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In-Service Elementary School Science Teachers' Self-Reported Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Ghana
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Robert Kwadwo Siemoh; Prince Duku; Sampson Boye – Discover Education, 2025
Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is important for teachers' instructional effectiveness. This study investigated the self-reported level of PCK among in-service elementary school science teachers in a municipality in Ghana, examining the overall level of PCK. An In-Service Elementary Science Teachers Self-Reported PCK (IEST-SR-PCK) scale was…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Science Instruction, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Factor Analysis
Enhancing Seventh-Grade Students' Academic Achievement through Epistemologically Enriched Argumentation Instruction
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Kizkapan, Oktay; Bektas, Oktay – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
This study has two aims. The first is to determine the effect of argumentation and epistemologically enriched argumentation on academic achievement. The second is to determine students' opinions about the effect of the integration of argumentation and epistemologically enriched argumentation into the teaching process on academic achievement. In…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Grade 7, Science Curriculum, Comparative Analysis
Exploring an Application of Principal Component Analysis to Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Stainless-Steel Standard Samples as a Research Project
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Maher, Carolyn; Schazmann, Benjamin; Gornushkin, Igor B.; Rurack, Knut; Gojani, Ardian B. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and principal component analysis (PCA) are frequently used for analytical purposes in research and industry, but they seldom are part of the chemistry curriculum or laboratory exercises. This case study paper describes the combined application of LIBS and PCA during a research internship for an…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Case Studies, Internship Programs, Undergraduate Students
Contextualized Measurement of Self-Efficacy and College Students' Perceived Sources of Self-Efficacy in Introductory Plant Science Courses
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Keefe, Lisa Madalon – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Institutions of higher learning are recently being held more accountable for the learning outcomes of their students. As such, universities have begun to actively measure and evaluate student learning and motivational outcomes in an effort to improve the successful outcomes of their students. To support this work, two studies were conducted to…
Descriptors: College Students, Self Efficacy, Introductory Courses, Science Curriculum
Measuring Language Learning Environments in Secondary Science Classrooms
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Webster, Beverley J.; Hazari, Anjali – Learning Environments Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore a new learning environment instrument which could be used by teaching practitioners and other educators to measure the language learning environment in the secondary science classroom. The science teacher is central in creating science classrooms conductive to the language needs of students and should be…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Factor Analysis, Science Teachers, Vocabulary Development
AN ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS RELATED TO THE MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN SCIENCE COURSES IN THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, FINAL REPORT.
MALLINSON, GEORGE G. – 1963
A 6-YEAR INVESTIGATION WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY THE FACTORS THAT (1) RELATE TO THE ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE OF STUDENTS IN JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND (2) MOTIVATE STUDENTS TO ELECT COURSES IN SCIENCE AT THESE LEVELS. TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED DATA, THE INVESTIGATOR SELECTED APPROXIMATELY 2,500 STUDENTS WHO ENTERED THE SEVENTH GRADE IN THE FALL 1957…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Factor Analysis, High School Students, Intelligence