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Oztas, Haydar; Oztas, Fulya – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The aim of his study was to detect the misconceptions about heredity in secondary school (Middle school) 8th Grade pupils' Science courses. In order to perform a beneficial and useful science education it was necessary. The space of study was 8th grade pupils that the data obtained from research assessed via appreciated statistical methods.As a…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Logical Thinking, Misconceptions, Genetics
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Kennedy, Eric B.; Jensen, Eric A.; Verbeke, Monae – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2018
Scientific institutions are increasingly embracing values of inclusivity and public engagement, but how do these two dimensions intersect? Science festivals have rapidly expanded in recent years as an outgrowth of these values, aiming to engage and educate the public about scientific topics and research. While resources invested in public…
Descriptors: Science Fairs, Disproportionate Representation, Economically Disadvantaged, Science and Society
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Yuliana – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2017
Entrepreneurship learning and training are tedious and rising educated unemployment of higher education graduates. For this reason, an alternative solution is done by higher education through Science and Technology Program for Entrepreneurship. This research aims to explore and describe the correlation analysis between entrepreneurial potential…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Personality Traits, College Students, Science Education
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Ekantini, Anita; Wilujeng, Insih – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Indonesia is a country that has abundant renewable energy sources, one of which is hydropower that can be utilized as an alternative energy source. However, fossil energy remains as major supplier of energy needs in all sectors of activity. The Education for Environmental Sustainable Development (EESD) approach can be applied in science education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Worksheets, Environmental Education, Science Education
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Vakili, Khatoon; Pourrazavy, Zinat alsadat – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2017
The aim of this study is comparing math anxiety of secondary school female students in groups (Science and Mathematical Physics) Public Schools, district 2, city of Sari. The purpose of the research is applied research, it is a development branch, and in terms of the nature and method, it is a causal-comparative research. The statistical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Females, Mathematics Anxiety
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Woo, Youngjin; Yoon, Jihyun; Kang, Seong-Joo – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
This research examined the importance of empathy, which was regarded as one of the elements that might assist in accelerating the manifestation of group creativity, and studied the actual state of empathic ability of Korean elementary school students. For such, a cognitive and affective empathic ability test was conducted over 228 students that…
Descriptors: Creativity, Group Dynamics, Empathy, Foreign Countries
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Zamora, Ángela; Súarez, José Manuel; Ardura, Diego – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The authors' aim was to determine the extent to which error detection contributes to the explanation of a cognitive and motivational model of student performance in an assessment test. A total of 151 science students of secondary education participated in the investigation. Two causal models were developed using a structural equation analysis.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Private Schools, Error Patterns
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Salonen, Anssi; Kärkkäinen, Sirpa; Keinonen, Tuula – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2018
The aim of this study was to investigate how career-related instruction implemented in secondary school chemistry education concerning water issues influences students' career awareness and their interest towards science learning. This case study is part of a larger design-based research study for the EU-MultiCO project, which focuses on promoting…
Descriptors: Science Education, Student Interests, Grade 8, Vocational Interests
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McCauley, Veronica; Martins Gomes, Diogo; Davison, Kevin G. – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2018
Informal opportunities for young people to engage with science have increased in response to declining uptake in science and a shortage of science graduates. This paper is set in the context of the recent introduction of science at primary level in Ireland and the existence of a great number of science outreach programmes, in particular from…
Descriptors: Science Education, Elementary School Science, Outreach Programs, Teaching Methods
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Zhou, Ji; Urhahne, Detlef – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2017
Self-regulated learning (SRL) in the museum was explored by 2 investigations. The first one investigated 233 visitors on their goals and intended learning strategies by questionnaire before they visited the science museum. Results indicated visitors' learning goals can predict their intended deep-learning strategy. Moreover, visitors can be…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Museums, Learning Strategies, Help Seeking
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Hasni, Abdelkrim; Potvin, Patrice; Belletête, Vincent – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
In recent decades, many studies have examined students' interest in science and technology (S&T) at school. However, few investigations have studied this interest in a manner that accounts for the status that students assign to this subject relative to other subjects in the curriculum. The main objective of this article is to conduct such an…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Science Education, Technology Education, Elementary School Students
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Lahav, Orly; Babai, Reuven – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2018
Structured abstract: Introduction: Difficulties in science and mathematics may stem from intuitive interference of irrelevant salient variables in a task. It has been suggested that such intuitive interference is based on immediate perceptual differences that are often visual. Studies performed with sighted participants have indicated that in the…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Geometry, Intuition, Interference (Learning)
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Zorlu, Yusuf – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
This study aims to investigate the relationship between preservice science teachers' epistemological beliefs about the nature of science (NOS) and their science learning self-efficacy perceptions by adapting a science learning self-efficacy scale for use in Turkey. This study is model as "Relational Survey". A total of 125 preservice…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Beliefs, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
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Gimba, R. W.; Hassan, A. M.; Yaki, A. A; Chado, A. M. – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2018
It has been observed that students shy away from the study of Science and Technology even though Science and Technology occupies a central position in the development of the nation. This shows the negative attitude and poor performance of students in Science and Technology. This has prompted the research into teachers and students' perceptions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Technology Education, Student Attitudes
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Arslan, Serhat; Akcaalan, Mehmet; Yurdakul, Cengiz – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The objective of this investigation is to make a study of the relationship between achievement goals and science motivation. Research data were collected from 295 university students. Achievement goals and science motivation scales were utilized as measure tools. The link between achievement goals orientation and science motivation was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Motivation, Science Education
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