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Investigating trees as an interdisciplinary phenomenon in climate regulation: an intervention study on iSTEM education and scientific literacy in secondary schools International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-04-21 Fabio Nagele, Angela Hof, Verena Auer, Marc Gimenez-Maranges
Climate change and CO2-emissions are key-issues of the 21st century. As a complex interdisciplinary phenomenon, educational systems appear to be forced to expand their curricula beyond disciplines ...
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Science teachers’ implementation of science and engineering practices in different instructional settings International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Cheng-Wen He, Hong Tran, Julie Luft, Yamil Ruiz, Shaugnessy McCann, Yuxi Huang, Brooke Whitworth
This article explores science teachers’ implementation of science and engineering practices (SEPs) under different instructional settings. We compared the number of SEPs science teachers reported u...
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Cultivating a higher level of student agency in collective discussion: teacher strategies to navigate student scientific uncertainty to develop a trajectory of sensemaking International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-04-14 Ying-Chih Chen
In a traditional lecturing environment, students possess limited agency in accepting or rejecting information provided by teachers. A higher level of student agency involves opportunities and activ...
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Science literacy in the twenty-first century: informed trust and the competent outsider International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Jonathan Osborne, Douglas Allchin
A primary justification of teaching science to all young people is to develop students to become “critical consumers” of science. This worthy goal, however, is hampered by a flawed premise that sch...
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Pathways to early science literacy: investigating the different role of language and reading skills in science literacy among early primary school children International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-04-08 Yuan-Ke Sun, Man-Ho Chan
The initiation of formal science education provides an opportunity to investigate how age-related language and reading skills respond to the challenge of science literacy (SL) performance. SL in ea...
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What improves students’ participation in a school-based citizen science project? Through the lens of practitioners International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Yenchun Jim Wu, Wan-Ju Hsu
Citizen science, a growing domain that allows public participation in scientific research, plays an increasingly significant role in formal education. Its potential to foster scientific literacy, a...
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Identity texts in science for multilingual students: discovering resources with social semiotics International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-03-31 Pauline Book, Cato Tandberg
This study examines how multilingual students (11-12 years) negotiate meaning in writing, drawing, and dialogues in science. Students use emotions, reflections, and experiences from areas other tha...
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An analytical tool for assessing the formation of the scientific mind of students participating in inquiry activities International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Daniel Matheus da Silva, Lorena Oliveira de Sousa, Ana Claudia Kasseboehmer
This work reports the development and application of an analytical tool for the analysis of the formation of the scientific mind of students who took part in inquiry activities, based on the philos...
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Development of the Quantitative Modelling Observation Protocol (QMOP) for undergraduate biology courses: validity evidence for score interpretation and uses International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Lyrica Lucas, Anum Khushal, Robert Mayes, Brian A. Couch, Joseph Dauer
Educational reform priorities such as emphasis on quantitative modelling (QM) have positioned undergraduate biology instructors as designers of QM experiences to engage students in authentic scienc...
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The effect of socio-scientific issues-based intervention studies on scientific literacy: a meta-analysis study International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Muammer Çalik, Antuni Wiyarsi
Given little research using meta-analysis for SSI-based interventions and their limitations (e.g. data selection and analysis processes), further study is needed to validate previous findings and p...
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Cognitive learning about forests: the key role of environmental attitude International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Tessa-Marie Baierl, Franz X. Bogner
For young people, schools are platforms for learning and strengthening competencies about nature preservation; despite being faced with the same learning opportunities, learning outcomes are very h...
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A positive presentation of wolves affects the explicit and implicit attitudes of schoolchildren towards them International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Pavol Prokop, Jana Fančovičová
Large carnivore predators can be controversial animals, but sustainable coexistence with humans depends on peoples’ tolerance and willingness to support their conservation. We conducted a short-ter...
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Learning contexts and visions for STEM in schools International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Mellita Jones, Vince Geiger, Garry Falloon, Sharon Fraser, Kim Beswick, Benjamin Holland-Twining, Vesife Hatisaru
STEM education is viewed as being vital for economic prosperity and productivity; and can contribute productively to changing technological, economic, and social demands of the twenty-first Century...
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Intentional water and tired wood: exploring causes for primary teachers’ reference to intuitive construals in science education International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Sebastian Tempelmann, Jakub Sowula, Trix Cacchione
Research reveals that teachers regularly refer to intuitive construals (IC) in formal science education. Only a few studies, however, have investigated why teachers refer to them. Alarmingly, these...
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Typologies of secondary school student academic resilience in science with classroom and school context predictors International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Tao Jiang, Hai Feng Qian, Fu Qiang Li, Tai Jun Wang
The education system strives to help students from low-income families achieve academic success. Academic resilience is related to not only individuals but also classrooms and schools. This study a...
