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Patan, Aysenur; Kucuk, Mehmet – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2022
This study aimed to investigate the influence of teaching materials that can enrich the views of middle school students about the role of imagination and creativity in scientific research. The study was conducted in a village middle school in Rize Turkey. It used a case study method within the scope of the qualitative research approach, seven…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Creativity
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Gyllenpalm, Jakob; Rundgren, Carl-Johan; Lederman, Judith; Lederman, Norman – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2022
This paper analyses data from the Swedish sample of the international VASI (Views about scientific inquiry) study (Lederman et al. [2019]. An international collaborative investigation of beginning seventh grade students' understandings of scientific inquiry: Establishing a baseline. "Journal of Research in Science Teaching." Published…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Research, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Jennifer D. Hooper – ProQuest LLC, 2022
My dissertation is a pre-mid-post-test, quantitative research design, including surveys and written assessments, to answer these research questions: 1. How do students' science mindset vary over time when engaged in science inquiry activities? Is there a difference between male and female students? 2. Is there a relationship between 7th grade…
Descriptors: Correlation, Gender Differences, Self Concept, Middle School Students
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McKinley-Hicks, Megan – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2020
This paper highlights an investigation of how middle school students responded to a theatre performance designed to portray science as a humanistic and relatable endeavour that youth -- similar to the youth in the audience -- engage in during their everyday lives. The play included in this study was generated as a part of a design research project…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Middle School Students, Theater Arts, Cooperation
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Schubert, Jan Christoph – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2015
Preconceptions are a crucial factor in the educational learning process. Hence, the investigation of preconceptions is important for learning and teaching in the field of geography. This study examines the preconceptions of 12- and 13-year-old students, regarding the major environmental problem of "desertification." The students'…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Content Analysis, Interviews, Student Attitudes