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Download full textvan der Hoeven Kraft, Katrien J. – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2017
Interest is a complex interplay between affective and cognitive components that drive motivation. Over decades of work in the educational psychology community, a theoretical framework has emerged that explains this complex interplay. Interest is initially externally triggered (triggered situational interest), which, through support, can become…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Science Instruction, Science Interests, Teaching Methods
Hassan, Sharifah Sariah Syed; Ibrahim, Ahmad Abdullahi – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2018
This study attempted to highlight the trend of research in science related subjects specifically in schools. Articles and journals were retrieved from Google scholar under peer reviewed with the aim to highlight the trend of research methods, findings and teaching strategies. The themes were based on pedagogical approaches of teaching science,…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Research Methodology
Direct linkKlassen, Stephen; Klassen, Cathrine Froese – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2015
A major aspect of the power of a historically based science story derives from its ability to cultivate interest in the reader or listener. In this paper, we review the research on interest originating from diverse scholarly areas and apply it to the understanding, construction, and effective use of science stories in both formal and informal…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Science Education, Learning Strategies, Story Telling
Hasni, Abdelkrim; Potvin, Patrice – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2015
In order to explore students' interest towards S&T, we developed and validated a questionnaire that simultaneously takes into account 18 components (general interest in school-S&T, utility of school-S&T, teaching methods preferences, perceived importance and preference for school-S&T with respect to other school subjects, etc.).…
Descriptors: Student Interests, Science Interests, Technology, Questionnaires
McDonald, Christine V. – Science Education International, 2016
Recent global educational initiatives and reforms have focused on increasing the number of students pursuing STEM subjects, and ensuring students are well-prepared, and suitably qualified to engage in STEM careers. This paper examines the contributions of the four disciplines--Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics--to the field of STEM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Interests, Teaching Methods, Scientific Literacy
PDF pending restorationBrawer, Florence B.; Friedlander, Jack – 1979
The findings and conclusions of a study of curriculum and instruction in two-year college social science, science, and science-related technology programs are summarized in three sections. The first selects from 1977-1978 curriculum data which were gathered from catalogs and class schedules of a representative national sample of 175 two-year…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Course Objectives, Curriculum Design