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Using simulations to meld didactic and constructivist teaching methods in complex second year STEM courses International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Maurizio Costabile, David Birbeck, Claire Aitchison
This paper explores the effective development and use of interactive simulations as a learning tool, integrating didactic and active approaches with complex laboratory and lecture content in underg...
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Investigating students’ meaning-making of multiple visual representations of epigenetics at different levels of biological organisation International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Annika Thyberg, Konrad Schönborn, Niklas Gericke
The aim of this study is to investigate students’ meaning–making of multiple visual representations of epigenetics at different levels of biological organisation, and to discern what visual aspects...
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The influence of COVID-19 science views, risk perceptions, and group membership on socioscientific decisions International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Benjamin C. Herman, Michael P. Clough, Alex Sobotka
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how much the science education community has yet to understand about myriad variables that impact accurately informed socioscientific issue decision-making. Toward th...
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A comparative study of breadth and depth of content in junior secondary biology syllabi in four jurisdictions International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 E. R. Dempster
Breadth and depth of curriculum are important for success in science teaching and learning. Curriculum theorists recommend less breadth and more depth than overloaded, superficial science curricula...
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Developing undergraduate practical skills and independence with ‘at home practical kits’ International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Katharine Hubbard, Dominic Henri, Graham Scott, Howard Snelling, Elke Roediger
The COVID-19 pandemic posed significant challenges for practical teaching within the sciences. While many instructors adopted innovative alternatives to conventional practicals, many relied on digi...
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Using a diagrammatic approach to reveal variations in students’ instructional representations about the five kingdoms in biology between two cultural groups International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Yun-Ping Ge, Wen-Jin Yang, Hak-Ping Tam
This study based on cognitive and social semiotic theories investigates whether the influence of specific features of instructional representation from adolescent textbook images could last until a...
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Students’ epistemic emotions in a science classroom: their variations and interactions with practices in structured inquiry International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Moonhyun Han, Phil Seok Oh
Using a qualitative case study method, we examined how students talked, acted, and felt in structured inquiry in attempt to understand how students’ epistemic emotions interact with their engagemen...
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Elementary teachers as collaborators: developing educative support materials for citizen science projects International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Sarah J. Carrier, Lindsey H. Sachs, Jill M. McGowan, Meredith Hayes, P. Sean Smith, Christine L. Goforth, Sarah E. Safley
Science education is an important component of a full education beginning in primary grades. In recent decades, research has identified young learners’ rich knowledge of the natural world and their...
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Facilitating students’ design thinking skills in science class: an exploratory study International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Liying Zhu, Liying Shu, Peiyao Tian, Daner Sun, Ma Luo
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a design thinking teaching and learning model on students’ design thinking skills in science class. The study utilised two projects, ‘Making a Simp...
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Climate change education implementation: the voices of policymakers, professional development providers, and teachers in five countries International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Orit Ben Zvi Assaraf, Vaille Dawson, Efrat Eilam, Tuba Gokpinar, Daphne Goldman, Nofar Naugauker, Gusti Agung Paramitha Eka Putri, Agung Wijaya Subiantoro, Sakari Tolppanen, Peta White, Helen Widdop Quinton, Justin Dillon
Climate change (CC) is the most significant global issue facing humanity, yet research addressing the perspectives of the key players influential in developing and implementing school-based CC curr...
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Learning the control-of-variables strategy during an informal science lesson on popping popcorn International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Bradley J. Morris, Jacob Cason, Katie Asaro, Yin Zhang, Michelle Rivers, Whitney Owens, John Dunlosky
Understanding experimental design (e.g. control of variable strategy or CVS) is foundational for scientific reasoning. Previous research has demonstrated that demonstrations with cognitive conflict...
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Threshold practices as a key in supporting students’ epistemic agency in the science classroom International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Phil Seok Oh, Heesoo Ha, Seungho Maeng
The field of science education has put effort into providing opportunities for students to position themselves as epistemic agents pursuing the goal of making sense of natural phenomena. However, s...
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Elementary teachers’ knowledge of using language as an epistemic tool in science classrooms: a case study International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Qi Si, Jee K. Suh, Jale Ercan-Dursun, Brian Hand, Gavin W. Fulmer
Language is a fundamental tool for learning science. This study highlights the importance of teacher knowledge in utilising language as a tool for knowledge generation in the classrooms. This case ...
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SSI-based instruction by secondary school teachers: what really happens in class? International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Silvia Alcaraz-Dominguez, Yael Shwartz, Mario Barajas
Whereas one of the potential uses of Socioscientific Issues-based instruction in basic education is to engage students in scientific practices, there is a lack of empirical evidence showing that th...
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Estimating climate change numbers: mental computation strategies that can support science learning International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Ian Thacker, Hannah French, Shon Feder
Presenting novel numbers about climate change to people after they estimate those numbers can shift their attitudes and scientific conceptions. Prior research suggests that such science learning ca...
