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Direct linkGranström, Mikk; Härma, Eliis; Kikas, Eve – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2023
The aim of this study was to explore how pre- and in-service teachers (N = 346) evaluate different learning strategies for six scenarios, and how they justify their answers. Results showed that teachers mostly evaluate strategies found to be effective in previous empirical studies as more effective and they can provide proper scientific…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Learning Strategies, Preservice Teachers, Vignettes
Malleus, Elina; Kikas, Eve; Kruus, Sigrid – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
This study describes primary school students' knowledge about rainfall, clouds and rainbow formation together with teachers' predictions about students' performance. In our study, primary school students' (N = 177) knowledge about rainfall and rainbow formation was examined using structured interviews with open-ended questions. Primary school…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Knowledge Level
Kikas, Eve – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
This study focuses on the conceptions of trainee, primary, and subject teachers about three phenomena: the motion of objects, seasonal changes, and aggregate changes of matter. A total of 198 participants completed a questionnaire concerning two types of tasks. First, teachers evaluated the adequacy of a given explanation as compared to their…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Elementary Secondary Education
