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Secondary School Students' Perception of Biochemistry Concepts by Using Word Association Test
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Roncevic, Tamara N.; Horvat, Saša A.; Rodic, Dušica D.; Bogdanovic, Ivana Z. – International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, 2023
A word association test was used to determine knowledge structures on biochemistry concepts of secondary school chemistry students, aged between 18-19 years. The basic biochemistry concepts related to the topic of Carbohydrates that take place in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme curriculum were determined as stimulus words:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Science, Biochemistry
Surveying Italian and International Baccalaureate Teachers to Compare Their Opinions on System Concept and Interdisciplinary Approaches in Chemistry Education
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Celestino, Teresa; Marchetti, Fabio – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
This paper focuses on system concept use in teaching either chemical core concepts or interdisciplinary chemistry-related topics. The system concept is important in order to develop global competences, and chemistry teaching plays a key role in this context. A questionnaire has been administered to two different samples, Italian teachers and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Interdisciplinary Approach, Systems Approach, Advanced Placement Programs
The Gateway Science: A Review of Astronomy in the OECD School Curricula, Including China and South Africa
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Salimpour, Saeed; Bartlett, Sophie; Fitzgerald, Michael T.; McKinnon, David H.; Cutts, K. Ross; James, C. Renee; Miller, Scott; Danaia, Lena; Hollow, Robert P.; Cabezon, Sergio; Faye, Michel; Tomita, Akihiko; Max, Charles; de Korte, Michael; Baudouin, Cyrille; Birkenbauma, Daina; Kallery, Maria; Anjos, Sara; Wu, Qixuan; Chu, Hye-eun; Slater, Eileen; Ortiz-Gil, Amelia – Research in Science Education, 2021
Astronomy is considered by many to be a gateway science owing to its ability to inspire curiosity in everyone irrespective of age, culture, or general inclination towards science. Currently, where there is a global push to get more students engaged in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, astronomy provides an invaluable conduit to…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Science Instruction, Cross Cultural Studies, Science Curriculum
Challenges and Strategies on the Content and Language Integrated Learning Approach (CLIL): A Case Study from the Turkish Context
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Metlí, Akin; Akis, Dinçer – Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning, 2022
Limited studies investigate the high school teachers' challenges and strategies while teaching science and mathematics in English as the target language through the content and language integrated learning (CLIL) approach. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the challenges that science and math teachers encounter and the strategies they employ…
Descriptors: Barriers, Educational Strategies, Advanced Placement Programs, Content and Language Integrated Learning
The Role of Teachers' Disciplinary Semiotic Knowledge in Supporting Young Bi/Multilingual Learners' Academic and Reflexive Multiliteracies
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Humphrey, Sally – Language and Education, 2020
This paper reports on research which has explored essential requirements for pedagogies of hope, including the expansion of teachers' semiotic knowledge. The study, a professional learning intervention with teachers of young multilingual learners engaged in science inquiry, was informed by Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) descriptions of…
Descriptors: Role, Semiotics, Multiple Literacies, Teaching Methods