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The impact of artificial intelligence on scientific practices: an emergent area of research for science education International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Sibel Erduran, Olivia Levrini
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now a major driver of societal acceleration making a significant impact on science and science education. AI is used by scientists to generate hypotheses, design exp...
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The complexities of moving topics between disciplines: the case of buoyancy and isostasy International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Kirsty Dunnett, Anders Mattias Lundmark
‘A lack of prior knowledge in the other discipline’ is often given by geoscience instructors to explain why students struggle to apply knowledge from other disciplines to the Earth. We examine this...
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Undergraduate students’ models of single- and multi-electron atoms International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Tugba Yuksel, Lynn A. Bryan, Alejandra J. Magana
Quantum physics forms the basis for exciting new technologies, including quantum computers, quantum encryption, and quantum entanglement. The advancement of science and technology highlights the im...
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Early childhood science practices observation tool (EC-SPOT): assessing science practices across multiple classroom contexts International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Daryl Greenfield, Betty Zan, Christine McWayne, Michael Harris, Alexandra Alexander, Wendy Ochoa, Jayanthi Mistry
Worldwide, there is growing recognition of the importance of science in early childhood education. Doing science’ or, more formally, science and engineering practices, is acknowledged as a critical...
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Evolution in European and Israeli school curricula – a comparative analysis International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Evangelia Mavrikaki, Giulia Realdon, Tuomas Aivelo, Ani Bajrami, Çiçek Dilek Bakanay, Anna Beniermann, Jelena Blagojević, Egle Butkeviciene, Bento Cavadas, Costantina Cossu, Dragana Cvetković, Szymon M. Drobniak, Zelal Özgür Durmuş, Radka Marta Dvořáková, Marcel Eens, Esra Eret, Seckin Eroglu, Małgorzata Anna Gazda, Martha Georgiou, Neil J. Gostling, Tanja Gregorčič, Vanda Janštová, Tania Jenkins,
The contribution of school curricula to public understanding and acceptance of evolution is still mostly unknown, due to the scarcity of studies that compare the learning goals present in different...
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Reasoning about data in elementary school: student strategies and strengths when reasoning with multiple variables International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Jessica Sickler, Michelle Lentzner, Lynn T. Goldsmith, Lauren Brase, Randall Kochevar
The need for data literacy is an increasingly pressing priority in society, but most of the work in data-centred education has focused on developing skills at the middle school, secondary, and post...
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An Indian perspective on interdisciplinary storylines and science practices in a socio-cultural context International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Sushma Sardana, Alka Muddgal
Context-based STEM learning has been proven to be useful as interdisciplinary storylines to regulate the flow and sequencing of lessons to obtain expected outcomes. This case study pilot project ai...
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Supporting chemistry teachers’ formative assessment with a three-dimensional learning progression International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Özge Can Aran, Erin Marie Furtak, Jason Y. Buell
International science education reforms seek to support teachers in using everyday assessment to draw out and work with student ideas; however, developing these instructional practices requires tim...
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Pseudoscientific beliefs and media literacy International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Hasan Şahin Kızılcık
This study aims to investigate the potential correlation between pseudoscientific beliefs and media literacy among pre-service teachers. In this study, a survey method was conducted. The research g...
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The relationships between the practice of different scientific activities and students’ scientific knowledge, inquiry skills, view of the nature of science and attitude towards science: a study in primary school International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Manuel Bächtold, David Cross, Valérie Munier
Data from PISA and TIMSS have recently fuelled the debate on the efficacy of Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (IBST). Some analyses of these data show that the effects of different scientific activit...
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Towards a more individualised support of science competition participants – identification and examination of participant profiles based on cognitive and affective characteristics International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Paul Tschisgale, Anneke Steegh, Marcus Kubsch, Stefan Petersen, Knut Neumann
Science competitions target students interested in science with the aim to support them in developing science competence and career aspirations. Contrary to the common belief that science competiti...
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Investigating science identity classifications of rural high school students: a person-centered approach International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Mary Elizabeth Lockhart, Oi-Man Kwok, Myeongsun Yoon
The construct of science identity has been gaining attention across various domains in the educational arena. To date, however, no studies have used a person-centered quantitative approach within s...
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An examination of an inquiry-based hybrid online/in-person science methods course International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Ingrid Carter, Cody Harrington, Susan Ahrendt
This study explored elementary teacher candidates’ perceptions of a hybrid (in-person/asynchronous online) science methods course and aimed to uncover how this blended approach could maximise the b...
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Model-based analysis of the impact of a teaching-learning sequence about carbonated drinks on students’ understanding of the dissolution of gases in liquids International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Joaquín Cañero-Arias, Ángel Blanco-López, José María Oliva
This research integrates context-based learning and modelling. It presents a teaching-learning sequence (TLS) about the dissolution of gases in liquids using carbonated drinks as the context. The i...
