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A Concept Map-Based Community of Inquiry Framework for Virtual Learning Contexts to Enhance Students' Earth Science Learning Achievement and Reflection Tendency
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Gwo-Jen Hwang; Yi-Ting Chen; Shu-Yun Chien – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
With the growing popularity of Virtual Reality (VR), the integration of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework provides insights into its role in facilitating student learning in VR environments. VR offers immersive experiences and visualization of abstract concepts. However, the abundance of information in VR can be overwhelming without proper…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Concept Mapping
Challenges and Changes: Developing Teachers' and Initial Teacher Education Students' Understandings of the Nature of Science
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Ward, Gillian; Haigh, Mavis – Research in Science Education, 2017
Teachers need an understanding of the nature of science (NOS) to enable them to incorporate NOS into their teaching of science. The current study examines the usefulness of a strategy for challenging or changing teachers' understandings of NOS. The teachers who participated in this study were 10 initial teacher education chemistry students and six…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Principles, Teacher Attitudes, Concept Formation
Pura Vida: Teacher Experiences in a Science Education Study Abroad Course in Costa Rica
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Medina, Stephanie Rae – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of classroom teachers who participated in a science-focused study abroad during their time as a preservice teacher and to explore how they are using their study abroad experiences in science curriculum planning and in classroom instruction. This study is guided by two research questions: 1)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Science Instruction, Study Abroad
Examining Portfolio-Based Assessment in an Upper-Level Biology Course
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Ziegler, Brittany Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Historically, students have been viewed as empty vessels and passive participants in the learning process but students actually are active forming their own conceptions. One way student learning is impacted is through assessment. Alternative assessment, which contrasts traditional assessment methods, takes into account how students learn by…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Biology, Science Instruction
Constructing and Critiquing Arguments
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Chen, Ying-Chih; Park, Soonhye; Hand, Brian – Science and Children, 2013
This article reports that as the need for students to be able to construct and critique scientific argumentation as emphasized in "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" (National Research Council 2012), teachers are wondering how to support students in this process. Scientific argumentation is defined as the interplay between…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Science Instruction, Learning Strategies, Concept Mapping
Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) (Fort Worth, Texas, October 22-24, 2013)
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Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2013
These proceedings contain the papers of the IADIS International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2013), October 22-24, 2013, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), co-organized by The University of North Texas (UNT), sponsored by the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Short Term Memory