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Direct linkLunn, Stephen – Primary Science Review, 2006
"Real" science is about formulating and trying to solve practical and conceptual problems on the basis of shared beliefs about the world. Scientists build theories and test hypotheses by observation and experiment. They try their best to eliminate personal bias, and are "extremely canny in their acceptance of the claims of others" (Ziman, 2000).…
Descriptors: Scientists, Scientific Methodology, Science Process Skills, Science Course Improvement Projects
McGaghie, William C.; McCrimmon, Donald R.; Mitchell, Gordon; Thompson, Jason A. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2004
This three-part article begins with a brief presentation of a framework that describes different approaches to conduct and report research on expert knowledge. The framework contrasts "direct vs. indirect" approaches and provides examples of each. Second, the article gives a detailed description of the methods and results of three…
Descriptors: Expertise, Concept Mapping, Medical Students, Scaling
Download full textYarden, Hagit; Marbach-Ad, Gili; Gershoni, Jonathan M. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2004
In our study, we focused on the conceptual understanding of the concepts and processes presented in the first lectures of an introductory course in cellular biology for biology majors. The study topic we considered was, "the structure of DNA and the functions of nucleotides". One hundred and eighteen students were asked to prepare concept maps…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Concept Mapping, College Freshmen, Introductory Courses
Huer, Mary Blake – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2005
This article addresses three emerging problems in special education: (a) new learning environments with different teaching styles, (b) equity in access to assistive technology (AT), and (c) an on-going infusion of new AT opportunities within special educational environments. Instructions for designing and creating concept maps are presented as a…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Assistive Technology, Teaching Styles, Special Education
Heller, Jurgen; Steiner, Christina; Hockemeyer, Cord; Albert, Dietrich – International Journal on E-Learning, 2006
Competence-based extensions of Knowledge Space Theory are suggested as a formal framework for implementing key features of personalised learning in technology-enhanced learning. The approach links learning objects and assessment problems to the relevant skills that are taught or required. Various ways to derive these skills from domain ontologies…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Educational Technology, Competence, Evaluation Methods
Shanahan, Peter; Gerber, Rod – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2004
This paper examines the varying experiences of quality amongst key stakeholders (those who have an interest in, an impact on or are users of) in faculty student administration in an Australian university and proposes a framework for understanding quality in this context. Data were obtained using a qualitative phenomenographic research approach and…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Qualitative Research, Phenomenology, Interviews
Schrader, P. G.; Lawless, Kimberly A. – Performance Improvement, 2004
Research has shown that knowledge instruction alone is a poor agent for influencing changes in behavior (Bruvold, 1990; Morrison et al., 1994; Valente et al., 1998). Successful outcomes of interventions in education and performance improvement involve more than knowledge gains. Furthermore, a growing body of researchers from different areas have…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Researchers, Guidance, Instructional Improvement
Johnston, Dale – Research in Dance Education, 2006
Authoritarian teaching practices in ballet inhibit the use of private speech. This paper highlights the critical importance of private speech in the cognitive development of young ballet students, within what is largely a non-verbal art form. It draws upon research by Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky and contemporary socioculturalists, to…
Descriptors: Dance, Authoritarianism, Teaching Styles, Dance Education
Zumbach, Joerg – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2006
In hypertext learning, comparative research is mostly dedicated to differences in text-hypertext information retrieval and processing and to optimization of nonlinear information retrieval. Most of these investigations are conducted within the context of applied research. The theoretical background of information acquisition from linear and…
Descriptors: Hypermedia, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, College Students
Maloney, Jane; Simon, Shirley – International Journal of Science Education, 2006
The research reported in this paper concerns the development of children's skills of interpreting and evaluating evidence in science. Previous studies have shown that school teaching often places limited emphasis on the development of these skills, which are necessary for children to engage in scientific debate and decision-making. The research,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Persuasive Discourse, Learning Activities, Group Discussion
Cameron, Ian; Crosthwaite, Caroline; Norton, Christine; Balliu, Nicoleta; Tadé, Moses; Hoadley, Andrew; Shallcross, David; Barton, Geoff – Advances in Engineering Education, 2008
This work presents a unique education resource for both process engineering students and the industry workforce. The learning environment is based around spherical imagery of real operating plants coupled with interactive embedded activities and content. This Virtual Reality (VR) learning tool has been developed by applying aspects of relevant…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Industry, Electronic Learning, Simulated Environment
Mintzes, Joel; Quinn, Heather J. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2007
Emerging from a human constructivist view of learning and a punctuated model of conceptual change, these studies explored differences in the structural complexity and content validity of knowledge about prehistoric life depicted in concept maps by learners ranging in age from approximately 10 to 20 years. Study 1 (cross-age) explored the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Concept Mapping, Content Validity, Validity
Kutnick, Peter; Brighi, Antonella; Avgitidou, Sofia; Genta, Maria Luisa; Hannikainen, Maritta; Karlsson-Lohmander, Maelis; Ruiz, Rosario Ortega; Rautamies, Erja; Colwell, Jennifer; Tsalagiorgou, Eleni; Mazzanti, Chiara; Nicoletti, Sandra; Sansavini, Alessandra; Guarini, Annalisa; Romera, Eva; Monks, Claire; Lofqvist, Monica – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2007
This study sought to identify and compare the characteristics of the social pedagogic context of cognitive activities in a sample of early education settings in six European countries (England, Finland, Greece, Italy, Spain and Sweden). Previous research concerning the social context within which cognitive/learning activities take place has…
Descriptors: Young Children, Rating Scales, Foreign Countries, Social Development
Treagust, David F., Ed.; And Others – 1996
The underlying theme of this book illustrates how constructivist ideas can be used by science and mathematics educators for research and the further improvement of educational practice. Authors from various parts of the world describe their work investigating students' conceptions, improving teaching and curricula, and enhancing teacher education…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Educational Strategies
Naidu, Som – 1990
The first of two parts in this document is a student workbook which is designed to teach students how to construct a concept map, i.e., a graphic arrangement of the key concepts in a body of subject matter with connecting lines labelled to show valid and meaningful relationships between the chosen concepts. The workbook provides a discussion of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation