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Evaluating students’ computation skills in learning amount of substance based on SOLO taxonomy in secondary schools International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Peiyao Tian, Yanhua Fan, Daner Sun, Ye Li
In upper-secondary chemistry education, the concept of ‘Amount of Substance’ occupies a central position within the computation framework. However, comprehending this concept often poses a challeng...
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Teaching immunology in the 21st century: a scoping review of emerging challenges and strategies International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-07 Merav Siani, Ilana Dubovi, Anna Borushko, Michal Haskel-Ittah
Immunology, a complex and rapidly evolving biological field, serves dual educational goals: training healthcare professionals and immunologists as well as promoting immune literacy among laypeople....
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Correction International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2024-01-02
Published in International Journal of Science Education (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Professional learning in primary science: developing teacher confidence to improve the leadership of teaching and learning International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Andy Markwick, Michael J. Reiss
The worrying decline in the status of primary school science in schools in England has been linked to low teacher confidence in teaching science and to schools being heavily focused on achievement ...
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Engaging science teachers virtually in dialogical collaborative action research to improve science teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Allan Feldman, Jawaher Alsultan
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic teachers were suddenly required to teach online with little time to prepare and little training in how to do so. This case study investigated an intervention to...
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Career entry motivations and teaching perceptions of science preservice teachers: a comparison of trends between Finland and South Korea International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Jingoo Kang, Heekyong Kim, Bongwoo Lee, Sakari Tolppanen, Jaana Viljaranta, Sindu George
Many countries are facing a shortage of science teacher candidates; thus, it becomes increasingly important to understand science preservice teachers’ (PSTs’) career entry motivations because it pl...
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Why female students leave science classes for social science classes in Cambodia: A two-level hierarchical linear model International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Sokunrith Pov
The decline of females in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields has drawn global discourse among researchers and policymakers, including Cambodia. At Cambodian upper secon...
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Mapping out the structural relationship of middle school students’ use of talk and gestures and group outcomes’ quality in collaborative science problem-solving activities International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Arif Rachmatullah, Nonye Alozie, Hui Yang
The current study explores the connection and affordances of talk and gesture in collaborative science problem-solving activities using an emerging analytical approach. A total of 15 three to five-...
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A latent profile analysis of students’ attitudes towards astronomy across grades 9–13 International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Silvia Galano, Lucio Palazzo, Italo Testa
Astronomy is seen as a
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Using educative learning progression to support novice science teachers’ lesson plan critiques International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Xiaoming Zhai, Yue Yin
Learning progressions (LPs) are considered to have great potential to improve pedagogical practices. However, even with LPs, teachers may still be unaware of the barriers that keep students from pr...
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Examining the educative nature of selected physical sciences textbooks about electrostatics using pedagogical content knowledge International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Ernest Nkosingiphile Mazibe, Marissa Rollnick
Curriculum statements are crucial documents for guiding teaching and learning as they describe the content and skills to be acquired by learners. Textbooks translate curriculum statements into mate...
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The use of educational technology in inquiry-based elementary science education: a systematic review International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Minji Yun, Kent J. Crippen
Technology has arisen as a powerful tool for enhancing student’s learning and engagement in science education, particularly in the context of elementary inquiry-based science education (IBSE). This...
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Teenagers performing research on climate change education in a fully integrated design-based research setting International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Sandra Parth, Maximilian Schickl, Karin Oberauer, Susanne Kubisch, Veronika Deisenrieder, Nina Liebhaber, Melanie Frick, Gerd Michelsen, Johann Stötter, Lars Keller
This follow-up study presents a design-based research (DBR) setting implemented over a three-year project called ‘eKidZ – Teach Your Parents Well’ which uses research-based learning and follows the...
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Teaching nanotechnology concepts in early-primary education: an experimental study using digital games International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Pandora Dorouka, Michail Kalogiannakis
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (NST) education is at the forefront of an emerging interdisciplinary frontier, ready to address global challenges. In this context, our research adopts a distinctive ...
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Promoting evolution acceptance through philosophical dialogue in the classroom International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Deborah Bernhard, Markus Wilhelm, Dominik Helbling
Numerous studies have shown that a considerable number of students do not accept the theory of evolution, prompting the scientific community to seek ways to improve how lessons on evolution are des...
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Retrieval-based learning versus discussion; which review practice will better enhance primary school students’ knowledge of scientific content? International Journal of Science Education (IF 2.518) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Anna Jakobsson, Jenny Loberg, Maria Kjörk
Retrieval-based learning, using tests for content review, frequently proves more effective for knowledge retention compared to alternative methods. Extensive research has explored this with older s...