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Wiki Laboratory Notebooks: Supporting Student Learning in Collaborative Inquiry-Based Laboratory Experiments
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Lawrie, Gwendolyn Angela; Grøndahl, Lisbeth; Boman, Simon; Andrews, Trish – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2016
Recent examples of high-impact teaching practices in the undergraduate chemistry laboratory that include course-based undergraduate research experiences and inquiry-based experiments require new approaches to assessing individual student learning outcomes. Instructors require tools and strategies that can provide them with insight into individual…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Editing, Collaborative Writing, Web 2.0 Technologies
A Thematic Review of Interactive Whiteboard Use in Science Education: Rationales, Purposes, Methods and General Knowledge
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Ormanci, Ummuhan; Cepni, Salih; Deveci, Isa; Aydin, Ozhan – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2015
In Turkey and many other countries, the importance of the interactive whiteboard (IWB) is increasing, and as a result, projects and studies are being conducted regarding the use of the IWB in classrooms. Accordingly, in these countries, many issues are being researched, such as the IWB's contribution to the education process, its use in classroom…
Descriptors: Science Education, Bulletin Boards, Interactive Video, Educational Equipment
Students' Perceptions of Their Science Teachers' Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Halim, Lilia; Abdullah, Sharifah Intan Sharina Syed; Meerah, T. Subahan Mohd – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2014
Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is a type of teacher knowledge to be developed by a teacher. PCK is said to contribute to effective teaching. Most studies investigated the development of PCK and its influence on students' learning from the teachers' perspectives. Only a limited number of studies have investigated the components of…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance
Parenting Style as a Moderator for Students' Academic Achievement
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Ishak, Zahari; Low, Suet Fin; Lau, Poh Li – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
Parenting styles have always been a crucial factor in influencing all aspects of a person's development. The purpose of this study is to test the structural equation model of academic achievement among the students using parenting styles as a moderator. The sample comprised 493 students from eight schools. Parenting styles are determined using the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Structural Equation Models
Effectiveness of Podcasts Delivered on Mobile Devices as a Support for Student Learning during General Chemistry Laboratories
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Powell, Cynthia B.; Mason, Diana S. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
Chemistry instructors in teaching laboratories provide expert modeling of techniques and cognitive processes and provide assistance to enrolled students that may be described as scaffolding interaction. Such student support is particularly essential in laboratories taught with an inquiry-based curriculum. In a teaching laboratory with a high…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Outcome Measures, Chemistry, Statistical Analysis
Science Laboratory Environment and Academic Performance
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Aladejana, Francisca; Aderibigbe, Oluyemisi – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2007
The study determined how students assess the various components of their science laboratory environment. It also identified how the laboratory environment affects students' learning outcomes. The modified ex-post facto design was used. A sample of 328 randomly selected students was taken from a population of all Senior Secondary School chemistry…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Centers, Chemistry, Science Laboratories