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Aurah, Catherine – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The aim of this study was to explore the relationships between science self-efficacy, gender, and academic achievement in genetics among form four (12th grade) students in Kenya and to investiPSTe gender differences in science self-efficacy and academic achievement in genetics. A total of 2,139 students responded to a science self-efficacy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Self Efficacy, Grade 12
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Asikainen, Mervi A. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2017
The study investigated the use of Quantum Physics Conceptual Survey (QPCS) in probing student understanding of quantum physics. Altogether 103 Finnish university students responded to QPCS. The mean scores of the student responses were calculated and the test was evaluated using common five indices: Item difficulty index, Item discrimination…
Descriptors: Quantum Mechanics, Physics, College Students, Student Surveys
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Cetin-Dindar, Ayla; Geban, Omer – Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 5E learning cycle model oriented instruction (LCMI) on 11th-grade students' conceptual understanding of acids and bases concepts and student motivation to learn chemistry. The study, which lasted for 7 weeks, involved two groups: An experimental group (LCMI) and a control group (the…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Thinking Skills
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Meinck, Sabine; Cortes, Diego; Tieck, Sabine – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2017
Survey participation rates can have a direct impact on the validity of the data collected since nonresponse always holds the risk of bias. Therefore, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) has set very high standards for minimum survey participation rates. Nonresponse in IEA studies varies between studies…
Descriptors: Response Rates (Questionnaires), Bias, Educational Assessment, Questionnaires
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Urick, Angela; Wilson, Alison S. P.; Ford, Timothy G.; Frick, William C.; Wronowski, Meredith L. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2018
Purpose: To advance a framework of indicators that promotes implementation of math standards under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), we tested a conceptual model of the resources and processes within schools that influence the opportunity to learn mathematics (OTL) in the classroom using a recent administration of the 2011 Trends in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Progress Monitoring, Educational Indicators, Federal Legislation
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Huang, Hsi-Yu; Wu, Hui-Ling; She, Hsiao-Ching; Lin, Yu-Ren – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
This study investigated how the different discussion approaches in Facebook influenced students' scientific knowledge acquisition and the nature of science (NOS) views. Two eighth- and two ninth-grade classes in a Taiwanese junior high school participated in the study. In two of the classes students engaged in synchronous discussion, and in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Grade 8, Grade 9
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Kaynar, Devrim; Tekkaya, Ceren; Cakiroglu, Jale – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2009
This study investigated the effectiveness of 5E learning cycle on 6th-grade students' achievement of cell concepts, and their scientific epistemological beliefs. Epistemological Belief Questionnaire and the Cell Concept Test were administered as pre-test and post-test to a total of 153 sixth grade students in four intact classes of an elementary…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Academic Achievement, Grade 6
Abedi, Jamal; Lord, Carol; Kim, Christy; Miyoshi, Judy – National Center for Education Statistics, 2001
This publication reports the results of a research study on the feasibility and validity of various accommodations in the context of mathematics assessment. The study compared limited English proficiency (LEP) and non-LEP students' scores on 20 science items under three different conditions: standard National Assessment for Educational Progress…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Measures (Individuals), Program Effectiveness, Examiners