. The study was based upon a National Science Foundation (NSF) program called Project Flowing Waters, a five-year NSF Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12…
Descriptors: Scientists, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Students
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Zain, Ahmad Nurulazam Md – European Journal of Physics Education, 2010
The research examined the effect of a teaching strategy emphasizing on instructional congruence on students' interests towards learning science. This study was conducted in three "low performing" secondary schools in Penang, Malaysia. There were 214 students involved in this study. A questionnaire was utilized to collect data on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Interests